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Harald Norvik

Norwegian businessman

Harald Norvik (born 21 June 1946 in Vadsø) is a former chairman, president, and chief executive of Norwegian oil firm Statoil, a former chairman of telecommunications company Telenor and a director of ConocoPhillips.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Harald Norvik (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jun 21, 1946.¹

About

Norvik received his Master of Science Degree in Business from the Norwegian School of Economics. Between 1979 and 1981 he served as personal secretary to the Prime Minister of Norway, Odvar Nordli, and also as State Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. From 1981 to 1988 he was finance director and a member of the board at Aker. He served as Statoil President and CEO from 1988 to 1999. He is currently a strategic advisor of ECON and has been a partner of ECON from 2001. He is Chairman of the Board of Aschehoug, member of the board of Petroleum Geo-Services and Chairman of OCAS.

Harald Norvik has attended the Bilderberg Meeting in 2006 in Ottawa, Canada. He is a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences.

In 2016, Norvik published the book, ‘The government as Capitalist’, together with former CEO of Hydro Egil Myklebust and history professor Einar Lie. The book discusses how government ownership in Norwegian businesses is larger than in other countries, and that the government-owned companies are very large compared to the rest of the economy.

From Wikipedia’s article on Harald Norvik, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Norwegian Refugee CouncilChair 2017 to Dec 2024¹⁴

Early life and education

Date not recordedNorwegian School of Economics³

Career

Occupation: businessperson.⁸

2017 to 2024Chair, Norwegian Refugee Council⁷
1979 to 1981State Secretary, Ministry of Oil and Energy^{5 6}
Date not recordedWorked at Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences⁴

Personal life

BornJun 21, 1946, Vadsø⁹
CitizenshipNorway¹⁰

Awards

1999Commander of the National Order of Merit^{11 12}
1995Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^{11 12}
1994Commander First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland^{11 12}

Sources

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WikidataHarald Norvik on Wikidata
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WikipediaHarald Norvik on Wikipedia
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WikidataHarald Norvik: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataHarald Norvik: Worked at Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences, on Wikidata
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WikidataHarald Norvik: State Secretary, Ministry of Oil and Energy, on Wikidata
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WikidataState Secretary, Ministry of Oil and Energy, as reported
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WikidataHarald Norvik: Chair, Norwegian Refugee Council, on Wikidata
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WikidataHarald Norvik: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataHarald Norvik: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataHarald Norvik: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataHarald Norvik: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataHarald Norvik: IMDb, on Wikidata
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WikidataNorwegian Refugee Council, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsHarald Norvik photo by Norsk olje og gass, CC BY-SA 2.0