Background
He was born in Lunde, Telemark and graduated as a civil engineer from the Norwegian Institute of Technology.
He was born in Lunde, Telemark and graduated as a civil engineer from the Norwegian Institute of Technology.
Norwegian Institute of Technology.
In 1955 he was hired by Veidekke to construct an airfield in Ethiopia, and two years later he was contracted to a project in Brazil by the company Furuholmen. He returned to Veidekke in 1960, and served as its chief executive officer from 1962 to 1989. He continued as a board member until 1995.
He died in June 2012.