Background
Holmsen, Cato Andreas was born on July 17, 1940 in Oslo. Son of Cato Andreas and Else (Hauge) Holmsen.
Holmsen, Cato Andreas was born on July 17, 1940 in Oslo. Son of Cato Andreas and Else (Hauge) Holmsen.
Master of Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, 1966. Postgraduate, University Newcastle (England), 1966. Degree management program, International Management Development, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1973.
Chief surveyor, Det Norske Veritas, Oslo, 1966-1975; director, Astrup Fearnley AS, Oslo, 1975-1978; technical director, Torvald Klaveness & Company AS, Oslo, 1978-1981; president, Chief Executive Officer, I.M. Skaugen AS/Kosmos AS, Oslo, 1981-1991; president, chief operating officer, Aker AS, Oslo, 1992-1996; deputy chief executive, Scancem AB Sweden & Norway, Oslo, since 1966. Board directors Schibsted AS/Aftenposten AS, Norway, Eiendomsspar AS/Victoria Eiendom AS, Norway, Eksportfinans AS, Norway, Aker Maritime ASA, Norway.
Sergeant Compulsory National Service, Norway, 1964-1965.
Married Karin Gyllenhammar, August 17, 1963. Children: Cato, Christian, Cathrine.