Background
Nordqvist, Erik Askbo was born on August 8, 1943 in Copenhagen. Son of Joergen and Lissie (Moeller) A.
Nordqvist, Erik Askbo was born on August 8, 1943 in Copenhagen. Son of Joergen and Lissie (Moeller) A.
Student, Danish Commercial College Commerce, London, 1963-1964; student, University South Carolina., London, 1964-1965.
Vice president, Import Center W.S., Los Angeles, 1964-1965;
manager, Denning Freight Forwarders Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1965-1966;
sales director overseas, Samson Transportation Company, Copenhagen, 1967-1968;
managing director, president, Seair AS, Copenhagen, 1969-1971;
managing director, president, Nordbird Group, Vedbaek, Denmark, since 1971;
managing director, president, Nordbird AS, since 1971;
chairman, European Steamship Line, Vedbaek, since 1995;
chairman, European Airline Sys., Vedbaek, since 1995. Also Nordbird Oil, Nordbird Finance, Copenhagen, Nordbird International Financing Ltd., Toronto, Ontario. Vice president N. Sea Products Inc., High Point, North Carolina, since 1980.
Board directors Fino Travel, Odense, Denmark, Annex Furniture Galleries, European Broadcast Comm., Vedbaek, On Holding Ltd., Gibraltar, Olsen & Nordqvist Holding, Holbaek, Denmark, president, since 1986, NQ-Byg Aps, Holbaek, Auto Dan-American, Holbaek, Autotel International, Roskilde, On Holding Australian Psychological Society, Vedbaek Dansk-Fransk Osters Aps, 3 Danish Open, United States, Gt.Britain, Japan, Tins and Cans, Denmark. Chairman European Broadcast Comm., Charlottenlund, Denmark, London, European Aid Foundation, Vedbeak, Denmark, Lac, Albanien. Consultant Frederikshavns.
Skibsvaerf AS, Copenhagen Cmty.
Chairman European Broadcast Comm., Copenhagen and London, since 1992, European Aid Foundation, Copenhagen and New York City. Delegate International Red Cross, Copenhagen, since 1994. Member Det Udenrigspolitiske Selskab, Funen Society (founder, past president).
Married Kirsten Vibeke Kenholt, September 17, 1970. Children: Ken-Martin, Alexander.