Iver HOPPE

Background

HOPPE, Iver was born on July 25, 1920 in Aarhus. Son of Arthur Hans Knudsen Hoppe and Gerda Raun Byberg.

Education

University of Copenhagen.

Career

Lecturer, Copenhagen University 1946, Jurisprudential Lecturer 1952-1958. Advocate to the High Court and Court of Appeal since 1948. Joined A. P. Mailer Concern, Copenhagen 1955, Assistant Director 1960-1964, Manager Director Odense Steet Shipyard Limited., Odense and Lindo 1964-1971.

Chairman A/South Svendborg Skibvaerft 1968-1971.

Chairman Harland Ocean Transport Company Limited. 1971: Manager Director and Chief Executive, Harland and Wolff Limited.

1971-1974. Executive Council and Manager Board, Northern Ireland Finance Corporation, British Iron and Steel Consumers’ Council, Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, General Committee, Det Norske Veritas (British Committee), American Bureau of Shipping and other Danish and foreign organisations.

Knight of Dannebrog, Knight of Icelandic Falcon.

Membership

Board Dansk Boreselskab A/South and other companies until 1971, Den Danske Landmandsbank A/South 1970-1972, Danish Ship Credit Fund 1965-1971. Council, Danish National Bank 1967-1971. Association of Danish Shipyards 1964-1971, Association of Employers of Iron and Metal Industry in Denmark 1967-1971, Association of Danish Industries 1965-1972, West of England Steam Ship Owmers Protection and Indemnity Association Limited.

1960-1966, Danish Academy, of Technical Sciences, Shipbuilders and Repairers National Association.

Interests

• Swimming, reading, mountain walking, farming.

Connections

Married Ingeborg Lassen in 1943.

Father:

Arthur Hans Knudsen Hoppe

Mother:

Gerda Raun Byberg

Spouse:

Ingeborg Lassen