Background
Grotterod, Knut was born on February 12, 1922 in Sarpsborg, Norway. Son of Klaus and Maria Magdalena (Thoresen) Grotterod. emigrated to Canada, 1945, naturalized, 1954.
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Knut Grotterod
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Graduate, Technology College, Horten, Norway, 1945; BME, McGill University, Canada, 1949; postgrad, McGill University, Canada, 1951; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Maine, 1987; Executive in Residence (honorary), University New Brunswick, 1989.
Career
With Consolidated Bathurst Ltd., Quebec, 1951-1970; vice president production, general manager, Nova Scoti Forest Industries, Port Hawkesbury, 1970-1973; vice president manufacturing, Fraser Companies Ltd., Edmundston, N.B., Canada, 1973-1975; senior vice president operations, Fraser Companies Ltd., Edmundston, N.B., Canada, 1975-1980; executive vice president, Fraser Inc., Edmundston, 1980-1985; president, chief operating officer, Fraser Inc., Edmundston, 1985-1987; chairman, chief Executive officer, Fraser Inc., Edmundston. Chairman of the Board Atlantic Waferboard, Chatam, N.B., 1985-1987, Island Paper Mills, Vancouver, B.C., 1985-1987, Alberta Newsprint Company Ltd., Whitecourt, 1988-1990, Research and Productivcity Council, Fredericton, N.B., since 1986, Incutech Brunswick, 1988-1994, Potato Development and Marketing Council, Fredericton,1989-1990.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Canadian-Scandinavian Foundation, Montreal, 1974-1975, vice president, 1975-1977, president, 1978-1994. Member of the Board of Governors U. New Brunswick. With NorwegianUnderground Army, 1941-1945.
Member N.B. Forest Products Association (director) 1983-1988, president 1985-1988), Canada Pulp and Paper Association, Corporation Professional Engineers of Province of Quebec and N.B., Rotary (district governor 1996-1997).
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Married Isabel Edwina MacMaster, February 25, 1950. Children: Ingrid, Christopher, Karen.
