Career
In the 1950s he became a manager in the newspaper Arbeiderbladet. From 1967 to 1975 he was the Chief Executive Officer in Arbeiderbladet. From 1969 to 1975 he also sat in a public committee that administered the press support.
He died in 2007, and was referred to as "one of the most important press people" in post-war Norway.
Membership
Representing the sports club IK Tjalve, he was a deputy board member of the Norwegian Athletics Association in 1953. In 1959 he became a board member of Norske Avisers Landsforening, since a 1992 merger known as the Norwegian Media Businesses" Association, He served as deputy chairman from 1968 to 1970 and chairman from 1970 to 1972.