Background
Kuvaas, Reidar was born on April 13, 1943 in Porsgrunn, Norway.
Kuvaas, Reidar was born on April 13, 1943 in Porsgrunn, Norway.
Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics, Norway Institute of Technology, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, 1970. Advanced management program, Harvard University, 1985.
Member technical staff, Bell laboratories, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1970-1974; member technical staff, Rockwell Science Center, Thousand Oaks, California, 1974-1978; section manager, Norway Council Science Research, Oslo, Norway, 1978-1981; director, Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen, 1981-1985; president, ABB Nera, Bergen, Norway, 1985-1988; president, ABB Telecom, Oslo, 1988-1989; president, ABB Signal, Oslo, 1989-1992; director, Research Council of Norway, Oslo, 1993-1995; president, NEMKO, Oslo, since 1995.
Married Anne; children: Kari, Siri.