Sven Ullring

Background

Ullring, Sven was born on December 16, 1935 in Hammerfest, Norway. Son of Sven Rolf Knösen Hoff and Benedicte Elisabeth (Hvide Bang) University.

Education

Student, Ecole Polytechnic, University Lausanne, Switzerland, 1960. Master of Science, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1962.

Career

Design engineer, AB Skanska, Malmo, Sweden, 1962-1963; project engineer, Hydro-Electric Project, Ceylon, 1963-1966; project manager, then contracts manager for Middle East, S.E. Asia, Africa, South American, Ceylon Steel Mill, 1966-1972; head international secretariat, Ceylon Steel Mill, 1972-1977; director for Middle East and North Africa, Ceylon Steel Mill, 1977-1981; president, Norconsult, 1981-1985; president, chairman of the executive board, Det Norske Veritas, Hovik, Norway, since 1985. Board directors Schlumberger, Inc., New York City, Norwegian confederation Business and Industry, Oslo. Chairman of the Board representatives Uni Storebrand.

Member corporation management board Norsk Hydro AS, Oslo. Co-chairman Korean Norwegian Economics Cooperative Commission, since 1988. Chairman of the executive committee Environmental Northern Seas, 1993-1995.

Chairman Council Center International Climate and Energy Research, Oslo. Board directors Center Technology and Culture, U. Oslo. Chairman Industrial Council of Norwegian Academy Technology Sciences.

Achievements

• Sven Ullring has been listed as a noteworthy civil engineer, business executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

He was also chairman of Transparency International"s Norwegian branch and a board member of the Fridtjof Nansen Institute. He was also a board member of Singaporean company Keppel Offshore & Marine, as the only non-Asian. He has also been the chair of Postverket and a board member of Schlumberger Incorporated, Norges Eksportråd and the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise.

He became a board member of Horten Verft already in 1984.

Interests

• Avocations: fishing, golf.

Connections

Married Bodil Margaretha Glimstedt. Children: Petter Henrik, Pia Benedicte, Caroline Elisabeth.

Father:

Sven Rolf Knösen Hoff University

Mother:

Benedicte Elisabeth (Hvide Bang) University

Spouse:

Bodil Margaretha Glimstedt

child:

Pia Benedicte Ullring

child:

Petter Henrik Ullring

child:

Caroline Elisabeth Ullring