Arnfinn Hofstad

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Arnfinn Hofstad (born 16 March 1934) is a Norwegian businessperson.

Hofstad hails from Stiklestad. [1] He took the siv.øk. degree at the Norwegian School of Economics in 1958, started working in Asbjørn Habberstad AS before being hired in Nordenfjelske Treforedling in Skogn in 1963. After a period from 1972 to 1980 as chief executive officer in Bøndernes Salgslag, he returned to the paper industry as vice chief executive in Norske Skogindustrier. He was then Norske Skog's chief executive from 1982 to 1994. [2]

Hofstad served as chairman of the board in Telenor (retiring in 2000) and Coop NKL, and was deputy chair in Statoil from 1987 to 1997. He also served as acting chairman of Statoil in 1996. He also chaired Forenede Forsikring, Tofte Industrier, Union Co, Follum Fabrikker and Saugbrugsforeningen, and was a board member of Vår Bank og Forsikring and Landsbanken. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] In 2003 he was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav. [7]

He resides in Levanger with a long-time secondary domicile in Frogner, Oslo. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Her følger en nærmere omtale av styremedlemmene" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 26 November 1987.
  2. 1 2 "75 år 16. mars: Tidligere konsernsjef Arnfinn Hofstad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 25 February 2009.
  3. ↑ Günther, Lars M. (6 August 1996). "Helge Kvamme er død". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 8.
  4. 1 2 Evensen, Kjell (27 December 1997). "Mektig mann i kulissene". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 8.
  5. ↑ Dahl, Flemming (22 October 1999). "Ikke bare snill og hyggelig...". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 27.
  6. ↑ "Eivind Reiten ny styreleder i Telenor" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 29 May 2000.
  7. ↑ "St. Olav til tidligere konsernsjef Arnfinn Hofstad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 22 January 2003.
Business positions
Preceded by Chief executive officer of Norske Skog
1982–1994		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chair of Telenor
1995–2000		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chair of Statoil (acting)
1996		Succeeded by
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