Atle Brynestad

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Atle Brynestad
Born (1953-09-30) 30 September 1953 (age 71)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationInvestor
Spouse Linn Stokke

Atle Brynestad (born 30 September 1953) is a Norwegian investor.

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Personal life

Born on 30 September 1953, [1] Brynestad married actress Linn Stokke in 1990. [2] They bought the Steninge Palace in Sweden in 1999. [3]

Career

Through his investment companies, Brynestad has been a major owner of Christiania Glasmagasin  [ no ] since 1984 and Hadeland Glassverk since 1986, chairing the boards of both companies. [1] He bought the Porsgrund Porcelain Factory in 1996. [4]

Brynestad founded the trading company Smart Club in 1996 and later sold the company. [5] He was the owner of Lyn Fotball from 1999 to 2008. [1]

A ship owner, Brynestad founded the cruise ship company Seabourn Cruise Line in the 1980s and SeaDream Yacht Club in 2001. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Brekke, Stian. "Atle Brynestad". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Linn Stokke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. Bratberg, Terje. "Steninge". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. Linder, Mats. "Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Smart Club". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. Rabbevåg, Frode (20 March 2019). "Atle Brynestad bestiller cruiseskip fra Damen". Maritimt Magasin (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 August 2024.