Fredrik Halvorsen | |
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Born | December 1973 (age 49) |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Alma mater | Norwegian School of Economics, Kellogg School of Management |
Title | Director, Ubon Partners |
Fredrik Halvorsen is a [Norwegian businessperson. He is a director at Ubon Partners. [1]
He holds an undergraduate degree from the Norwegian School of Economics, and a graduate degree from the Kellogg School of Management. [2]
Halvorsen has held a number of positions during his career, including CEO of Seadrill, CEO of Tandberg and senior positions in Cisco and McKinsey & Company. [3] He was chairman of Acano until its acquisition by Cisco in 2016. [4]
He has been dubbed as John Fredriksen's wonderboy in Norwegian media.
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