Heine Wang

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Heine Wang (born 22 April 1963) is a Norwegian businessperson.

He founded the private security company Vakt Service in Tønsberg in 1987 together with his brother Pål Wang and friend Rune Hogsnes. In twenty years, the company expanded to become one of the big three in private security in Norway, together with Securitas and Group 4 Securicor. [1] The company later became Nokas, with Wang as the chief executive officer. [2]

He also became active in the employers' association NHO Service as board member, and also vice president of the nationwide Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise. In September 2012 he headed the appointment committee in the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise which made president Kristin Skogen Lund the new chief executive. As a result, Wang was promoted from vice president to president. [2] He was succeeded in 2013. [3] Wang was also a member of Tønsberg city council from 1995 to 2003.

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References

  1. Edvardsen, Stig (5 September 2008). "Fra gutterommet til vaktkjempe". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 20.
  2. 1 2 "Kristin Skogen Lund blir ny NHO-sjef" (Press release) (in Norwegian). Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "Tore Ulstein ny NHO-president" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 11 June 2013.
Business positions
Preceded by
Kristin Skogen Lund
President of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise
2012–2013
Succeeded by
Tore Ulstein