Stein H. Annexstad

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Stein Holst Annexstad (born 1944) is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party.

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Business

He has worked in Dyno Industrier, Nycomed and Hafslund Nycomed. [1] He is the chairman of the board of Investinor (formerly known as Statens Investeringsselskap), whose task is to invest in fledgling Norwegian companies, through a 49% ownership. This public investment fund has an initial capital of about $300 million. [2] In addition, Annexstad has been a member of the board of SINTEF, Biotec Pharmacon, Algeta, Cermaq, SensoNor, Fokus Bank and the Norwegian School of Management. [1]

In 2005 controversy surrounded Annexstad, as he, Trond Wennberg and Jan Gunnar Hartvig were paid a total of $8 million in fees from the investment fund Norgesinvestor 2, despite the fund having low proceeds in general. Smaller investors had earned far lower proceeds. [3] According to the newspaper Dagens Næringsliv , the three had earned $18.5 million from 1996 to 2004, from an initial capital of $250,000. [4]

Annexstad has a fortune of $7.0 million. [5]

Politics

Annexstad is a member of Asker municipal council, representing the Conservative Party. [6] He was elected in 2007; when he was nominated for the ticket the local newspaper described this as a "surprise". [7]

As of 2007 he was the wealthiest politician in the municipalities Asker and Bærum, ahead of businessman and fellow Conservative representative Leif Frode Onarheim. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Board of directors of Investinor [ permanent dead link ]
  2. Nilsen, Sverre Rørvik (27 March 2008). "2,2 milliarder kroner tilgjengelig". Hegnar Online (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 November 2008.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "Forvalternes fondsfest". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). 17 October 2005. Retrieved 23 November 2008.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. "Investorer raser mot høye honorarer". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). 31 May 2005. Retrieved 23 November 2008.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. Tax lists of Norway, 2007
  6. Brevik, Christian (11 September 2007). "Disse er klare for Asker kommunestyre". Budstikka (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 17 September 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2008.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. Myklebust, Vidar Ryther (25 November 2006). "Skal score for Høyre". Budstikka (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2008.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. Moe-Winther, Sivert (16 October 2008). "48 millioner på bok". Budstikka (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)