International Directory of Business Biographies | Eivind Reiten Biography

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President and chief executive officer, Norsk Hydro

Nationality: Norwegian.

Born: April 2, 1953, in Midsund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway.

Education: University of Oslo, 1978, Master of Science in economics.

Family: Married Frøydis Odden; children: two.

Career: Ministry of Fisheries, 1979–1982, junior executive officer; Centre Party Parliamentary Group, 1982–1983, secretary; Ministry of Fisheries, 1985–1986, minister of fisheries; Norsk Hydro, 1986–1988, manager and vice president, Hydro Agri; 1988–1990, president of Energy Division; Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, 1989–1990, minister of petroleum and energy; Norsk Hydro, 1991–1992, senior vice president, special projects; 1992–1996, president...