Tharald Brøvig Jr.
Tharald Brøvig Jr. (21 May 1942 – 24 September 2017[1]) was a Norwegian ship-owner and investor.
Early and personal life
He was born in Farsund,[2] the only child[3] of Gunnar Christian Brøvig (1907–1944) and Ragnhild Mørch. He was a grandson of Tharald Brøvig Sr.,[2] and a nephew of Harald Nikolai Brøvig[4] and Olav Selvaag.[5]
His father was the leader of the family company, Th. Brøvig, but was killed in 1944 during the Second World War.[3] Tharald Brøvig's uncles took over the company.[2]
Career
He
Investments in companies such as Tandberg, Hafslund Nycomed and particularly Norsk Data (which became defunct in 1992) "rescued the family shipping company through a substantial crisis in the 1980s". Brøvig was a board member of Norsk Data throughout the company's existence.[6] Hafslund Nycomed was started when Hafslund bought Nycomed in the 1980s, and Brøvig was behind this as a board member of Hafslund. In 1992, the family shipping company was again saved, this time with the selling of Hafslund Nycomed shares. In Tandberg, Brøvig was chairman from 1985 to 1997, then in Tandberg Television.[2]
Brøvig was also a board member of
Brøvig moved from Switzerland to Norway in 1983. In January 1986 he married Inger Sande.[2]
References
- ^ "Skipsreder Tharald Brøvig er død". 28 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g Helle, Knut (ed.). "Tharald Brøvig". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ Våre falne 1939-1945. Vol. 1. Oslo: Grøndahl. p. 368. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Brøvig, Harald Nikolai". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 90. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Selvaag, Olav". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 498. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 July 2011.