Øivin Skappel Fjeldstad
Øivin Skappel Fjeldstad | |
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| Born | February 6, 1936 Oslo, Norway |
| Occupation(s) | Banker, politician |
| Known for | Banking executive and Conservative Party politician |
Øivin Skappel Fjeldstad (born 6 February 1936) is a Norwegian banker and politician affiliated with the Conservative Party.
Personal life
He was born in Oslo as the son of conductor Øivin Fjeldstad (1903–1983) and Julie Skappel (1910–1996). Fjeldstad is the sibling of actress Lise Fjeldstad and is related by marriage to Per Sunderland.
Early life and professional career
Fjeldstad finished his secondary schooling in 1955, followed by commerce studies in 1956, officer training in 1957, and obtained a siv.øk. degree from the Norwegian School of Economics in 1961, where he also presided over the student society in 1960. His initial professional experience involved consultancy work at Dalen Portland Cementfabrikk between 1961 and 1965, office management at Årdal og Sunndal Verk from 1965 to 1968, and financial director positions at Follum Fabrikker (1968–1978) and Akers Mekaniske Verksted (1978–1981).
In 1982, he entered the banking sector with Bergen Bank, ascending to vice chief executive by 1983. Following the merger that created Den norske Bank, he held the vice chief executive role from 1990 until 1993, then served as CEO of Den norske Bank Luxembourg from 1993 to 1997. Between 1998 and 2003, Fjeldstad acted as a senior adviser at Landesbank Schleswig-Holstein.
Throughout his career, Fjeldstad chaired several boards including Kistefos Træsliberi (1982–1986), Nord & Syd Kredittforsikring (1986–1988), DnB Investment Fund SICAV (1987–1999), Atlantic Securities ASA (1998–2000), and led the board of the Anders Jahre Humanitarian Foundation starting in 1999. He also held board memberships in prominent industrial and financial firms such as Ringerikes Sparebank, Bergens Mekaniske Verksteder, Norgeskreditt, Deutsch-Skandinavische Bank, Fred. Olsen Energy, among others. Additionally, he chaired the supervisory council of Det Norske Luftfartsselskap from 1986 to 1997 and contributed to cultural organizations like the Oslo Philharmonic, where he was council chairman between 1984 and 1996.
Political career
Fjeldstad participated in local government through service on municipal councils in Høyanger (1967–1968) and Ringerike (1975–1987), leading the local Conservative Party chapter from 1975 to 1979. In 1981, he was elected as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway representing Buskerud, during which he attended parliamentary sessions for a total of 187 days as a substitute for Mona Røkke while she served in the cabinet.