Svein Aaser
Svein Aaser | |
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| Born | October 7, 1946 Fredrikstad, Norway |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Known for | Former CEO of DnB NOR, chairman of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011, National Gallery of Norway, Marine Harvest, Statkraft, and Telenor |
Svein Aaser (born 7 October 1946) is a former chief executive officer of DnB NOR, Norway's leading financial institution, who stepped down on 31 December 2006. He has also held leadership positions as chairman of both the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 and the National Gallery of Norway.
Early career
Aaser was born in Fredrikstad, Norway. He obtained his MBA from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in 1970 and later completed the Executive Development Program at the Swiss IMD Business School in 1976. His professional journey began as an assistant to the deputy managing director at M. Peterson & Søn. He then progressed to become marketing manager at Sarpsborg Papp, followed by managing director roles at NORA matprodukter and Storebrand Skade.
Later career
Starting in 1987, Aaser led Hafslund Nycomed as president and CEO for a decade, directing its transformation following the acquisition of Nycomed. He also held positions as deputy CEO and CEO within the subsidiary Imaging Nycomed Amersham. In 1998, he assumed the role of CEO at Den norske Bank, which subsequently merged to create DnB NOR.
In 2008, Aaser was named chairman of the board for the National Gallery of Norway. Additionally, he chaired Marine Harvest until January 2010 and currently serves as chairman of Statkraft. Between 2012 and 2015, he was the chairman of the board at Telenor.