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Bjarne Eriksen
Personal information
Born(1886-07-31)31 July 1886
Trondheim, Norway
Died13 November 1976(1976-11-13) (aged 90)
Oslo, Norway
Sport
SportFencing

Bjarne Gotfred Eriksen (31 July 1886 – 13 November 1976) was a Norwegian businessperson and fencer.

He was born in Trondheim. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1912 Summer Olympics. His brother Einar competed at the same Olympics in rowing.

He was hired as a Supreme Court barrister in 1917 but started a career in Norsk Hydro in 1926. He was originally head of the judicial and financial department but was promoted to Director-General (CEO) in 1941.

After the German occupation of Norway, the Germans wanted to further increase the output of heavy water; the situation escalated until Hydro's top management protested, and in early 1943, Bjarne Eriksen, the company's managing director, was arrested and sent to a concentration camp in Germany.

After the War, Erikson returned to his position, where he remained until 1956; after this, he was chairman of the board from 1957 to 1960.

References

  1. "Bjarne Eriksen". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bjarne Eriksen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Einar Eriksen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  4. "History". www.hydro.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Bjarne Eriksen – norsk industrimann". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 December 2009.

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Business positions
Preceded byAxel Aubert Director General of Norsk Hydro
1941–1956 		Succeeded byRolf Østbye


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