Jens Petter Ekornes

Jens Petter Ekornes (2 January 1942 – 22 June 2008) was a Norwegian businessperson, known as CEO of Ekornes.

He was born in Ørsta. His uncle Jens E. Ekornes founded the Ekornes furniture factory and company in Sykkylven. Jens Petter Ekornes started his career at the Ekornes factory as a laborer, and took education in Oslo. He rose in the hierarchy to become CEO, except for a period between 1987 and 1990 when he moved to start ventures of his own in Ålesund.^[1]

Ekornes has been a member of the national board of the Conservative Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Møre og Romsdal during the term 2001–2005.^[2]

He was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 2005, but wanted to share the honor with every one of his employees.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Aurdal, Martine (16 July 2005). "Ridderen av Sykkylven" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. http://www.aftenposten.no/kul_und/article1081076.ece. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
^ "Jens Petter Ekornes" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. http://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representantfordeling/Representant/?perid=JPE&tab=Biography.

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Name	Ekornes, Jens Petter
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Date of birth	2 January 1942
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Date of death	22 June 2008
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