Pål Kraby

Pål Fredrik Kraby (16 February 1932 - 8 August 2009) was a Norwegian businessperson and lawyer.

Born in Lillehammer, Kraby became a Supreme Court barrister in 1968. He was the CEO of the Norwegian Employers' Confederation (NAF) from 1979 to 1987, having been assisting director since 1973.[1] He was pressured to resign due to a lockout which failed.[2] Having received a secret golden parachute, this was unveiled in 1992 by journalist Arne O. Holm. For this, Holm was awarded the SKUP Prize.[3]

He was the father of Ida Hjort Kraby.[4] He died in August 2009.[5]

References

  1. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Pål Fredrik Kraby" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/P%C3%A5l_Fredrik_Kraby. Retrieved 11 August 2009. 
  2. ^ "Lockout er risikosport" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. 11 June 2006. http://www.bt.no/innenriks/article275187.ece. Retrieved 17 October 2008. 
  3. ^ 1992 SKUP Prize - Norwegian Institute of Journalism
  4. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Ida Hjort Kraby" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Ida_Hjort_Kraby. Retrieved 11 August 2009. 
  5. ^ "Pål Kraby er død" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 11 August 2009. http://www.abcnyheter.no/node/93583. Retrieved 11 August 2009. 
Business positions
Preceded by
 CEO of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise
1979–1987		 Succeeded by
Egil Myklebust