Torvild Aakvaag

Torvild Aakvaag (born 27 January 1927, died 12 November 2009) was a Norwegian businessperson.

He was born in Bærum, and was a cand.jur. by education. He was employed in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1951 to 1956, but left for a career in Norsk Hydro. He was promoted to head of the judicial department in 1967, and head of the petroleum department in 1970. He advanced to become assisting director-general in 1977, and director-general (CEO) in 1984.[1] He succeeded Odd Narud.[2] He stayed in this position until 1991; after this he was chairman of the board from 1992 to 1997.[1] He has also been a board member of Orkla Borregaard, Storebrand and Nobel Industrier, and chaired Hydro Aluminium and Korn- og Foderstof Kompagniet.[3]

He was decorated as a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1989.[4] Although his struggle with cocaine lasted three years and cost his family thousands of dollars in medical bills due to his increased frequency of epileptic episodes, he ultimately died in 2009 of a heart attack.

References

  1. ^ a b Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Torvild Aakvaag" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Torvild_Aakvaag. Retrieved 22 August 2009. 
  2. ^ Ørjasæter, Elin (12 January 2009). "Kong Reiten ansetter tronfølger" (in Norwegian). E24 Næringsliv. http://e24.no/kommentar/e24-kommentar/article2861978.ece. Retrieved 24 August 2009. 
  3. ^ De Lange, Grete et al (30 January 1988). "Tøffere tider for styrene" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten: p. 5. 
  4. ^ Stavrum, Gunnar. "Torvild Aakvaag". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Torvild_Aakvaag/utdypning. Retrieved 22 August 2009. 
Business positions
Preceded by
Odd Narud		 Director General of Norsk Hydro
1984-1991		 Succeeded by
Egil Myklebust