Torvald Klaveness Group
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The Torvald Klaveness Group is a Norwegian shipping company founded in 1946. Klaveness Marine was demerged from it in 2011.
History[]
The company was founded by in 1946, who served as the company's president and chief executive officer until 1989. He was succeeded by his son Tom Erik Klaveness, who was later succeeded by another of Torvald's sons Trond Harald Klaveness in 2006.[1][2][3]
By the early 2000s the company owned a fleet of almost 150 bulk cargo vessels.[4] In 2011 the two Klaveness brothers decided to demerge the holding and real estate division, forming Klaveness Marine with Tom Erik Klaveness as majority owner. Trond Harald Klaveness continued in the Torvald Klaveness Group which remained a shipping company, but now as president whereas Lasse Kristoffersen became the new chief executive.[5]
References[]
- ^ Kolltveit, Bård. "Torvald Klaveness". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "History". Torvald Klaveness Group. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "History". Klaveness Marine. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "Torvald Klaveness Gruppen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ Sægrov, Bjørn (13 September 2011). "Delte broderlig". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 21.
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