Sverre Quale

Sverre Quale (born 1956) is a Norwegian civil servant and since April 18 2006 CEO of Avinor.

He was the director of safety in Saga Petroleum from 1990 to 1999. He directed the Norwegian Railway Inspectorate from 1999 to 2002,cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Quale, Sverre |encyclopedia=Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location= |url=http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=13201860 ] during the time of the Åsta train accident.cite news |title=Sjefen for turbulente tider |first=Hanne |last=Wien |date=23 May 2008 |work=Budstikka |language=Norwegian] He then spent one year as director of safety in Avinor, before sitting as director of the Norwegian Accident Investigation Board from 2003 to 2006.b] He is also chairman of the board of Oslo Lufthavn and board member of Gassco.

He grew up in Mo i Rana and currently lives in Billingstad.b] He is a siv. ing. by education, graduating from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1982. [cite news |title=Sverre Quale ny direktør for Havarikommisjonen |author=Norwegian News Agency |date=9 May 2003 ]

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