Nils Astrup Hoel

Nils Astrup Hoel (3 February 1899 – 30 January 1986) was a Norwegian businessperson.

He was born in Bergen as a son of Ole Andor Hoel (1867–1941) and Ingeborg Astrup (1864–1950). In 1931 he married Astrid Johanna Arnesen.^[1]

He finished his secondary education in 1916, took officer's training in 1917 before graduating from the Royal Frederick University with a cand.oecon. degree in 1920. He also attended Bergen Handelsgymnasium for one year, worked in Centralbanken for Norge and Freia Chocolade Fabrik between 1921 and 1924 before taking the cand.jur. degree in 1926. From 1927 to 1928 he worked as a secretary in the Ministry of Finance.^[1]

He was hired in Hafslund as a board secretary in 1928, was promoted to manager in 1933 (also manager of Glommens Træsliberi and Vamma Fossekompagni) and chief executive officer from 1936 to 1965.^[1] He was also a board member from 1947 to 1970,^[2] and deputy chair of Glommens og Laagens Brukseierforening from 1946 to 1966.^[1]

He was the deputy chair of Landsforeningen for Elektrokjemisk og Elektrometallurgisk industri from 1956 to 1962, a supervisory council member of Forsikringsaktieselskabet Norden, Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse, Norsk Sprængstofindustri,^[1] Nasjonal Pappemballasje-Industri^[3] and Noratom, and a deputy council member of Norges Eksportråd from 1953 to 1965.^[1]

He was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1955.^[1] He died in 1986.^[2][4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed (1973). "Hoel, Nils Astrup" (in Norwegian). Hvem er hvem?. Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 244. http://runeberg.org/hvemerhvem/1973/0244.html. Retrieved 23 August 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} eriksrud, Emil (12 February 1986). "N. Astrup Hoel (obituary)" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten: p. 15. 
3. ^ "Fremtredende industrileder" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten Aften: p. 3. 2 February 1959. 
4. ^ Genealogical entry for Nils Astrup Hoel

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Name	Hoel, Nils Astrup
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Date of birth	3 February 1899
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Date of death	30 January 1986
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