Olav Fjell

Olav Fjell
Olav Fjell
Born 28 June 1951 (1951-06-28) (age 60)
Nationality Norwegian
Education siv.øk.
Employer Hurtigruten Group
Title Chief Executive Officer
Board member of Statkraft

Olav Fjell (born 28 June 1951) is a Norwegian businessperson and chief executive officer of Hurtigruten Group since 2007. From 1999 to 2003 he was CEO of Statoil.[1]

Career

Fjell has a siv.øk. degree from the Norwegian School of Economics in 1975 as well as education from the Royal Norwegian Army. His career started as an accountant at Kongsberg Vaabenfabrik in 1975 where he stayed until 1987, by which time he had become Vice President. He had a continual employment in Bergen Bank, Den norske Bank and finally as CEO of Postbanken until he was hired as CEO of Statoil in 1999. After quitting in Statoil in 2004 he worked as a strategic and financial adviser for First Securities. He has also had a number of board positions, including Chairman of the Norwegian State Railways from 2000 to 2003, in Eastern Drilling, Lindorff and is currently board member of Statkraft as well as Chairman of Deep Sea Supply.

Controversy

As a controversial businessperson, Fjell has had a strained relationship with the press. In his last period as CFO in Kongsberg he had massive problems internally because of the company's economic fall and felt that the press was excessive and critical. As in 2003 with the Statoil corruption case in Iran it was Dagens Næringsliv that led the critical journalism. It ended with him being decommissioned from his position with Kongsberg.

Fjell was central in the corruption scandal that Statoil experienced in 2003. After pressure both internally and from the media the board had to remove Fjell on the evening of 22 September 2003. Statoil was fined NOK 20 million for corruption from the Norwegian National Authority for the Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime. Despite the seriousness of the case and the weakening of the name of Statoil, Fjell was according to the media given a compensation between NOK 7.5 and 10 million. In addition he sued Statoil with demands for early pension from 60 years equal to 66% of his wage. Statoil denied this agreement, though it was mentioned in the press release at the time of Fjells departure.[2] In December 2005 Fjell won the court case, and he can expect[dated info] payments from Statoil up to about NOK 40 million.[3]

References

Business positions
Preceded by
Harald Norvik
Chief executive of Statoil
1999–2003
Succeeded by
Inge Hansen (acting)
Preceded by
Arent M. Henriksen
Chair of the Norwegian State Railways
2000–2003
Succeeded by
Ingeborg Moen Borgerud

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