Torvild Aakvaag

Torvild Aakvaag
Born(1927-01-27)27 January 1927
Died9 April 2020(2020-04-09) (aged 93)
NationalityNorwegian

Torvild Aakvaag (27 January 1927 – 9 April 2020) 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. He succeeded Odd Narud. He stayed in this position until 1991; after this he was chairman of the board from 1992 to 1997. He has also been a board member of Orkla Borregaard, Storebrand and Nobel Industrier, and chaired Hydro Aluminium and Korn- og Foderstof Kompagniet.

He was decorated as a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1989.



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