Elisabeth Grieg
Born(1959-06-12)June 12, 1959
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationBusinessperson
TitleOwner of Grieg Group

Elisabeth Grieg (born 12 June 1959) is a Norwegian businessperson.

She is part owner of Grieg Group and holds many chair and board positions in the group. Outside the group she is Chairman of Norsk Hydro since 2007, deputy chair of the Norwegian Shipowners' Association and member of the board of StatoilHydro. Elisabeth Grieg is a member of the advisory board of the Sahara Forest Project.[1][2]

Grieg has highlighted her commitment to the development of Norwegian business and the importance of education, for example when she gave a speech at Design Day in April 2012 focusing on design as a driver of innovation.[3][4]

In 2008, the high-profile businesswoman was ranked 5th on Kapital's list of Norway's 100 most powerful women, and Grieg has been on the same list several times in recent years. She is a prominent voice in the public debate on a more equal working life, and in 2015 she received the YS Gender Equality Award.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Sahara Forest Project: Advisory board". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14.
  2. ↑ Proff.no. "Rollesøk - Elisabeth Grieg". Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  3. ↑ Designdagen, Elisabeth Grieg: Verdensledende på de syv hav Archived 2014-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Grieg: Jenter for shipping- Hegnar Online 7 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Likestillingspris til Grieg". www.ys.no. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
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