Harald Espedal (born 4 March 1972) is a Norwegian businessperson.

Life and career

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Harald Espedal is a son of Tor Espedal, and stood out in his early teenage years as a stock trade prodigy.[1] He was born in Stavanger, graduated from the Norwegian School of Economics in 1996 and spent his early career in SR-Bank, Vesta Forsikring and Arthur Andersen's Stavanger branch.[2]

He was the chief executive officer of Skagenfondene from 2002 to 2014, has chaired the board of Lyse Energi, Sandnes Sparebank and Espedal & Co, deputy chair of the Oslo Stock Exchange and Stavanger Concert Hall and has been a board member of Aspelin Ramm and the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet.[3] He has also invested heavily in Viking FK.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Navn i nyhetene: Tor Espedal" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 31 January 1988.
  2. ^ "Harald Espedal blir ny styreleder i Lyse". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 3 March 2015. p. 9.
  3. ^ "Harald Espedal vurderer forvaltning for andre". Rogalands Avis Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). 19 January 2017. p. 9.
  4. ^ "Skagen-topp inn som Viking-aksjonær" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 15 January 2013.