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Peter Smedvig
Peter Thomas Smedvig (born August 1946), is a Norwegian billionaire businessman, the founder of Smedvig Capital, and the chairman of Smedvig, Smedvig ASA, which was founded by his grandfather, Peder Smedvig. Early life Peter Thomas Smedvig was born in Stavanger in August 1946. He has received a bachelor's degree from the Newcastle University in 1970, and an MBA from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania in 1972. Career In 1996, he co-founded Smedvig Capital with Johnny Hewett. He is the principal owner of Smedvig, Smedvig ASA and Scana Industrier ASA. Personal life His daughter is Anna Margaret Smedvig. References 1946 births Norwegian billionaires Norwegian businesspeople in shipping Alumni of Newcastle University Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni Living people Smedvig family {{Norway-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle University
Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a UK public university, public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is a red brick university and a member of the Russell Group, an association of research-intensive UK universities. The university finds its roots in the School of Medicine and Surgery (later the College of Medicine), established in 1834, and the Edward Fenwick Boyd#College of Physical Science, College of Physical Science (later renamed Armstrong College), founded in 1871. These two colleges came to form the larger division of the federal University of Durham, with the Durham Colleges forming the other. The Newcastle colleges merged to form King's College in 1937. In 1963, following an Act of Parliament, King's College became the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. The university subdivides into three faculties: the Faculty of Humanities and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
