Øyvind Stene (born 18 November 1947) is a Norwegian engineer and businessperson.
He was born in
Førde
Førde is a former municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It was located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative center was the town of Førde which in 2016 had 10,255 inhabitants. Other villages in Førd ...
, and took an education in
civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewa ...
. From 1973 to 2000 he worked mainly as a consultant, including a period in
Zambia
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for the
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) is a directorate under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In matters regarding Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI), Norad reports to the Norwegian Ministry ...
between 1978 and 1979, and a period as CEO of
Blom ASA from 1996 to 1998. From 1998 to 2000 he worked in
Kjeld Rimberg & Co. From 2000 to 2006 he served as director of the
Norwegian Coastal Administration
Norwegian Coastal Administration ( no, Kystverket) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the water transport infrastructure along the 9,200 km Coast of Norway. It is responsible for coastal navigation infrastructure, pilotage a ...
. Upon the end of his term he became secretary general of the
Norwegian Society for Rescue at Sea.
References
1947 births
Living people
Norwegian businesspeople
Directors of government agencies of Norway
People from Førde
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