Amund Ringnes (24 June 1905 – 1980) was a

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brewery owner. He was born in

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to Andreas Ringnes (1874–1928) and Ragna Jensen (1876–1944). He was the grandson of brewery owner and patron

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(1840–1907). He married Laura Kristine Falkenberg in 1928. He started studying chemistry in 1923, and graduated in

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from the

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in 1927. He took training as a brewery master in

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, finished in 1929 and was employed by

Ringnes Ringnes is the largest brewer in Norway. owned by the Carlsberg Group. History Ringnes AS was founded in 1876. The company's brewery in the Grünerløkka district of Oslo produced its first beer in 1877. The brewery was founded by brothers Amund ...

brewery in the same year. After a period as a chemist, he became a manager in 1935 and chief executive officer in 1945. He was also a member of the board. He chaired the employers' association ''Bryggerienes Arbeidsgiverforening'' from 1952 to 1957, was a central board member of the

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1952 to 1957 and the

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from 1957 to 1961. He was a board member of

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since 1945, Vel-Vask from 1946 to 1956, Tønsberg Bryggeri since 1962,

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since 1963,

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since 1969 (formerly a supervisory council member) and

Forsikringsaktieselskabet Norden Forsikringsselskapet Norden was a general insurance company based in Norway. It was founded as ''Brandforsikringsselskabet Norden'' on 4 April 1867, and began operating on 2 September the same year. Its first offices were located in ''Karl Johans ...

since 1957 (chair since 1968, formerly a supervisory council member from 1945 to 1957). He was a member of the

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, and in science, he was a member of the

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from 1947, and of the

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council from 1955 to 1963. He was decorated as a Knight of the

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1905 births 1980 deaths Businesspeople from Oslo Norwegian brewers Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog {{norway-business-bio-stub