Dag Jakob Opedal (born 13 April 1959) is a Norwegian businessman who was CEO of

Orkla Group Orkla ASA is a Norwegian conglomerate operating in the Nordic region, Eastern Europe, Asia and the US. At present, Orkla operates in the branded consumer goods, aluminium solutions and financial investment sectors. Orkla ASA is listed on the Os ...

from 2005 to 2014. Opedal was educated as siv.øk. from the Norwegian School of Economics in 1983, and earned an MBA from INSEAD in 1987. After two years at

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, he has worked for Orkla Group since 1989, first at

Nora Industrier Nora Industrier was a Norwegian company, most of its history involved in manufacturing of soft drinks and foodstuffs. It traced its history back to the brewery St. Halvard Bryggeri, established in Pilestredet in 1877. It originally brewed beer onl ...

as assisting director from 1989 to 1991 and CFO from 1991 to 1994, then at

Stabburet Stabburet is a Norwegian food producer founded by Gunnar Nilsen in 1943. Stabburet is a part of Orkla Foods, and has ten factories in southern Norway. It sells well-known brands, such as Grandiosa, Big One, Nugatti Nugatti is a Norwegian bran ...

as CEO from 1994 to 1999. He became an executive in Orkla Foods and Orkla Brands in 2001, and CEO in 2005, until 2014.

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1959 births Living people Norwegian businesspeople Norwegian School of Economics alumni INSEAD alumni Orkla ASA people {{norway-business-bio-stub