Hans Huitfeldt Riddervold (16 October 1927 – 26 July 1980) was a Norwegian media executive. He was born in

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as a son of newspaper manager

Hans Julius Riddervold Hans Julius Riddervold (20 May 1901 – 1986) was a Norwegian media executive. He was born in Kristiania as a son of attorney Hans Riddervold (1869–1928) and Sophie Magdalena Haneborg. He was a paternal great-grandson of politician Hans Riddervo ...

(1901–1986) and Cathrine Huitfeldt. He was a paternal great-great-grandson of politician Hans Riddervold, He was a nephew of editor

Henrik Jørgen Schibsted Huitfeldt Henrik Jørgen Schibsted Huitfeldt (8 January 1907 – 1979) was a Norwegian newspaper editor. Personal life He was born in Kristiania as a son of physician Hans L. C. Huitfeldt (1876–1969) and Gudrun Schibsted (1881–1966). He was a paternal ...

. He was married to Tove, née Baumann. He took his examen artium in 1946, and took a bookprinter's apprenticeship in Grøndahl & Søn from 1947 to 1951. He then studied at the

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and graduated with the Bachelor of Science degree in 1954. He was hired in the family-owned newspaper ''

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'' in 1953 as a civil engineer. He advanced to technical manager in 1957, technical director in 1966 and chief executive officer in 1970. From 1975 to his death in 1980 he was the chief executive officer of

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. He was a board member of ''Aftenposten'' from 1966, and his wife became a board member there as well. He was also a board member of ''

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'', the

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and Lydbåndservice. He was a board member of the employers' organization ''Norske Avisers Landsforbund'' from 1967 and the

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from 1971. He died in July 1980 and was buried in Ullern.

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