Heine Wang (born 22 April 1963) is a

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businessperson. He founded the

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company Vakt Service in

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in 1987 together with his brother Pål Wang and friend Rune Hogsnes. In twenty years, the company expanded to become one of the big three in private security in Norway, together with

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and

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. The company later became Nokas, with Wang as the chief executive officer. He also became active in the

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NHO Service as board member, and also vice president of the nationwide Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise. In September 2012 he headed the appointment committee in the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise which made president

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the new chief executive. As a result, Wang was promoted from vice president to president. He was succeeded in 2013. Wang was also a member of Tønsberg city council from 1995 to 2003.

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1963 births Living people People from Tønsberg Norwegian company founders Vestfold politicians {{Norway-business-bio-stub