Osmund Ueland (born 27 September 1947) is a
Norwegian
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civil servant
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and former CEO of
Norges Statsbaner
Vygruppen, branded as Vy, is a government-owned railway company which operates most passenger train services and many bus services in Norway. The company is owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Transport. Its sub-brands include Vy Buss coach s ...
(NSB).
An engineer by education, he worked for
Aker from 1975 to 1990. From 1990 to 1994 he headed the
Lillehammer Olympic Organising Committee (LOOC). In 1994 he was hired as CEO for
NSB Gardermobanen; the next year he was promoted to become CEO in the
Norwegian State Railways
Vygruppen, branded as Vy, is a government-owned railway company which operates most passenger train services and many bus services in Norway. The company is owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Transport. Its sub-brands include Vy Buss coach se ...
. In 1996 the Norwegian State Railways was demerged to create two entities;
Norges Statsbaner
Vygruppen, branded as Vy, is a government-owned railway company which operates most passenger train services and many bus services in Norway. The company is owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Transport. Its sub-brands include Vy Buss coach s ...
and the
Norwegian National Rail Administration
The Norwegian National Rail Administration ( no, Jernbaneverket) was a government agency responsible for owning, maintaining, operating and developing the Norwegian railway network, including the track, stations, classification yards, traffic m ...
. Ueland was the director of both, leaving the National Rail Administration in 1999.
He was then fired after heavy criticism related to his leadership of NSB in 2000.
References
1947 births
Living people
Norwegian sports executives and administrators
Norwegian State Railways people
Directors of government agencies of Norway
Norwegian National Rail Administration people
Norwegian State Railways (1883–1996) people
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