Paul-Christian Rieber (born 30 March 1958) is a
Norwegian
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businessperson and former president of the
Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO). He lives in
Bergen, Norway.
Rieber has, since 1990, led the
billion
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-dollar company
GC Rieber, a family-owned company with over 100 family members as shareholders. GC Rieber operates in various industries, including shipping, marine oils, salt, skins and property.
He has been an elected representative in the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise for many years. He was the leader of its Forum for family businesses and active owners, until elected as president of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise on 10 June 2008.
On 24 April 2010, Rieber withdrew as president of NHO, following a scandal in which a company he held the chairmanship of had evaded paying several hundred million
Norwegian krone in
customs on
fish oil
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imports from
Morocco
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.
He holds a degree from the
Norwegian School of Economics
The Norwegian School of Economics ( no, Norges Handelshøyskole) or NHH is a business school situated in Bergen, Norway. It was founded in 1936 as Norway's first business school and is a leading teaching and research institution in the fields of ...
.
References
External links
Paul Christian Rieber company information
1958 births
Living people
Businesspeople from Bergen
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