Robert Hermansen (born 1939 in

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) is a Norwegian businessperson. He is a former chief executive of

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. He has been

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of Troms Kraft since 2008. He has also chaired the board of the

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. In 2011, B. Thorsen of

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reported that Hermansen had confessed to formal charges of corruption. At his trial, he confessed to formal charges of corruption on 23 September 2011. He was sentenced to 2 years in prison, by

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on 3 October 2011. His brother is

Tormod Hermansen Tormod Hermansen (born 23 April 1940) is a former CEO of Telenor and State Secretary of Finansdepartementet (1978–1979). His brother is Robert Hermansen. References Norwegian chief executives Norwegian state secretaries 1940 b ...

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