Thomas Johan Blehr (8 February 1924 – 2 May 2022) was a Norwegian businessman. Blehr was born in

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on 8 February 1924. He graduated from the

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in 1947, and was hired in the paint company Alf Bjercke. He eventually became CEO, but following the merger in 1972, he was the

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of Jotun from 1972 to 1991. Blehr chaired the National Paint & Coatings Association—his

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—and was a member of the board of the

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as well as several companies. He was involved in Rotary, as a Paul Harris Fellow. Blehr died on 2 May 2022, at the age of 98.

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