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Bjarne Eriksen
Personal information
Born	31 July 1886; Trondheim, Norway
Died	13 November 1976 (aged 90); Oslo, Norway
Sport
Sport	Fencing

Bjarne Gotfred Eriksen (31 July 1886 – 13 November 1976) was a Norwegian businessperson and fencer.^[1]

He was born in Trondheim. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[2] His brother Einar competed at the same Olympics in rowing.^[3]

He was hired as a Supreme Court barrister in 1917 but started a career in Norsk Hydro in 1926. He was originally head of the judicial and financial department but was promoted to Director-General (CEO) in 1941.

After the German occupation of Norway, the Germans wanted to further increase the output of heavy water; the situation escalated until Hydro's top management protested, and in early 1943, Bjarne Eriksen, the company's managing director, was arrested and sent to a concentration camp in Germany.^[4]

After the War, Erikson returned to his position, where he remained until 1956; after this, he was chairman of the board from 1957 to 1960.^[5]

References

^ "Bjarne Eriksen". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bjarne Eriksen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Einar Eriksen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
^ "History". www.hydro.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Bjarne Eriksen – norsk industrimann". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 December 2009.