Marianne Heien Blystad Explained

Marianne Heien Blystad (born February 21, 1958) is a Norwegian economist and lawyer. She has served as an attorney with Nordia DA, Bull & Co., Blysted Shipping, and Citibank and currently works for the law firm Ro Sommernes Advokatfirma DA in Oslo.^[1] In 2008, she appeared on the list of Norway's most powerful women.^[2]

Born on 21 February 1958, Marianne Heien earned an MBA from the BI Norwegian Business School in 1984 and graduated as a lawyer from the University of Oslo in 2002.^[3]

Blystad has also served with Songa Shipping and the investment firm Jujobly og Agmably and is affiliated with numerous other shipping, drilling and property companies.^[1] She and her husband Arne Blystad (born 1955) have been particularly successful in their investments in the container company Songa Holding, where they have earned some NOK 1.8 billion (US$ 213 million) over the past five years.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marianne Heien Blystad . https://web.archive.org/web/20180910131409/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=27244418&privcapId=884185&previousCapId=3716328&previousTitle=Awilhelmsen%20AS . 2018-09-10 . Bloomberg .
2. Web site: 12 June 2008 . Her er Norges mektigste kvinner . https://web.archive.org/web/20170905094635/https://www.hegnar.no/Nyheter/Naeringsliv/2008/06/Her-er-Norges-mektigste-kvinner . 2017-09-05 . 10 September 2018 . Hegnar . Norwegian.
3. Web site: Marianne Heien Blystad . https://web.archive.org/web/20180910164530/https://www.rosom.no/eng/people/senior-lawyers/marianne-heien-blystad . 2018-09-10 . 10 September 2018 . Ro Sommernes .
4. Web site: 8 July 2018 . Blystad cashet inn en halv milliard . https://web.archive.org/web/20180708103448/https://www.hegnar.no/Nyheter/Boers-finans/2018/07/Blystad-cashet-inn-en-halv-milliard . 2018-07-08 . 10 September 2018 . Hegnar . Norwegian.