Peder Smedvig Explained

Peder Smedvig (1882 - 1959) was a Norwegian businessman, the founder of Smedvig ASA.

Career

In 1915, Smedvig started a shipping company.^[1] In 1935, he started Smedvig Tankrederi, but in World War II, four out of the five ships were lost.

Personal life

After he died in 1959, his son Torolf Smedvig took over the running of the company and the canned food business became a separate company run by another branch of the family.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: History – Smedvig (en) . Smedvig.no . 16 May 2017.
2. Web site: Torolf Smedvig – Norsk biografisk leksikon . Nbl.snl.no . 25 January 1921 . 16 May 2017.