Peter Smedvig | |
Birth Name: | Peter Thomas Smedvig |
Nationality: | Norwegian |
Alma Mater: | Newcastle University Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania |
Occupation: | businessman |
Known For: | founder of Smedvig Capital, and chairman of Smedvig ASA |
Parents: | Torolf Smedvig |
Relations: | Peder Smedvig (grandfather) |
Peter Thomas Smedvig (born August 1946), is a Norwegian billionaire businessman, the founder of Smedvig Capital, and the chairman of Smedvig ASA, which was founded by his grandfather, Peder Smedvig.[1]
Peter Thomas Smedvig was born in Stavanger in August 1946.[2] He has received a bachelor's degree from the Newcastle University in 1970, and an MBA from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania in 1972.[3]
In 1996, he co-founded Smedvig Capital with Johnny Hewett.[1]
He is the principal owner of Smedvig ASA and Scana Industrier ASA.[3]
His daughter is Anna Margaret Smedvig.