WIDAR SALBUVIK
T. +47 90 18 00 60/+47 69 20 94 20
Fax. +47 69 20 71 81
Office Oslo: Dronning Mauds gate 11, 0250 Oslo
Office Moss: Henrich Gerners gate 14, 1530 Moss
Postbox 626, 1503 Moss
widar@salbuvik.no
PERSONALIA:
Nationality:
Date of Birth:
Marital Status:
Children:
Norwegian
August 30, 1958
Married to Gunn Salbuvik
Marie (26), Sverre (24) and Kristin (23)
EDUCATION:
1982 – 1983
The Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH)
MSc. Economics (Høyere Avdeling)
Bergen, Norway
1978 – 1982
The Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH)
Economics and Business Administration (Siviløkonom)
Bergen, Norway
1977 – 1978
The Norwegian Army
National service and leadership training (USK)
Norway
1974 – 1977
Økonomisk Gymnas
High school diploma from Moss School of Commerce
Moss, Norway
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1997 - :
Wisa Holding AS – Manager and Owner

Private company that manages own investments and securities
Oslo, Norway
1986-1997:
Pareto AS – Chief Executive Officer

Became one of the main shareholders in 1989

Chairman of the subsidiaries Pareto Securities AS and Pareto Prosjekt AS
Oslo, Norway
1983-1986:
Fearnley Finans AS – Investment Banker
Oslo, Norway
1982-1983:
Institute of Business Economics, NHH – Scientific Assistant

50% position working for Professor Terje Hansen
Bergen, Norway
1982-1983:
Centre for Applied Research, NHH – Research Assistant

50% position working for Professor Einar Hope
Bergen, Norway
BOARD POSITIONS (CURRENT):
Argentum Centre of Private Equity at NHH – Chairman
 Private Equity research centre at NHH.
 Financed by Argentum, HitecVision, Energy Venture, and Norvestor Equity, amongst others.
SveaReal AS /SveaReal AB – Chairman
 Commercial property in Sweden
Storstein AS – Board Member
 The Furuholmen family’s investment company
Reef Subsea AS – Board Member
 Subsea company
 Owned by HitecVision V
Kings Bay – Board Member
 State-owned company that facilitates the Arctic research station in Ny-Ålesund
 Mandate includes a position on the board of the subsidiary Bjørnøen AS
Herøya Næringspark AS – Chairman
 Real Estate company controlled by SIVA, Hydro and Porsgrunn municipality
Connectum Management AS – Board Member
 Asset management
Boliginvest Tyskland I AS – Board Member
 Owns 1350 apartments in Berlin.
 Facilitated by Orkla Finans
 Wisa Holding AS retains a small shareholding
Smietangen Eiendom AS – Chairman
 Subsidiary of Agility Group aimed at developing an abandoned shipyard in Langesund, Norway.
 Mandate includes chairing the board of the subsidiary Langesund Eiendom AS
Mosseregionen Næringsutvikling AS – Board Member
 Regional development company, partly owned by the local government.
Telenor ASA
 Member of the Telenor Corporate Assembly.
PAST BOARD POSITIONS (NON-EXHAUSTIVE):
Furuholmen Eiendom AS – Chairman

Real Estate company owned by the families Christen and Thor Furuholmen
Troms Offshore AS – Chairman
 PSV company operating in the Barents and North Seas
 Owned by HitecVision Asset Solution Fund and Hillman
A/S J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi – Chairman
 Ship-owning company focusing on crude oil, shuttle and bulk tankers.
Trico Supply/Sævik Supply AS – Chairman
 Listed, later owned by Trico Marine (USA)
Argentum Fondsinvesteringer AS – Chairman
 Government asset manager for investments in private equity funds
Tusenfryd AS – Board Member
 Norway’s largest amusement park
Rederiforbundet – Board Member
 The Norwegian Ship-owners’ Association
Pareto AS – Chairman and Founding Partner
 Norwegian investment bank
Norwegian Property ASA – Chairman
 Real estate company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
Oslobanken ASA – Board Member
 Norwegian bank listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
Fesil ASA – Chairman
 Ferrosilicon producer listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
Springfondet AS – Board Member
 Seed capital fund
HitecVision Asset Solution Fund – Investment Committee Leader
 USD 420m private equity fund managed by HitecVision
 Portfolio companies include Troms Offshore, Bassdrill and OceanInstaller
Catella Corporate Finance AS – Board Member
 Catella (IKEA)’s operative corporate finance company within real estate in Norway
Bioparken AS – Chairman
 Innovation and research centre at the Norwegian University for Lifesciences, Ås.
BOARD POSITIONS (OWNERSHIP-RELATED):
Sabar AS – Chairman
Wisa Holding AS – Chairman
Widar Salbuvik AS – Chairman
Hotell Refsnes Gods AS – Chairman
Kvernhuset AS – Chairman
Accento Finance AS – Board Member
Capus Gruppen AS – Chairman
Styrelederskolen AS – Chairman
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
Global Future (Mentor)
 The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprises (NHO)’s program to mentor multicultural and highly-educated
candidates in the Norwegian workforce.
 Mentee from Mexico.
Norsk Akkreditering (Norwegian Accreditation)
 Reference group for the evaluation of a new, official star ranking system for hotels in Norway.
Munch 2013
 Planning committee for the celebration of the 150th anniversary of Edvard Munch.
Expert Law Judge
 Frequently used as an expert lay judge in cases related to compulsory acquisition of minority shareholdings
by Oslo District Court and Borgarting Court of Appeal