Hans Huitfeldt Riddervold

Hans Huitfeldt Riddervold (16 October 1927 – 26 July 1980) was a Norwegian media executive.

He was born in Kristiania as a son of newspaper manager Hans Julius Riddervold (1901–1986) and Cathrine Huitfeldt.[1] He was a paternal great-great-grandson of politician Hans Riddervold,[2] He was a nephew of editor Henrik Jørgen Schibsted Huitfeldt.[3] He was married to Tove, née Baumann.[1]

He took his examen artium in 1946, and took a bookprinter's apprenticeship in Grøndahl & Søn from 1947 to 1951. He then studied at the Carnegie Institute of Technology and graduated with the Bachelor of Science degree in 1954. He was hired in the family-owned newspaper Aftenposten in 1953 as a civil engineer. He advanced to technical manager in 1957, technical director in 1966 and chief executive officer in 1970.[1] From 1975 to his death in 1980 he was the chief executive officer of Schibsted.[4]

He was a board member of Aftenposten from 1966,[1] and his wife became a board member there as well.[4] He was also a board member of Verdens Gang, the Norwegian News Agency and Lydbåndservice. He was a board member of the employers' organization Norske Avisers Landsforbund from 1967 and the Norwegian Press Association from 1971.[1]

He died in July 1980 and was buried in Ullern.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Riddervold, Hans Huitfeldt". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 458–459. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Riddervold – slekt". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  3. ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Riddervold, Hans Julius". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 459. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  4. ^ a b Diesen, Einar; Ramberg, Trygve (14 May 1985). "Eiere gjennom fem generasjoner". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 5.