Paul-Christian Rieber
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Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
business leader and former president of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise
Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise
The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise is an employers' organisation in Norway with more than 16,000 members.It was founded in 1989 as a merger of the Federation of Norwegian Industries, the Norwegian Employers' Confederation and the Federation of Norwegian Craftsmen..The president is Kristin...
(NHO). He lives in Bergen, Norway.
Paul-Chr. Rieber has since 1990 lead the billion-dollar company GC Rieber
GC Rieber
GC Rieber is a private company that operates within the fields of marine oils, pelts, salt including for agriculture and nutrients. The company is based in Bergen, Norway. Operations are performed by the subsidiaries GC Rieber Skinn AS, GC Rieber Salt AS, Carino Company Limited, GC Rieber Eiendom...
, which is a family-owned company with over 100 family members as shareholders. GC Rieber operates, amongst other things, within the fields of shipping, marine oils, salt, skins and property.
Paul-Chr. Rieber has been an elected representatives in the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise for many years, most recently as the leader of their Forum for family businesses and active owners, until he on 10 June 2008 was elected as the new president of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise.
On 24 April 2010, Rieber withdrew as president of NHO, following a scandal in which a company where he was chair had evaded paying customs
Customs
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for several hundred million Norwegian krone
Norwegian krone
The krone is the currency of Norway and its dependent territories. The plural form is kroner . It is subdivided into 100 øre. The ISO 4217 code is NOK, although the common local abbreviation is kr. The name translates into English as "crown"...
on fish oil
Fish oil
Fish oil is oil derived from the tissues of oily fish. Fish oils contain the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid , and docosahexaenoic acid , precursors of certain eicosanoids that are known to reduce inflammation throughout the body, and are thought to have many health benefits.Fish do not...
imports from Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
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He holds a degree from the Norwegian School of Economics.