Øyvind Stene is a Norwegian engineer and businessperson.

He was born in Førde

Førde

Førde is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative center is the town of Førde which in 2010 had 12,035 inhabitants. The historic village of Bruland is located just east of the town of Førde...

, and took an education in civil engineering

Sivilingeniør

Sivilingeniør used to be a Norwegian university degree protected by Norwegian law issued to graduates from technical universities. To qualify for the title, you had to follow a structured study programme in technology and natural sciences of 4,5 - 5 years duration at a Norwegian university or...

. From 1973 to 2000 he worked mainly as a consultant, including a period in Zambia

Zambia

Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....

 for the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation is a directorate under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Its task is to ensure effective foreign aid, with quality assurance and evaluation. NORAD both finances NGOs, and does its own research and projects. The current director general is...

 between 1978 and 1979, and a period as CEO of Blom ASA

Blom

Blom is a Norwegian geographical information and offshore technology company. The company has offices in ten countries in Europe and offers a wide selection of geographical services, including maintaining a database. The company has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway and is listed on Oslo Stock...

 from 1996 to 1998. From 1998 to 2000 he worked in Kjeld Rimberg & Co. From 2000 to 2006 he served as director of the Norwegian Coastal Administration

Norwegian Coastal Administration

Norwegian Coastal Administration is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the water transport infrastructure along the 92,000 km Coast of Norway. It is responsible for coastal navigation infrastructure, pilotage and harbour and port infrastructure, including lighthouses...

. Upon the end of his term he became secretary general of the Norwegian Society for Rescue at Sea

Norsk Selskab til Skibbrudnes Redning

The Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue was founded on 9 July 1891...

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