Odd Reitan
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| Born | 11 September 1951 Trondheim, Norway |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Founder, CEO and co-owner of Reitan AS |
| Spouses | Marit Arntsen (m. 1972)Hilde Undlien (m. 2018) |
| Children | 2 sons: Ole Robert Reitan Magnus Reitan |
| Website | www |
Odd Reitan (born 11 September 1951) is a Norwegian billionaire businessman. He was born in Trondheim. He is co-owner and CEO of the Reitan AS.[1]
Early life[edit]
Reitan is the son of "single-store grocers",[2] Ole Reitan and Margit Aarhaug.[1]
Career[edit]
Reitan established his first shop in Trondheim in 1972, in cooperation with his father. In 1979 he established the grocery chain store REMA 1000, which came to be a great success. By 1990 every village in Norway with more than 10,000 inhabitants had a Rema 1000 shop. During the 1990s the chain expanded in Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia.[3]
Reitan played keyboard in the music group Four Jets in the 1960s.[3]
2012 book[edit]
He and his 2012 book, Hvis jeg var president ("If I was president"), was the subject of an editorial in Klassekampen.[4] The editorial highlighted his idea of him governing Norway without being elected by popular vote.[4] His idea is that he could be appointed by Norway's king. The editorial described these ideas as "undemocratic dirt".[4]
Philanthropy[edit]
In 2013 he awarded Norwegian kroner 2 million to Anlov Mathiesen (chief editor of =Oslo), saying that Mathiesen's work contributes to "increased self-respect for the vendors of the street magazines."[5]
Personal life[edit]
In 1972, he married Marit Arntsen (born 1952).[3] They have the two sons, Ole Robert Reitan (born 1971),[6] and Magnus Reitan.[1]
In June 2018, he married Hilde Undlien in Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim.[7] They had been in a relationship since 2012.[7] He resides in Trondheim.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Odd Reitan". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Forbes profile: Odd Reitan". Forbes. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ a b c Smith-Meyer, Trond. "Odd Reitan". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ a b c Kristjansson, Mimir (1 October 2012). "Reitan". Klassekampen (in Norwegian).
- ^ Reitan drysser to millioner på =Oslo-ildsjel
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Ole Robert Reitan". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ a b Falch, Kine (16 June 2018). "Nå er Odd Reitan gift". Dagbladet. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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