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Einar Johan Rasmussen (born 30 December 1937) is a Norwegian engineer and ship owner. Rasmussen was born in
Kristiansand Kristiansand is a seaside resort city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 112,000 as of January 2020, f ...
to ship owner Einar Normann Rasmussen and Jenny Alvilde Tjøm. He graduated as ships engineer from the
Norwegian Institute of Technology The Norwegian Institute of Technology (Norwegian: ''Norges tekniske høgskole'', NTH) was a science institute in Trondheim, Norway. It was established in 1910, and existed as an independent technical university for 58 years, after which it was m ...
in 1960. He was a board member of the family shipping company from 1958, and took over as CEO after his father's death in 1975.The company gradually shifted from shipping to offshore. Rasmussen was decorated Knight, First Class of the
Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ...
in 1999, and is Commander of the
Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star (Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim. The Order of ...
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1937 births Living people People from Kristiansand Norwegian businesspeople in shipping Norwegian Institute of Technology alumni Commanders of the Order of the Polar Star {{Norway-business-bio-stub