Erik Engebretsen is a Norwegian businessperson. He grew up as a baker's son in

Grønland, Oslo Grønland (meaning “Greenland” in Norwegian) is a neighbourhood in central Oslo, Norway. It is served by several Oslo Tramway, tram and bus lines, as well as the Oslo Metro at the Grønland (station), Grønland Station. The neighborhood, al ...

, but the family moved to

Bestum Bestum is a neighbourhood in Ullern in Oslo, Norway. Before the residential area arose, Bestum was mainly an agricultural area. The name origins from the Middle Ages. Bestum was served by a station named Bestun Station, "Bestun" and the tram stop ...

in his youth. He took economics education at the

BI Norwegian Business School BI Norwegian Business School () is a Norwegian specialized university that provides education and conducts research primarily in the fields of business and economics, marketing, strategy, management, and administration. BI is organized as a self ...

and also studied at the

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. He worked in Actinor, Unitor and Geco before he was hired as chief financial officer in

Norsk Data Norsk Data was a minicomputer manufacturer located in Oslo, Norway. Existing from 1967 to 1998, it had its most active period from the early 1970s to the late 1980s. At the company's peak in 1987, it was the second largest company in Norway and em ...

in 1987. In 1989 he was promoted to chief executive officer of the crisis-stricken company. In the summer of 1992 he left Norsk Data to take over as director of the lines Oslo–Kiel and Oslo–Hirtshals in Color Line. He was succeeded by Tor Alfheim. He also chaired Aker Hospital from 1992. The entire board resigned in late 1993, protesting small budgets. In 1996 Engebretsen went from Color Line to the clothing chain Adelsten. In 1999 he left Adelsten for another company in crisis, Tandberg Television. He later became deputy chairman of Tandberg Television's board and chief executive of Gezina.

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