Harald Throne-Holst (7 December 1905 – 8 December 1986) was a Norwegian industrial leader and a chemical engineer. He was managing director and later chairman of the

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chocolate factory, and served as President of the

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and as chairman of

Foreningen Norden Foreningen Norden (Norwegian and Danish), Föreningen Norden (Swedish), Norræna félagið (Icelandic), Norrøna Felagið (Faroese), Peqatigiiffik Nunat Avannarliit (Greenlandic) and Pohjola-Norden (Finnish), ''The Norden Associations'', sometimes ...

Career

Throne-Holst was born in

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to factory owner Johan Throne Holst and Hanna Richter Jenssen, and was a brother of

Henning Throne-Holst Henning Throne-Holst (25 July 1895 – 23 March 1980) was a Norwegian born, Swedish industrialist. Biography Throne-Holst was born at Strinda Municipality in Søndre Trondhjem, Norway. He was the son of Johan Throne Holst (1868-1946) and H ...

. He was managing director of the

chocolate factory from 1948 to 1970, and eventually chairman of the board of the company. He chaired

from 1964 to 1969, and served as president of the

from 1969 to 1971. He was decorated Knight of the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (; 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, known to posterity as St. Olav. Just be ...

in 1966, and was a Commander of the Finnish

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. He perished in a fire in 1986.

References

1905 births 1986 deaths Businesspeople from Oslo Norwegian industrialists {{Norway-business-bio-stub