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Odd A. Hovdenak (January 13, 1917 – November 20 1982) was a Norwegian civil servant. Between 1959 and 1974 he was director of the
Trondheim Tramway The Trondheim Tramway in Trondheim, Norway, is the world's most northerly tramway system, following the closure and dismantling of the Arkhangelsk tramways in Russia. It consists of one line, the Gråkallen Line, running from St. Olav's Gate ...
. Educated in business administration, Hovdenak worked in the city administration in
Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...
from 1938. In 1953, he worked under the chief administrative officer of finance, and was acting in the position for half a year in 1959. In July 1959 he was appointed director of
Trondheim Sporvei Trondheim Sporvei was a municipally owned tram operator in Trondheim, Norway that existed between 1936 and 1974. The company operated the municipal parts of the Trondheim Tramway until it was merged with A/S Graakalbanen and Trondheim Bilrute ...
, effective from 1 September 1959. He replaced Ove Skaug, who had quite after just one year in the position. Trondheim Sporvei owned most of the
Trondheim Tramway The Trondheim Tramway in Trondheim, Norway, is the world's most northerly tramway system, following the closure and dismantling of the Arkhangelsk tramways in Russia. It consists of one line, the Gråkallen Line, running from St. Olav's Gate ...
. After the city bought the other tram operator
Graakalbanen A/S Graakalbanen was a private company that built and operated the Gråkallen Line of the Trondheim Tramway between 1924 and 1972. Established in 1916, it bought large land areas in Byåsen, and built a tramway through these to reach the recreati ...
in 1966, Hovdenak was also appointed director of that company. With the merger of the two to
Trondheim Trafikkselskap Trondheim Trafikkselskap or TT was the city public transport company for Trondheim, Norway between 1974 and 2001. It operated both the city buses, and the Trondheim Tramway until 1988. The company was owned by the city council. TT was founded in ...
(TT) in 1972, Hovdenak also became director there. When TT merged with
Trondheim Bilruter Trondheim Bilruter or TBR was a municipally owned bus company in Trondheim, Norway between 1951 and 1974. It was merged with the tram operators Trondheim Sporvei and A/S Graakalbanen in 1974 to form Trondheim Trafikkselskap. It is now part of ...
two years later, Hovdenak became
chief financial officer A chief financial officer (CFO) is an officer of a company or organization who is assigned the primary responsibility for making decisions for the company for projects and its finances; i.a.: financial planning, management of financial risks, ...
.


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1917 births 1982 deaths Norwegian civil servants Trondheim Tramway people Chief financial officers {{Norway-gov-bio-stub