Kathrine Astrup Fredriksen (born 29 September 1983) is a Norwegian businesswoman. She is serving as a board member of one of Norway's biggest listed real estate companies, Norwegian Property,[1] and has previously been on the boards of Seadrill,[2] Golar LNG,[3] Frontline[4] and Deep Sea Supply.[5] Fredriksen oversees the Fredriksen family’s investments and is involved in high level decisions as well as administration of the organization.
Kathrine Fredriksen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kathrine Astrup Fredriksen 29 September 1983 London, England |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | European Business School London |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Board member of | Norwegian Property |
| Parent(s) | John Fredriksen Inger Astrup Fredriksen |
Fredriksen is heiress to her family's shipping fortune, valued at $16.4 billion by Forbes in 2013, when her father John Fredriksen the world's 48th richest person.[6]
Early life
editKathrine was born in London, England, the daughter of shipping-tycoon John Fredriksen and art-collector Inger Astrup Fredriksen. Together with her twin sister Cecilie, she grew up in their family homes in London, Cyprus, Spain and Oslo. When Kathrine was 23, her mother died from cancer.[7] The same year, the Fredriksen family donated 50 million NOK to cancer research.[8]
Education
editFredriksen studied at Wang Handelsgymnas in Oslo, followed by a degree at European Business School London in 2006.[9][10][11][12][13]
Career
editAfter university, Fredriksen spent extensive time in Asia to learn more about the shipping business.[14] In February 2008 she became a board member of Frontline,[15] one of the world's largest shipping companies. In 2014 Fredriksen and her family were listed as the 6th richest people in Britain with a combined wealth of £9.25bn on The Sunday Times Rich List.[16] James Winchester, a veteran shipping analyst at Lazard Frères has said of him, "He's a modern-day Onassis. The tanker king. He landed squarely in the sweet spot of the tanker cycle, with the largest fleet of ships." In 2001 an article on Forbes.com described him as having "a tanker fleet bigger than anything Aristotle Onassis ever had." in Forbes Magazine.[17]
In 2009, Fredriksen was named one of the world’s most promising female heiresses by Forbes Magazine.[18] She is known for being very private and rarely speaks to the press.[14]
Fredriksen has held directorships on several boards:
- SeaDrill: Director of the Board since September 2008 [19]
- Golar LNG: Director of the Board since February 2008 [19]
- Golar LNG Energy Ltd: Director of the Board [20]
- Deep Sea Supply: Director of the Board since May 2009 [12]
- Independent Tankers Corp: Director of the Board [20]
- Frontline: Director of the Board
Fashion
editFredriksen has expressed a keen interest in art, design and fashion and is on the council of Serpentine Gallery.[14][21]
In 2012, Fredriksen started working with the Georgian-born London based fashion designer David Koma,[22] who graduated with a distinction in MA Fashion from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in 2009.[23]
References
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- ^ "Kathrine Fredriksen resigns from Golar LNG Partners BoD". lngworldnews.com. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "Frontline Ltd. - Pressemeldinger". www.frontline.bm. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "Vil ha Fredriksen-datter inn i styret". dn.no. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "John Fredriksen". forbes.com. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ Stenerud, David. "Siste farvel med mor". na24.no. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "Fredriksen gir 50 mill. Til Radiumhospitalet".
- ^ "Riking-barn vraker Norge". aftenbladet.no. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "10 single billionaires". tatler.com. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "Choppy waters for shipping magnate". independent.co.uk. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ a b Editorial, Reuters. "Company Search Results". U.S. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "E24.no: Norges nye mektige blondine". na24.no. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ a b c Bekkedal, Anne Martha Gjerpe. "Pappas rike piker". nettavisen.no. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "Kathrine Fredriksen får viktig styreverv av far". vgnett.no. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "Sunday Times Rich List shows UK's wealthiest defy recession". BBC News Online. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ "Viking Raider". forbes.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "Luxist". Luxist. 31 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Seadrill.com: Board of Directors". seadrill.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Quote Not Found - Wall Street Journal". quotes.wsj.com. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "Support". serpentinegallery.org. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "Dellam Corporate Information Limited, England". www.dellam.com. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "UK Lifestyle Yahoo.com: David Koma London Fashion Week AW13-Collection". yahoo.com. Retrieved 14 March 2018.