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Ola Braanaas

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Ola Braanaas
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Hamar, Norway
OccupationFish farmer

Ola Braanaas (born 1962) is a Norwegian fish farmer. He is founder and owner of the fish farming company Firda Seafood Group.

Personal life and career

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Born in Hamar in 1962, Braanaas established the company Firda Settefisk in Gulen in 1986. Since then he has been involved in various companies in the fish farming business,[1] and is founder and owner of Firda Seafood [no].[2]

He is listed on the magazine Kapital's list of the 400 wealthiest persons in Norway.[2]

In 2007 he acquired a statue of king Olav V, sculpted by Knut Steen, after the statue had been rejected by the Oslo Municipality. The statue was erected and unveiled in Skjerjehamn [no] on the island of Sandøyna in Gulen on 4 August 2007.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Askheim, Svein. "Ola Braanaas". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Ola Braanaas 4,1 mrd". Kapital (in Norwegian). No. 33/34. 2023. p. 54.
  3. ^ Melby, Grethe (29 August 2007). "Helt ute. Helt inne". kunstkritikk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 February 2024.