Alexandra Bech Gjørv

Alexandra Bech Gjørv (born 1965) is a Norwegian lawyer and businesswoman.

Alexandra Bech Gjørv
Born1965 (age 54–55)
NationalityNorwegian
Alma mater
OccupationLawyer and businesswoman
Notable work
Gjørv Report
Parent(s)Toppen Bech
RelativesInger Lise Gjørv (mother-in-law)

She is the daughter of journalist Toppen Bech, and a daughter-in-law of politician Inger Lise Gjørv. She was assigned with Norsk Hydro from 1993 to 2007, and with Statoil from 2007 to 2010. She chaired the governmental commission appointed after the 2011 Norway attacks, which presented their findings in the Gjørv Report.[1] In 2015 she became the chief executive of SINTEF.[2]

Gjørv graduated as cand.jur. in 1990 from the University of Oslo, received further education at the University of Oxford (1991) and the Suffolk University in Boston (1993), and passed the New York State Bar Exam in 1994.[3][4]

References
  1. Askheim, Svein. "Alexandra Bech Gjørv". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  2. Hustad, Helge Voll (1 July 2015). "Gjørv blir ny konsernsjef i SINTEF" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  3. "Alexandra Bech Gjørv, President and CEO". sintef.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. "Alexandra Bech Gjørv". hjort.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
Preceded by
Unni Steinsmo		 Chief executive of SINTEF
since 2016		 Succeeded by
incumbent


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