Tor Espedal
{{Short description|Norwegian businessperson (1934–2017)}}
Tor Espedal (8 June 1934 – 25 April 2017) was a Norwegian businessperson.
He was born in Forsand.{{cite news|title=Tor Espedal 70 år 8. juni|date=23 May 2004|agency=Norwegian News Agency|language=Norwegian}} He finished his secondary education at Rogaland Public Gymnasium in 1950,{{cite news|title=Russ for 60 år sidan|date=20 September 2010|work=Jærbladet|language=Norwegian}} graduated from the Norwegian School of Economics with the siv.øk. degree and also took education at the University of Bergen and Harvard University.
After working in the Ministry of Finance and Laerdal Medical he was hired in the Norwegian State Oil Company (Statoil) in 1973. He started as chief financial officer, moved on to other capacities and remained in the leadership of Statoil until 1995, with shorter tenures elsewhere. From 1978 to 1982 he was the chief executive officer of Sandnes Acuderverk; in 1987 he was the acting chief executive officer of Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk for half a year and in 1988 he was appointed to clean up after Statoil's own Mongstad scandal.{{cite news|title=Navn i nyhetene: Tor Espedal|date=8 January 1987|agency=Norwegian News Agency|language=Norwegian}}{{cite news|title=Navn i nyhetene: Tor Espedal|date=31 January 1988|agency=Norwegian News Agency|language=Norwegian}}{{cite news|title=Tor Espedal er død|work=Stavanger Aftenblad|date=11 May 2017|author=Andersen, Svein|author2=Sandvik, Jarle Erik|author3=Øverland, Erling|language=Norwegian}}
Espedal chaired the board of Rikshospitalet from 1989 to 2002. He also chaired Laerdal Medical and Standards Norway and was a board member of the Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee and the Norwegian State Railways.{{cite news|title=75 år 8. juni: TIdl. konsernsjef Tor Espedal|date=20 May 2009|agency=Norwegian News Agency|language=Norwegian}}
He was the father of Harald Espedal. Tor Espedal died on 25 April 2017, at the age of 82.{{cite news|title=Tor Espedal|work=Stavanger Aftenposten|date=4 May 2017|author=Johnsen, Arve|authorlink=Arve Johnsen|language=Norwegian}}
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Category:Norwegian School of Economics alumni