Alexandra Bech Gjørv
Born (1965-09-13) 13 September 1965[1]
NationalityNorwegian
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Lawyer and businesswoman
Notable workGjørv Report
Parent
RelativesInger Lise Gjørv (mother-in-law)

Alexandra Bech Gjørv (born 13 September 1965) is a Norwegian lawyer and businesswoman. She has been chief executive of SINTEF since 2016.

Early and personal life

Born on 13 September 1965, Gjørv is the daughter of journalist Toppen Bech. She is married to Espen Gjørv, and a daughter-in-law of politician Inger Lise Gjørv.[1]

Career

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.[2][3]

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 was appointed chief executive of SINTEF, succeeding Unni Steinsmo from January 2016.[4]

References

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


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