Amund Ringnes (brewery owner, 1905)

Amund Ringnes (24 June 1905 – 1980) was a Norwegian brewery owner.

He was born in Oslo to Andreas Ringnes (1874–1928) and Ragna Jensen (1876–1944).^[1] He was the grandson of brewery owner and patron Amund Ringnes (1840–1907).^[2] He married Laura Kristine Falkenberg in 1928.^[1]

He started studying chemistry in 1923, and graduated in chemical engineering from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1927. He took training as a brewery master in Copenhagen, finished in 1929 and was employed by Ringnes brewery in the same year. After a period as a chemist, he became a manager in 1935 and chief executive officer in 1945. He was also a member of the board.^[1][3]

He chaired the employers' association Bryggerienes Arbeidsgiverforening from 1952 to 1957, was a central board member of the Norwegian Employers' Confederation 1952 to 1957 and the Federation of Norwegian Industries from 1957 to 1961. He was a board member of Nora Fabrikker since 1945, Vel-Vask from 1946 to 1956, Tønsberg Bryggeri since 1962, Farris since 1963, Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse since 1969 (formerly a supervisory council member) and Forsikringsaktieselskabet Norden since 1957 (chair since 1968, formerly a supervisory council member from 1945 to 1957). He was a member of the Norway Travel Association, and in science, he was a member of the European Brewery Convention from 1947, and of the NTNF council from 1955 to 1963. He was decorated as a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.^[1]

References

1. Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Ringnes, Amund". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian) (11th ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 461–62. ISBN 82-03-04887-0. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
2. Bratberg, Terje (23 February 2010). "Ringnes – slekt fra Krødsherad". In Godal, Anne Marit. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 July 2011.
3. Godal, Anne Marit, ed. (14 February 2009). "Amund Ringnes – norsk bryggerileder 1905-80". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 July 2011.