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Olsen Group, founded by his great grandfather Petter Olsen and named after his grandfather Thomas Fredrik Olsen. Though he remains the chairman of the companies, ownership and CEO functions are retained by his daughter Anette S. Olsen. In addition to his jobs within the Fred. Olsen group he was for a period also chairman of the Aker Group.
Fred Olsen Express on the way to La Gomera. Thomas's son, also named Fred. Olsen (born 1 January 1929), is now in control of the company, after becoming director in 1955. In the early 1970s, Fred. Olsen entered the offshore business, with Dolphin drilling rigs and part of Saga Petroleum. The Saga shares were sold in 1991 while Dolphin is now ...
Thomas Fredrik Olsen (commonly known as Fred. Olsen ) was born in the village of Filtvet in Hurum municipality, Buskerud County, Norway. Olsen was the son of ship owner Petter Olsen (1821-1899), the father of Gösta Hammarlund , and the grandfather of Fredrik Olsen .
The Fred. Olsen group also has business interests in the luxury hotel sector, estate management, [1] property development and electronics companies. [2] In May 2006 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines announced the purchase of a new vessel, Norwegian Crown, from Norwegian Cruise Line. Following delivery of the vessel in November 2007, she was dry-docked ...
In 1986, the company established a duty-free shop at Torp. [11] By 1987, Norsk Air was losing NOK 20 million per year. ... but the third-largest owner, Fred. Olsen ...
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Olsen and his wife, the former Florence Quittenton, were collectors of Coptic art, Pre-Columbian art, African Art, Modern Art and early Chinese art. He was also the original purchaser of Jackson Pollock's "Blue Poles." Being friends with Pollock, Isamu Noguchi, Mark Rothko and other artists, Olsen bought many of their works. [5]
Fred. Olsen has been operating the same route between the ports of Playa Blanca and Corralejo since July 1989. The first vessel used by the company on this route was the Betancuria , a 56-metre (184 ft) long ship capable of transporting over 400 passengers at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph).