Stein Erik Hagen
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Stein Erik Hagen is a Norwegian businessman who, with his father, opened a discount supermarket in the late 1970s. Ultimately he partnered with supermarket giant Ahold, obtaining both a cash payout and a 20% stake in the company. When the deal is renegotiated, it is expected that each will attempt to obtain the other's stake in the company.
Hagen also has a significant stakes in Orkla, a large Norwegian outfit with interests in chemicals, consumer goods and financial services; and Steen & Strøm, which owns shopping centers. One of his daughters sits on the board of his investment firm, Canica. Hagen reportedly owns one of the biggest sailboats in Europe and used to own his own island in the Caribbean, which he has sold.
Hagen is the second-richest person in Norway and he is married to Mille-Marie Treschow, the richest woman in Norway.
He provided financial support to Venstre in the 2005 Norwegian election.
