Rolf Skår
Rolf Skår | |
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1985 St. Gallen University Archives | |
| Born | 13 May 1941 Karmøy, Norway |
| Died | 24 May 2023 (aged 82) |
| Education | Norwegian Institute of Technology (degree in cybernetics) |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Known for | Co-founder and CEO of Norsk Data Chairman of the Norwegian Polytechnic Society CEO of the Norwegian Space Centre |
| Spouse | Aslaug Signy Nisi |
| Awards | Order of St. Olav (2010) |
Rolf Skår (13 May 1941 – 24 May 2023) was a Norwegian engineer and entrepreneur. He was a co-founder of the computer manufacturing company Norsk Data in 1967, and took over as chief executive officer (CEO) of the company from 1978 to 1989. He was later CEO of the Royal Norwegian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, chaired the Norwegian Polytechnic Society, and was CEO of the Norwegian Space Centre from 1998 to 2006. For his contributions to information technology and space activity, Skår was knighted as in the First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 2010.