Christian Bjelland, IV, born in Stavanger, Norway on January 29, 1954, is a Norwegian industrialist and art collector. Bjelland is the great-grandson of the Norwegian industrial pioneer Christian Bjelland (1858 - 1927) and current owner of Chr. Bjelland & Co. AS. He was educated at Sedbergh School, England (1967-1972), Dartmouth College (AB 1976) and Harvard Business School (MBA 1978). He was previously Vice Chairman of Den Norske Bank ASA (1991 - 1996) and Chairman of Kvearner ASA (1996 - 2001). He was chairman of The National Museum of Art in Oslo, Norway (2001 - 2008). Bjelland was selected as a "Global Leader of Tomorrow" at the 1997 World Economic Forum in Davos.
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1927 (aged 68)
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