What is Stein Erik Hagen?
[[File:Stein Erik Hagen, Chairman of the board.jpg|thumb|Stein Erik Hagen, 2011]] '''Stein Erik Hagen''' is a Norwegian businessman. He is chairman of [[Orkla]]. Hagen holds large stakes in the companies Steen & Strøm, Jernia and Komplett. According to the magazine Kapital, Hagen has NOK 24 billion. It is making him the second richest person in [[Norway]]. == Biography == Stein Erik Hagen was born 22 July 1956. He studied ''Kjøpmannsinsituttet.'' Together with his father he founded discount store chain called RIMI in the 1970s. In the 2000s he sold RIMI to Swedish companies ICA and Ahold. Most of the money he invested in the Orkla. At various times he financially supported different parties (Liberal Party, Christian Democratic Party, Conservative Party and Progress Party).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stein Erik Hagen|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/stein-erik-hagen/|access-date=2021-08-20|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hagen, Stein Erik}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Norwegian businesspeople]]