Portrait of Kjell Inge Rokke

Rank #351

Kjell Inge Rokke

Net worth $9.8B

Shipping, seafood · Norway

Born
Oct 25, 1958
Age
67
Source
Shipping, seafood
Residence
Vettre
Citizenship
Norway
Marital status
Married
Children
4
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Kjell Inge Rokke owns over 68% of publicly traded Aker, a shipping and offshore drilling conglomerate.
  • He got his start selling fish off a boat in Seattle before returning to Norway where he built a fleet and a reputation as a ruthless corporate raider.
  • In 2016 Aker decreased its ties to the industry that made Rokke rich, selling a stake in fishing firm Havfisk to Leroy Seafood Group for $250 million
  • Rokke commissioned a nearly-600-foot yacht in 2017 that will spend part of its time on environmental research missions in partnership with WWF Norway.
  • The superyacht, which will be able to accommodate up to 60 scientists and 30 crew during research expeditions, is expected to be completed in 2025, five years behind schedule.

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