Annar Poulsson

Bård Annar Poulsson (23 March 1911 – 23 November 1996) was a Norwegian businessperson in the insurance industry.

He was born in Bærum as a son of Einar Poulsson (1884–1968) and Aagot Sundt Hansen (1884–1971).[1] His father was a director in the insurance company Assuranceforeningen Skuld.[2] In 1938 he married Colonel's daughter Else Johanne Møller.[1] He was a brother-in-law of insurance director Erik Ø. Poulsson.[3]

He finished his secondary education in 1929, and graduated from the Royal Frederick University in 1935 with a cand.jur. degree. He studied marine insurance in London, Rouen and Hamburg from 1936 to 1937. He was hired as a secretary in Assuranceforeningen Skuld, working together with his father, and was promoted to assisting director in 1943 and chief executive officer in 1947.[1] He retired in 1980.[4] His son Håvar Poulsson took over.[5]

He chaired the Norwegian Maritime Law Association from 1971, and at the same time became a board member of the Comité Maritime International. He was a board member of the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation since 1968 as well as a supervisory council member of Det Norske Veritas since 1948.[1]

He received the Defence Medal 1940–1945 and was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav (1972)[1] and Commander of the Order of the Polar Star.[4] Poulsson was also admitted into the exclusive skiing-based social club SK Ull in 1946. He served as its auditor from 1953 to 1970 and became vice chairman in 1973.[6] He resided at Langodden at Snarøya.[4] He died in November 1996 and was buried at Vestre gravlund.[7]

References
  1. Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Poulsson, Annar". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 446. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. Hoffstad, Einar, ed. (1935). "Poulsson, E(inar)". Merkantilt biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian) (1st ed.). Oslo: Yrkesforlaget. p. 619. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  3. Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Poulsson, Erik Ø". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 446. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  4. "Jubilanter". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 22 March 1986.
  5. Segrov, Bjørn (16 January 1997). "Går styrket inn i jubileumsåret". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 14.
  6. Vaage, Jakob (1983). Skiklubben Ull 100 år 1883–1983 (in Norwegian). Oslo. pp. 7–9.
  7. "Cemeteries in Norway". DIS-Norge. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
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