Jon Grude Gjedebo

JON GRUDE GJEDEBO is President and CEO of Hitec ASA. He started his own
business in 1973 under the name of Jon Gjedebo Kontroll. In 1984, the
company name was changed to Cybernetix AS. In 1985, Mr Gjedebo founded
Hitec ASA, which went public in 1994. Today, Hitec ASA is among the
world’s leading companies in automation for the drilling and shipping
industries. Mr. Gjedebo is Chairman of the Board of Cybernetix SA. He
also serves on the boards of Navis ASA and a number of Hitec’s
subsidiaries and associated companies. He was a member of the Stavanger
City Council from 1979 to 1991. He has served on a number of public
bodies and committees, including INTSOK, the Government-sponsored think-
tank on the internationalisation of the Norwegian petroleum industry.
He is active in several charities and voluntary organisations. In 1998,
Mr Gjedebo was elected both “Entrepreneur of the Year” and “Oilman of
the Year” in Norway.