Gjert Wilhelmsen

Gjert Wilhelmsen (12 February 1927 – 28 February 2018) was a Norwegian shipowner. He was born in Oslo to shipowner Anders Wilhelmsen and Aslaug Gjertsen, and was a brother of Arne Wilhelmsen. He was educated at the Norwegian Institute of Technology, and was technical director and eventually co-owner of the family company Anders Wilhelmsen AS. Wilhelmsen has held central positions in Det norske veritas, the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue, the Norwegian Shipowners' Association, and the Norwegian Maritime Museum. He was decorated Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 2005. References 1927 births 2018 deaths Businesspeople from Oslo in shipping Norwegian Institute of Technology alumni 20th-century Norwegian engineers 20th-century Norwegian businesspeople 21st-century Norwegian businesspeople Order of Saint Olav