Rolf Saether

Rolf Sæther graduated with a cand.jur. degree from the University of Oslo in 1964 and worked as a deputy judge at Mandal District Court and as a civil servant at Norway's Ministry of Transport and Communications before joining the Norwegian Shipowners' Association in 1968. He became the association's director of international relations in 1980, vice chief executive in 1985, and chief executive from 1992 to 2002.

He later chaired Folketrygdfondet (2002-2006) and was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St Olav in 2002. He co-authored two books on Norway's involvement in the Spanish Civil War, published in 2009 and 2011.

He moderated Mare Forum's Marine Investments Financing Forum (2001) and the 2nd Global Ship Recycling Summit, and spoke as a panellist at Mare Forum 2001.