The Ledger / Kjell Inge Rokke
Kjell Inge Rokke
◼ Origin
Kjell Inge Rokke emigrated from Norway to the U.S. as a teenager in 1974 and worked on fishing boats in Alaska, acquiring his first vessel in 1982. Returning to Norway, he assembled Aker ASA -- a diversified industrial conglomerate spanning oil services (Aker BP), seafood and krill (Aker BioMarine), renewable energy (Aker Horizons), and industrial real estate. He holds 68.2% of Aker ASA through The Resource Group TRG AS.
◼ Self-Made Verdict — YES
Arrived in the U.S. with no capital; acquired first fishing boat in 1982 through earned savings; Aker built from scratch with no inherited business base.
◼ Documented marks
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Controls approximately 68% of Aker ASA through TRG AS; Aker holds controlling stakes in Aker BP, Aker Solutions, and Aker BioMarine
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Convicted of bribery and document fraud in 2005 and served approximately 25 days of a 120-day sentence before parole
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Aker BP's Ivar Aasen platform cited by Norway's Environment Agency in 2019 for releasing poisonous chemicals considerably in excess of permitted levels
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Funds REV Ocean research vessel project and has pledged the majority of his wealth to ocean conservation
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Aker BioMarine was fined NOK 500,000 by the Oslo Stock Exchange for failing to disclose material information on time
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Controls approximately 68% of Aker ASA (Oslo Bors: AKER) through family holding company TRG AS; Aker in turn controls Aker BP, Aker Solutions, Aker BioMarine, and others
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Convicted of bribery and document fraud in Norway in 2005; served approximately 25 days of a 120-day sentence before parole
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Aker BP's Ivar Aasen platform cited by Norway's Environment Agency in 2019 for releasing poisonous chemicals far in excess of permitted levels
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Launched the 414-foot research vessel 'The Aker' (REV Ocean) in 2020 as a dual-purpose personal yacht and ocean research platform
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Committed to giving the majority of his wealth to ocean-related environmental causes through the Aker Scholarship and related foundations
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Controls approximately 68% of Aker ASA (Oslo Bors: AKER) through family holding company TRG AS; Aker in turn controls Aker BP, Aker Solutions, Aker BioMarine, and others
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Controls 68.2% of Aker ASA (Oslo: AKER) through TRG AS; Aker spans oil (Aker BP), krill (Aker BioMarine), renewables (Aker Horizons), and industrial real estate
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Convicted of bribery in 2005 for paying a Swedish official to issue skipper's licenses; served ~24-25 days at Hof Prison before parole
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Aker BP's Ivar Aasen platform discharged far above permitted red-listed chemicals into North Sea: 290 kg/year permitted; actual 2 tonnes (2017), 5.6 tonnes (2018), 14.5 tonnes by mid-2019
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Relocated to Lugano, Switzerland in September 2022; pledged 35.2% of TRG shares as collateral to Norwegian Tax Authorities for exit tax
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Aker BioMarine fined NOK 500,000 (~$55,000) by Oslo Stock Exchange in 2020 for delayed disclosure of material inside information
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Convicted of bribery and document fraud in Norway in 2005; served approximately 25 days of a 120-day sentence before parole
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Aker BP's Ivar Aasen platform cited by Norway's Environment Agency in 2019 for releasing poisonous chemicals far in excess of permitted levels
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Launched the 414-foot research vessel 'The Aker' (REV Ocean) in 2020 as a dual-purpose personal yacht and ocean research platform
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Committed to giving the majority of his wealth to ocean-related environmental causes through the Aker Scholarship and related foundations
No inheritance, or primary accounts documented for this billionaire yet.
◼ List of charges
Total sentence
0–0 years
That is
0.0–0.0 life sentences
(using 78 years as one life)
These are moral charges, not legal ones. The actual legal system has not — and will not — bring them.
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