Westye Høegh
 Westye Høegh    ( businessman, shipowner) | |
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| Born | 30 December 1942 Oslo, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | • University of Oslo • Wharton School of Business |
| Parents |  Leif Høegh |
| Children |  Leif O. Høegh |
| Siblings | Ove Dines Høegh |
| Member of | Bilderberg/Steering committee, Norwegian Shipowners' Association |
President of the Norwegian Shipowners' Association, Bilderberg Steering committee
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Morten Westye Höegh is a Norwegian lawyer shipowner and businessman. Like his father Leif Høegh he was a member of the Bilderberg Steering committee. His son Leif O. Høegh is also a Bilderberger.[1] From 1994 to 1995 he was president of the Norwegian Shipowners' Association.
Background
Westye Höegh is the son of shipowner Leif Høegh Petersen (1896-1974) and Lucy Egeberg (1907-1992). His father was of the family Høegh and his mother of Egeberg family, who descended from the English Westye Egeberg (1770-1830) who settled in Oslo around the year 1800 and became a large lumber trader, a booming industry at the time.
Education
Westye Høegh graduated in law from the University of Oslo 1968 and took a Master of Business Administration from Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania 1971.[2]
Career
Since 1974 he was employed by the family shipping company Leif Høegh & Co, which his father had started in 1927. His brother Ove Dines Høegh (born 1936) was head of the company until its collapse in 1982, which led to it moving out of Norway for tax reasons[3] from 1984 to 2003, Westye Høegh was chairman of the board.
In 2014 it became known that he and his brother Ove had transferred the company to their respective sons, namely Morten Westye Hoegh (born 1973) at its London office and Leif Ovesøn Høegh (born 1963).[4]
He was chairman of the board of the accredited registrar and classification society DNV.
Golf
He has played World Championship matches in golf for Norway in the 1970s and in 2005 tried to create "Team Norway", a Norwegian professional golf team together with shipowners Wilhelm Wilhelmsen (1937-2020), Ole Jacob Figenbaum (born 1942) and Per Heidenreich (born 1944).[5]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1992 | 21 May 1992 | 24 May 1992 | France Royal Club Evian Evian-les-Bains | The 40th Bilderberg. It had 121 participants. |
| Bilderberg/1993 | 22 April 1993 | 25 April 1993 | Greece Nafsika Astir Palace Hotel Vouliagmeni | The 41st Bilderberg, held in Greece |
| Bilderberg/1994 | 2 June 1994 | 5 June 1994 | Finland Helsinki | The 42nd Bilderberg, in Helsinki. |
| Bilderberg/1995 | 8 June 1995 | 11 June 1995 | Greece Nafsika Astir Palace Hotel Vouliagmeni | The 43rd Bilderberg. Held at the Burgenstock Hotel in Burgenstock, Switzerland. |
| Bilderberg/1996 | 30 May 1996 | 2 June 1996 | Canada Toronto | The 44th Bilderberg, held in Canada |
| Bilderberg/1997 | 12 June 1997 | 15 June 1997 | US Lake Lanier Georgia (State) | The 45th Bilderberg meeting |
| Bilderberg/1998 | 14 May 1998 | 17 May 1998 | Scotland Turnberry | The 46th Bilderberg meeting, held in Scotland, chaired by Peter Carrington |
| Bilderberg/1999 | 3 June 1999 | 6 June 1999 | Portugal Sintra | The 47th Bilderberg, 111 participants |
| Bilderberg/2001 | 24 May 2001 | 27 May 2001 | Sweden Stenungsund | The 49th Bilderberg, in Sweden. Reported on the WWW. |
| Bilderberg/2014 | 29 May 2014 | 1 June 2014 | Denmark Copenhagen Marriott Hotel | The 62nd Bilderberg, with 136 guests, held in Copenhagen |
References
- ↑ https://www.tradewindsnews.com/weekly/new-generation-takes-its-seat-at-leif-hoegh/1-1-234597
- ↑ https://snl.no/Westye_H%C3%B8egh
- ↑ Leif Høegh & Co. refinansiert: 700 sjøfolk mister arbeidet i Aftenposten den 16. april 1986.
- ↑ Leif Høegh A/S i A-magasinet den 12. september 2014.
- ↑ Satser millioner på norsk profflag i VG den 3. april 2005.
