Erik James Momme Mollatt (born 3 April 1941) is a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 businessperson.

He was born in Rygge

Rygge

Rygge is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rygge. Rygge was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 .The emblem of Rygge is the Pasque flower...

 as the younger brother of Ralph Mollatt

Ralph Mollatt

Ralph Mollatt was a Norwegian businessperson.He was born in Oslo, and studied in Syracuse, New York and Grenoble. He worked in the family company M. Peterson & Søn, and was CEO from 1963 to 1980. His younger brother Erik was later CEO from 1983 to 2002.For his work, Ralph Mollatt was decorated...

, and graduated in economics from the American University

American University

American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...

 in 1967. He was the CEO of M. Peterson & Søn from 1983 to 2002, and under his leadership the company became one of Norway's largest within the field of packing

Packing

Packing may refer to:In Mechanical engineering:* Packing, also known as an O-ring or other type of Seal , a term for a sealing materialIn Chemical engineering:* Structured packing, i.e...

. He was also instrumental in erecting a statue of Christian Frederik in the city of Moss

Moss, Norway

is a coastal city and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Moss. The city of Moss was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...

, to commemorate the Convention of Moss

Convention of Moss

The Convention of Moss was a cease fire agreement, signed August 14, 1814, between the Swedish King and the Norwegian Storting. It followed the Swedish-Norwegian War due to Norway's claim to sovereignty...

. For his contributions to industry and culture, in 2003 he was proclaimed Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav. He is also one of two honorary members in the Industrial Association of the city of Moss

Moss, Norway

is a coastal city and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Moss. The city of Moss was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...

, the other being Tor Tank-Nielsen

Tor Tank-Nielsen

Tor Tank-Nielsen is a Norwegian former businessperson.He was born in Kristiania. He studied chemical engineering, and graduated in 1940. In 1941 he was hired in the company M...

.

Mollatt resides in Hobøl

Hobøl

Hobøl is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Elvestad. Hobøl is situated about southeast of Oslo. The parish of Haabøl was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 .The largest village in Hobøl is Tomter, whose train...

, and has a fortune of about US$

United States dollar

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1.8 million.