Billionaire Fredriksen’s Top Adviser Since 1990s Steps Back
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Tor Olav Troeim, billionaire John Fredriksen’s closest adviser, is leaving Seatankers Group after almost 20 years to focus on Seadrill Ltd. and Golar LNG Ltd., in which he acquired shares valued at $260 million.
Troeim, 51, has bought 3 million shares in Golar LNG, which owns a fleet of liquefied natural gas carriers, and 2 million shares in Seadrill, the world’s largest rig owner by market value, from Fredriksen’s World Shipholding Ltd. and Hemen Holding Ltd., the companies said yesterday.