In 1988 he became the CEO of Widerøe . One of the first things to occur in Mikkelsen 's period in Widerøe was the disastrous Widerøe Flight 710 crash . The Widerøe Flight 839 crash occurred in 1990 , and the Widerøe Flight 744 crash occurred in 1993 . He remained in Widerøe for almost a decade , but in November 1996 it was announced that he would take over as the CEO of the Ulstein Group in February 1997 . He also succeeded Idar Ulstein as chairman of the board in Ulstein Verft , Ulstein Propeller , Ulstein Bergen and Ulstein Brattvaag . He remained in Ultsein until 1999 , and from 1999 to 2001 he was the CEO of Oslo Energi Holding . In September 2001 he succeeded Lars Uno Thulin as CEO of Statkraft . He has also been chairman of Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani and a board member of E.ON and Cermaq
Widerøe Flight 839
Widerøe Flight 839
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