In 2013, Gustav Magnar Witzøe received a generous gift for his 18th birthday from his father, Gustav Witzøe, who founded Salmar ASA in 1991. This gift wasn't just any present—it was nearly half the shares of the company!
“The house I grew up in was an old house with creaky floors, and then you could hear the wind howling and the waves crashing in the night - it could feel like it was taken out of a Hitchcock movie.” Gustav Magnar Witzøe tells Vogue magazine as he shows off his manor.
Gustav Magnar Witzøe holds almost half the stakes in Salmar ASA, making him a major shareholder in one of the globe's top salmon-producing giants. Talk about swimming in money!