Westye Høegh (1942) holds a Bachelor of Law, University of Oslo (1968) and a MBA from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He has been an assistant district judge (dommerfullmektig), had bank practice in Paris and been employed in Leif Höegh & Co. ASA since 1974 including member of the Board of Directors since 1974 and Chairman of the Board from 1984 to 2003. Höegh has held several positions within The Norwegian Shipowners' Association and was its President for the period 1994-1995. He has been a member of the European Community Shipowners' Association Council and chairman of INTERTANKO. He is currently chairman of the council of Det Norske Veritas and council member of Shiffshypothenkbank zu Lübeck AG.
