Øystein Stray Spetalen

Spetalen was born in Sandefjord on 17 June 1962.^[1] He is educated as petroleum engineer from the Norwegian Institute of Technology.^[1][2]

Spetalen operates via the investment company Tycoon Industrier, which he established in 1995, and the umbrella company Ferncliff, and has significant ownerships in Norwegian industries.^[1]

He is listed on the magazine Kapital's list of the 400 wealthiest persons in Norway.^[3] In 2022 he was listed third among the persons with highest income in Norway.^[4]

Spetalen was a board member of the football club Vålerenga Fotball from 1996 to 2003, and has been among the investors supporting the club financially.^[1]