He worked as a sales director in Bama and was secretary-general in the Association for the Promotion of Skiing. As such he administered the Holmenkollen ski festival, the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, the 1986 Biathlon World Championships and the 1987 Winter Deaflympics and worked with the bid for the 2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. His nickname was "the Kollen general". He received the Medal of St. Hallvard and became a member of the gentlemen's skiing club SK Ull.