April 11, 2012 – IOC Member Mr. Gerhard Heiberg led a group visiting the museum for communication.
Ms. Yun Wu, the deputy director of the museum, received and led Mr. Heiberg visiting every exhibition halls, meanwhile, introduced relevant information about the museum of its opening for the 4 years. Mr. Heiberg spoke highly of the splendid building that Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu designed by himself and admired for Dr. Wu’s rich Olympic collections on display during his 20-year Olympic career. Mr. Heiberg stated that the museum played an active role for spreading Olympic spirit and culture in China even around the world. Finally, Mr. Heiberg expressed his best wishes for the museum and hoped it continue to strive for disseminating Olympic culture and spirit.
Ms. Wu appreciated Mr. Heiberg a lot for his visiting.
Gerhard Heiberg
Entry in the IOC: 1994
Education
MBA, Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration,
Copenhagen (1963); San José University (1964)
Language
Norwegian, English, German, French, Spainish
Career
President and CEO of Norcem (1973-1987); after merger of Norcem and Aker in 1987, President and CEO (1987-1989); Chairman of the Board of Aker SA (1989-1996); Chairman of the Boards of Den Norske Bank (1995-2000) and of Norwegian Trade Council (1995-2000); partner of Norscan Partners AS
Sports practiced
Athletics, football, tennis, swimming, skiing
IOC History
Member of the Executive Board (2003-2011); Chairman of the Marketing
Commission (2001- ) and of the Evaluation Commission for the XXI Olympic
Winter Games in 2010 (2002-2003); Vice-Chairman of the Olympic Philately,
Numismatic and Memorabilia Commission (2005- ); member of the following
Commissions: Coordination for the XVIII Olympic Winter Games in Nagano in 1998 (1995-1998), Coordination for the XIX Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City in 2002 (1996-2002), Sport and Environment (1996-2001),“IOC 2000” (1999), Coordination for the XX Olympic Winter Games in Turin in 2006 (2000-2006), TV Rights and New Media (2002- )
