Nils Steen

Nils Steen (19 February 1892 – 29 September 1968) was a Norwegian businessman.

Personal life He was born in Kristiania as a son of businessperson Christian Strøm Steen (1854–1932) and Lilli Bing (1865–1935). He was thus a brother of Emil Steen, grandson of Peter Emil Steen, nephew of Johan and Emil Steen, and a first cousin of Erling and Fredrik Steen.

In 1925 he married Wencke Mowinckel Wetlesen, daughter of an explosives company executive. Together with his first cousin Erling Steen and Eyvind Strøm, who both too entered the company in the 1910s, he took over the leadership in the 1930s. Nils Steen became director in 1932. After becoming chief executive in 1960 he retired in 1964, but continued as chairman of the board.

He was decorated with the King's Medal of Merit in gold in 1964. He died in September 1968.