He started his career in 1870, working for Peter J. K. Petersen and the warehouse of Nydalens Compagnie.
After some time in the company Mantels in Hamburg, he returned to Nydalens Compagnie in 1886.
He was a confidential clerk from 1886 and was promoted to manager in 1889, succeeding Peter J. K. Petersen.
He chaired the employers' association De norske Tekstilfabrikanters Forening from 1899 to 1901 and Den norske Fællesforening for Haandverk og Industri from 1901 to 1912, and was a central board member of the Norwegian Employers' Confederation from 1900.
He was also a board member of Akers Sparebank, and bank director from 1906 to 1910.