Robert Millar (marketer)

Robert Millar (13 January 1878 – 2 June 1960) was an Irish born, Norwegian advertising executive and author.

The same day he sent a number of letters to people and associations, inviting them to found a private company to build and operate the tramway.

The first meeting was held on 3 November with Millar appointed chair and engineer Ferdinand Bjerke added to the committee.

Millar stayed in the position until 6 September 1916, when A/S Graakalbanen was founded to build and operate the Gråkallen Line of the Trondheim Tramway.

[8][9] In 1917, Millar moved to Kristiania (now Oslo) to work with advertising for the newly established Handelsbanken.

Both Robert Millar and his wife, Ella, were buried in the churchyard of Bekkelaget Church in the district of Nordstrand of Oslo.