He was born in Høvik as the son of dean Oskar Albert Munck (1868–1956) and Mathilde Munthe-Kaas (1871–1906).
He grew up in Øygarden, took his examen artium at Frogner School in 1916 and a degree in electrical engineering at the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1921.
[3] After a time of struggle, the company profited from the upward economic cycles of the late 1930s and the post-World War II period.
The company had production facilities in Bergen, Fusa, Bøvågen, Hamar and Langesund, and also expanded abroad.
The editor-in-chief who replaced Engen shortly before Munck's takeover, Christian leader Per Voksø, resigned with immediate effect in March 1967.