He was also active in the Norwegian Agrarian Association, and from 1961 to 1964 he was a board member of and supervisory council member of the Norwegian Red breeders. He was a board member of Privatbanken in Sykkylven from 1960 to 1975, Sunnmørsbanken from 1975 to 1990 (chair until 1980) and Stranda og Sykkylven Billag from 1963 to 1990 (chair since 1973). Nationally he was a board member of Televerket from 1985 to 1993. He was a lay judge in Sunnmøre District Court from 1976 to 1992 and a member of the court of appeal until 2000. In 2003 he was decorated with the King's Medal of Merit in gold.
