Petter Planke (7 March 1937 – 25 February 2026)[1] was a Norwegian businessman, known for the foundation of Tomra.
Life and career
Planke was born in Oslo on 7 March 1937, to Sverre Martens Planke and Vivien Brath, and was a brother of Tore Planke. He married Grete Rønneberg in 1958.
He co-founded the industry company Tomra in 1972, along with his brother. He was thus a pioneer in the production of reverse vending machines. As of 2000, Tomra had about 75% of the world market of reverse vending machines. He was a board member of Norges Industriforbund from 1981 to 1985, and a member of the Norwegian Export Council from 1987 to 1989. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 2015.[2][3]