Board of Directors
The Company has a Board of four Directors. Members of the Company’s management are not members of the Board, but the company’s management does attend Board meetings.
Mr. Christen Sveaas is Executive Chairman and owner of Kistefos AS, a leading Norwegian investment company with a large and diversified investment portfolio. He has held several board positions including Treschow-Fritzøe AS, Stolt-Nielsen SA, Orkla ASA, Tschudi & Eitzen Shipping AS, and he has served as senior advisor to EQT, Sweden.
Mr. Sveaas is the Founder of the Kistefos Museum and Christen Sveaas’ Art Foundation. He is a named benefactor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art as well as a founding member of its International Council, and member of the museum’s European Visiting Committee. He is also member of New Museum International Leadership Council, an Honorary Trustee of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and a Global Patron of Art Basel.
Mr. Sveaas is member of Dean’s Executive Board, Harvard Kennedy School, member of HSG Advisory Board and Honorary Senator, University of St. Gallen. Mr. Sveaas holds his Lic. Oec. HSG degree from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Mr. Sveaas is a Norwegian citizen.
Celina Midelfart is a Norwegian businesswoman and investor. She is the Executive Chairman and owner of the investment company Midelfart Capital AS. She is also a board member of Oslo International School, Pescara AS and Avida Finans AB.
She is educated at Stern School of Business and London School of Economics. Resides in Oslo.
Otto is an Investment Manager at Kistefos AS, where he has worked since 2022. He has broad experience within the financial sector, serving as an active owner representative and board member across various industries. Prior to joining Kistefos, Otto worked in the Investment Banking Division at Pareto Securities, focusing on M&A and ECM transactions.
Otto holds an MSc in Finance from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).
Ørjan Svanevik has broad operational experience as former CEO of Arendals Fossekompani, director and COO in Seatankers Management, Head of M&A Aker ASA, Chief Operating Officer Kværner ASA, Head of Business Development Aker Solutions ASA and Strategy Director at Arkwright. In 2008 he established OAVIK Capital AS.
Svanevik is also a board member in NorgesGruppen ASA, NorgesGruppen Finans Holding AS, Reikna AS, Milarex AS og Pangea AS. He has served as chair of Mowi ASA, Volue ASA, Enrx AS, Archer Ltd, North Atlantic Drilling and Kleven Verft.
