Private company
Kistefos
Logo: Kistefos, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
Norwegian investment company
Kistefos is a privately owned investment company owned by Christen Sveaas and led by CEO Tom Ruud. The company comprises wholly owned and part-owned industrial companies within offshore, shipping and IT, as well as strategic investments in various listed and unlisted companies, principally within banking/finance, telecommunications and property.2 Its chief executive is Bengt Arve Rem.1 It employed 21 people in 2026.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryinvestment company1
- HeadquartersOslo1
- Websitekistefos.no
- Legal formaksjeselskap1
- LEI5967007LIEEXZXGL1C833
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered addressDokkveien 1, 0250 Oslo, Norway3
- Registered withThe Brønnøysund Register Centre, 951 408 7433
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Kistefos is a privately owned investment company owned by Christen Sveaas and led by CEO Tom Ruud.2
Corporate structure
Kistefos sits at the top of its group. 13 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Kistefos Oslo, Norway
- KISTEFOS VENTURE CAPITAL AS 100% · Oslo, Norway
- SEMINE AS Kristiansand S, Norway
- VIKING SUPPLY SHIPS AS 80.2% · Kristiansand S, Norway
- Siem Offshore Rederi 51.8% · Kristiansand S, Norway
- Viking Supply Ships AB Stenungsund, Sweden
- WESTERN BULK CHARTERING AS Oslo, Norway
- WESTERN BULK CARRIERS AS Oslo, Norway
- WESTERN BULK PTE. LTD. Singapore, Singapore
- Kistefos Wood Pulp Mill Subsidiary · Dokka, Norway
- KISTEFOS INVESTMENT AS Subsidiary · 100% · Oslo, Norway
- Waterfront Shipping Subsidiary · Oslo
- Western Bulk Subsidiary · Oslo
- KISTEFOS VENTURE CAPITAL AS 100% · Oslo, Norway
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led Kistefos, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- Chief executive officerBengt Arve Rem1
- ChairChristen Sveaas1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Owners
Subsidiaries
Subsidiaries (GLEIF)
Also consolidated
- Siem Offshore Rederi 51.8%8
- WESTERN BULK CARRIERS AS9
- WESTERN BULK CHARTERING AS10
- WESTERN BULK PTE. LTD.11
From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.
Employees over time
- 2026211
Timeline
- Apr 3, 1989Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitekistefos.no1
- WikipediaKistefos
- WikidataQ6417314
Sources
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- 1WikidataKistefos on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaKistefos on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsKistefos logo by Kistefos, Public domain
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