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

Apr 3, 1989Founded1
  • 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

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.

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.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries (GLEIF)

Also consolidated

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

  1. Apr 3, 1989Founded Founded1