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.Kistefos AS Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 26 February 2014
The company dates back to 1889 when Sveaas' family founded the lumber mill Kistefos Træsliberi.
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