About Kings Bay AS
Kings Bay AS is a company owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment since 1 January 2017.
The company owns and operates the town of Ny-Ålesund as well as the surrounding area. The property, comprising 295 km2, includes Brøggerhalvøya and a coastal strip on the east and north sides of Kongsfjorden.
The company purpose is to work towards the development and management of the Ny-Ålesund Research Station with a sustainable use of resources and ecosystem services in accordance with the enviromental law priciples of the Svalbard Environmental Protection Act and its own articles of association.
As the owner, Kings Bay has a special responsibility for management, protection, maintenance and the active use of 29 protected buildings erected between 1916 and 1945. These are half of the buildings in Ny-Ålesund and Svalbard’s largest collection of automatically protected buildings. In addition, the company is responsible as the owner of a large number of protected technical monuments and sites from the mining and polar history of Ny-Ålesund.
Kings Bay promotes and supports research and research activities performed by research institutions from other countries and contributes to the development of Ny-Ålesund as the most important research station in the Arctic.
Kings Bay is a company where the state seeks the most efficient possible attainment of public policy goals. The state ownership contributes to maintaining Norwegian communities in the archipelago in accordance with overarching Svalbard policy.
KINGS BAY AS
Reception
08:00–12:00 | 13:00–16:00
(Mon–Thu)
08:00–12:00 | 13:00–15:00
(Fri)
Phone: +47 79 02 72 00
reception@kingsbay.no
post@kingsbay.no
Director
Office manager
Adviser
Solveig Roti Dahl
+47 79 02 72 83
adviser@kingsbay.no
Research adviser
Julie Trømborg
+47 79 02 72 52
research@kingsbay.no
Accountant
ADMINISTRATION
Higher executive officer / Procurement
Reception / Booking
Christer Amundsen
Liv-Anna Ringheim
+47 79 02 72 00
booking@kingsbay.no
Nurse
Project Manager
Johannes M. Lipphardt
+47 79 02 72 84
project@kingsbay.no
Housekeeping
Helga Bogey Birgisdóttir
Operations
Technical Manager
Roar Blomstrand
+47 79 02 72 81
technical@kingsbay.no
Operation Manager
Trond Nasvik
+47 79 02 72 45
operations@kingsbay.no
Power Station
Tormod Eknes
+47 79 02 72 42
powerstation@kingsbay.no
Electrician
Ida Kristoffersen
+47 79 02 72 44
electrician@kingsbay.no
Carpenter
Benedikt Uherek
+47 79 02 72 48
carpenter@kingsbay.no
Harbourmaster
Erlend Havenstrøm
+47 79 02 72 40
harbour@kingsbay.no
Mec. Workshop
Ole Kristian Moland Larsen
+47 79 02 72 41
mechanic@kingsbay.no
Plumber
Heine Milde-Nævdal
+47 79 02 72 43
plumber@kingsbay.no
Lab Manager / Departemental Engineer
Tina Storrø
+47 79 02 72 70
engineer@kingsbay.no
AFIS/Airport Manager
Christoffer Karlsson
Vegard Sand
+47 79 02 72 20
Kitchen
Chef`s Office
Kristian Andre Nilsen
+47 79 02 72 31
chef@kingsbay.no
Kitchen
Espen Ulvenes
+47 79 02 72 30
kitchen@kingsbay.no
Kitchen
Siri Tungland
+47 79 02 72 30
kitchen@kingsbay.no
Kitchen
Kristian Kanrew Askersrud
+47 79 02 72 30
kitchen@kingsbay.no
Kitchen
Jan Marius Røkbuvold
+47 79 02 72 30
kitchen@kingsbay.no
Organisasjonskart
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Kings Bay AS Board
Chairman
Tor Instanes
Managing director at GC Rieber Eiendom AS – a commercial real estate company in Bergen, Norway.
Deputy Chairman
Bo Andersen
Leader of Framecenter steering group, guest researcher at University of Oslo and former Director General Norwegian Space Agency.
Board member
Harald Høgseth
Associate Professor Department of Teacher Education at NTNU and Professor in Craft Science at the Departent of Conservation, University of Gothenburg.
Board member
Lise Bartnes Aalberg
Director of Real Estate for SIVA SF – an enterprise facilitating a national infrastructure for innovation, owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries.
Board member
Elin Bang Tverfjeld
Leder Regnskap og Lønn Sparebank 1 Regnskapshuset Nord Norge AS.