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
Director
Lars Ole Saugnes
79 02 72 80
director@kingsbay.no
Office manager
Aud J.Neergård
79 02 72 18
office@kingsbay.no
Adviser
Solveig Roti Dahl
79 02 72 83
adviser@kingsbay.no
Research adviser
Julie Trømborg
79 02 72 52
research@kingsbay.no
Accountant
Sunniva Berge Mo
79 02 72 91
accounting@kingsbay.no
ADMINISTRASJON
Higher executive officer/Procurement
Reception/Booking
Christer Amundsen
Liv-Anna Ringheim
79 02 72 00
booking@kingsbay.no
Nurse
Ellen Kristine Opheim
79 02 72 74
nurse@kingsbay.no
Project Manager
Johannes M. Lipphardt
79 02 72 84
project@kingsbay.no
Housekeeping
Helga Bogey Birgisdóttir
79 02 72 29
housekeeper@kingsbay.no
OPERATIONS
Technical Manager
Roar Blomstrand
79 02 72 81
technical@kingsbay.no
Operation Manager
Trond Nasvik
Power Station
Tormod Eknes
79 02 72 42
powerstation@kingsbay.no
Electician
Ida Kristoffersen
79 02 72 44
electrician@kingsbay.no
Carpenter
Benedikt Uherek
79 02 72 48
Harbourmaster
Erlend Havenstrøm
79 02 72 40
harbour@kingsbay.no
Mec. Workshop
Ole Kristian Moland Larsen
79 02 72 41
mechanic@kingsbay.no
Plumber
Heine Milde-Nævdal
79 02 72 43
plumber@kingsbay.no
Lab Manager / Departemental engineer
Tina Storrø
79 02 72 70
engineer@kingsbay.no
AFIS/Airport Manager
KITCHEN
Chef's Office
Kristian Andre Nilsen
79 02 72 31
chef@kingsbay.no
Kitchen
Espen Ulvenes
79 02 72 30
kitchen@kingsbay.no
Kitchen
Siri Tungland
79 02 72 30
kitchen@kingsbay.no
Kitchen
Kristian Kanrew Askersrud
79 02 72 30
kitchen@kingsbay.no
Kitchen
Jan Marius Røkbuvold
79 02 72 30
kitchen@kingsbay.no
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Kings Bay AS Styre
Chairman
Tor Instanes
Managing director at GC Rieber Eiendom AS – a commercial real estate company in Bergen, Norway.
Deputy Chairman
Bo Andersen
Leader of Framcenter 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
Campus Manager Finnmark at Samskipnaden – The Arctic Student Welfare Organisation.