please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message kistefos as type private industry holding founded 1889 headquarters oslo norway area served norway key people tom ruud ceo christen sveaas chairman revenue nok 10 277 million 2012 operating income nok 246 million 2012 net income nok 93 million 2012 owner christen sveaas number of employees 16 2012 website kistefos.no kistefos is a privately owned investment company owned by christen sveaas and led by ceo tom ruud . 1 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 the company dates back to 1889 when sveaas family founded the lumber mill kistefos tr sliberi . 2 references edit http www.proff.no roller kistefos as oslo oppf % c3 % b8ringer uten bransjetilknytning z0i3keda a b kistefos as store norske leksikon . retrieved 26 february 2014 external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kistefos & oldid 660133316 categories holding companies of norwayreal estate companies of norwaycompanies based in oslocompanies established in 1889private equity companies of norway1889 establishments in norwayhidden categories articles needing additional references from november 2013all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages norsk bokm l edit links this page was last modified on 30 april 2015 at 21 48 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view