| 词条 | Christen Sveaas |
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BackgroundHe was born in Oslo,[2] and has a degree from the University of St. Gallen in 1981.[1] His paternal grandfather is Anders Sveaas (1840–1917), who founded the company AS Kistefos Træsliberi in 1889. The company was sold by the family to Viul Tresliperi in 1985, against Christen Sveaas' wish. He had then started his first investment company in 1979, and from 1982 to 1985 he worked at Grieg Finans before becoming independent.[3][2] He made a series of successful investments (venture capital) in the late 1980s and early 1990s.[6][4] In 1993 he bought back 85% of the shares in AS Kistefos Træsliberi.[5] He also merged several companies into the new investment company Kistefos, where he is the sole owner and Chairman of the Board. The company Kistefos has investments in dry cargo-shipping, offshore supply vessels, financial services, private equity, venture capital, technology founded investments and real estate development. AS Kistefos Træsliberi has interests in forestry (about 17,500 hectares), and related industrial activities in addition to various financial investments.[6] Sveaas initiated the Kistefos Museum, the original and fully intact wood pulp mill from 1889, of which he is the main sponsor. Since 1997 the Kistefos-Museum has been developed and now comprises a famous sculpture park.[7] He has also sponsored the Vigeland Museum and the Vigeland sculpture park in Frogner Park. Sveaas is a serious collector of contemporary art and sculptures, and is also a wine connoisseur.[3] At a point in time, he was rumoured to own the largest private wine cellar in the world.[8] Sveaas was also the owner of two star Guide Michelin restaurant Bagatelle in Oslo for about 20 years, which world award-winning Chef Eyvind Hellstrøm left in 2009.[9] Sveaas has during the years served on several boards, Orkla Group, Stolt-Nielsen, Tschudi & Eitzen, Vestenfjeldske Bykreditt, SkipsKredittforeningen and privately owned Treschow-Fritzøe. Furthermore, he is the Chairman of the board for the Anders Sveaas Almennyttige Fond, a Norwegian charitable foundation founded in 1990, which owns several antique string instruments, among which are two Stradivarius Violins and one Stradivarius Cello.[10] Its focus is to support organisations without relevant public funding, and young promising classical musicians through scholarships and instrument loans.[11][12] Sveaas is a member of Dean’s Council, Executive Committee at Harvard Kennedy School.[12] Sveaas is also a founding member of the Metropolitan Museum International Council in New York and member of Tate International Council in London.[13] Furthermore, he is a global patron of Art Basel [14] and a member of HSG Advisory Board at the University of St. Gallen.[15] HonorsSveaas is a Commander of the Order of Merit in the Republic of Italy and a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav for his contribution to the Arts.[16][17] Political relationsPolitically, he has supported the Progress Party,[18] and the Liberal Party ahead of the Norwegian parliamentary election, 2001, 2009 and 2013,[19] and the Conservative Party ahead of the Norwegian local elections, 2007 and 2015, and Norwegian parliamentary election, 2009 and 2013.[20][21][22] Family and personal lifeChristen Sveaas is the son of Anders Sveaas jr (Son of Consul Anders Sveaas, founder of AS Kistefos Træsliberi) and Marit Sveaas (nee Hansen, granddaughter of Consul Hans Jørginus Hansen from Trondheim), and grew up in Oslo.[3] References1. ^1 http://www.kistefos.no/the-firm/board-of-directors/ {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Sveaas, Christen}}2. ^1 {{cite encyclopedia|year=2007|title=Christen Sveaas|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|editor=Henriksen, Petter|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Christen_Sveaas|language=Norwegian|accessdate=1 August 2010}} 3. ^1 2 Lars Lent Viljen, 2014, ISBN 978824913337, p255-270 4. ^1 {{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Christen Sveaas|encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Gunnar|last=Stavrum|editor=Helle, Knut|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Christen_Sveaas/utdypning|language=Norwegian|accessdate=1 August 2010|editor-link=Knut Helle}} 5. ^http://www.kistefos.museum.no/om-oss-historikk 6. ^https://www.kistefos.no/ 7. ^http://www.kistefos.museum.no/skulpturpark 8. ^http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/The-Man-Behind-the-Millennium-Cellar_20462 9. ^https://www.dn.no/nyheter/naringsliv/2014/09/02/2156/Mat-og-drikke/bagatelle-stenger-drene 10. ^http://www.hegnar.no/Nyheter/Naeringsliv/2016/07/Sveaas-ga-bort-stradivariuser-verdt-flere-titalls-millioner 11. ^http://www.asaf.no/index.php 12. ^1 https://www.kistefos.no/the-firm/board-of-directors/ 13. ^http://www.tate.org.uk/download/file/fid/17989 14. ^https://www.artbasel.com/about/patrons 15. ^https://www.unisg.ch/en/universitaet/ueber-uns/strukturderhsg/beirat 16. ^http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=241727 17. ^http://www.kongehuset.no/nyhet.html?tid=89139&sek=26939 18. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.dagsavisen.no/innenriks/article268908.ece|first=Irene|last=Halvorsen|title=Bladde opp for Frp|work=Dagsavisen|date=18 November 2006|language=Norwegian|accessdate=1 August 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814185848/http://www.dagsavisen.no/innenriks/article268908.ece|archivedate=14 August 2009|df=}} 19. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sak.oslo.kommune.no/doc/internet/bysforh/20011128/011128%20-%20ferdig-18.asp|title=Forhandlinger i Oslo bystyres møte onsdag 28. november 2001 kl. 15.00|publisher=Oslo Municipality|date=28 November 2001|language=Norwegian|accessdate=1 August 2010}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 20. ^{{cite news|url=http://e24.no/makro-og-politikk/article2396822.ece|title=Han er ansatt som Høyres "torpedo"|author=Ertzaas, Pål K.|author2=Hegvik, Gunn Kari|work=Verdens Gang|date=29 April 2008|language=Norwegian|accessdate=1 August 2010}} 21. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.dn.no/forsiden/politikkSamfunn/article1714789.ece|title=Avsluttet leserbrev med sjekk på 1.000.000,-|work=Dagens Næringsliv |date=1 August 2009|language=Norwegian|accessdate=1 August 2010}} 22. ^http://www.partifinansiering.no/a/ 12 : 1956 births|Living people|People from Oslo|Norwegian expatriates in Switzerland|Venture capitalists|University of St. Gallen alumni|Norwegian art collectors|Norwegian restaurateurs|John F. Kennedy School of Government people|Norwegian landowners|Gay men|LGBT businesspeople from Norway |
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