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Kristine Stiansen Neset to run KSAT's Svalbard station

Kristine Stiansen Neset became manager of the Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) ground station in Svalbard on 1 November, the company said in a release published by Arctic Today on 2 November.

She joins from Capgemini and is moving from Sandefjord to Longyearbyen. As station manager she is responsible for operations at the site, which has about 40 employees, KSAT said.

Coverage: Arctic Today, Sandefjords Blad