Hege Tunstad
Special Advisor, Communications & Business Development
The Company is also pleased to welcome special advisor Mrs. Hege Tunstad to its team. Mrs. Hege is a neuroscience expert and strategist with over 20 years of experience in academia and the private sector. Hege specializes in helping leaders and organizations develop and achieve their goals by applying insights from neuroscience and holds a Master of Science in Neuroscience from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and has additional education in applied neuroscience for business purposes from Wharton. Her career includes prominent roles at NTNU, the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO), and the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience. Tunstad’s expertise lies in strategic communication, leadership development, and building collaborative networks.
Hege is skilled in identifying key trends, crafting compelling messages, and navigating complex discussions. Her work at NHO, where she served as a Senior Advisor, included leading a project to foster collaboration among businesses and organizations relevant to the mining industry. This initiative led her to establish a network that includes individuals and organizations within the mining sector, as well as members of the Sami community, who often have deep ties to the land where mining operations take place. This experience positions her uniquely to understand the multifaceted dynamics of the mining industry in Norway, including its social, economic, and environmental dimensions. Her background in neuroscience provides her with a unique perspective on fostering understanding and collaboration in settings where diverse stakeholders and interests converge.
Dr. Desiree Roerdink
Geological Advisor
Ms. Roerdink is an Associate Professor in Analytical Geochemistry at the University of Bergen, with a PhD degree from Utrecht University, The Netherlands (2013). Her main research focuses on the use of stable isotope tracers to understand the environments in which mineral deposits form, from the earliest Earth to the modern seafloor. She also teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in mineralogy, geochemistry and geobiology, and supervises MSc and PhD students on a wide range of projects.
Alf Broeng
Project & Mine Planning Advisor
Mr. Broeng has extensive experience from various backgrounds with state, municipal and private employers, 27 years as infrastructure planner and project manager at Norconsult AS and 17 years as project planning manager at Franzefoss AS in the corporate staff of the sustainability and development department. He is an experienced project manager and planning officer with good knowledge of preparing contributions to municipal land use plans and preparing regulatory plans with environmental impact assessment, as well as preparing operational plans and applying for operating licences for mining areas at the Directorate of Minerals Management in Norway.