The organisation
The board
The election of Nuup Bussii A/S’s board was on July 4th 2023 after a general meeting.
Chairwoman of the board: Christine Tønnesen
Occupation: Head of Center, Aqqut
Education: Cand. Merc. in Governing and Management
Christine has been head of center Aqqut since January 1st 2018. After her education Christine has been employed as head of department, head of HR, customer director and head of center. Christine has been a member of board of directors at Nuuk Harbour since the establishment of the company, and thus has been a part of elevating Greenlands first commercial harbour. She also has several positions of trust, among others member of the board of directory at the Greenlandic House in Ålborg, member of the board of appeal and member of the Alcohol and Narcotics council.
Board member: Arnannguaq Gerstrøm
Occupation: Project Manager for the INUNA podcast and freelance composer
Education: Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from Lund University, Sweden, and the Royal Northern College of Music, UK.
Arnannguaq Gerstrøm (b. 1977) is the co-founder and project manager of the state-funded Greenlandic-language podcast INUNA, which is produced in Denmark.
She has been affiliated with Usisaat ApS since 1999 as a board member and served as the company’s CEO from 2014 to 2021.
Before working full-time in the transport industry, Arnannguaq was Deputy Director of the Music School and Head of the Orchestra School in Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq. She also has a background as a professional conductor, flautist, and composer.
In addition to her conservatory education, Arnannguaq has studied business administration at Copenhagen Business School and taken courses at Business Academy SouthWest.
She has held various board and representative positions, including Chair of the Transport and Service Industry Committee in the Confederation of Greenland Employers (Grønlands Erhverv), where she was also a member of the Executive Committee.
Board member: Christian Roslev
Occupation: Partner at the consultancy firm Genitor
Education: Master of Political Science (Cand.Scient.Pol) from Aarhus University (1993)
Christian Roslev is a partner at the consultancy firm Genitor. He previously served as Chief Executive (Municipal Director) of Aalborg Municipality from 2016 to 2023. Christian has several years of experience as a board member in publicly owned companies and institutions. From 2006 to 2011, he was Director of the North Jutland Public Transport Authority. In addition, he brings extensive experience from the interplay between municipalities/state and publicly owned enterprises.
Board member: Aviâja Lyberth Lennert
Occupation: Deputy CEO at Royal Arctic Line
Education: Diploma of Arts, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australien.
Aviâja has experience from board memberships in the board of directors of Kalaallit Airports, Sermitsiaq.AG, Greenland Holding and INI A/S. She has also been chairman of the board of directos the Equal Status Council of Greenland.
Employee representative: Samuel Reimer
Occupation: Bus driver at Nuup Bussii A/S
Education: Hospital orderly
Samuel has been employed at Nuup Bussii A/S since year 2013. Samuel started his career at Brugsen in Nuuk. He has since then build his career up by working at places such as Dronning Ingrids Hospital, institution for sentenced and at Ippiarsik, old peoples home. Samuel has been in the service business for more than 25 years now. Samuels ambition and wish is to contribute to the development of his workplace.
Staff
Managing director: Niels Chemnitz Frederiksen
Education: AFIS Operator, Flight Operation Officer
Niels has had an extensive career at Air Greenland, where he has gained significant experience in passenger transport and traffic management. His role as Head of the Operations Department has given him deep insight into the challenges and opportunities within aviation and transportation. With a background ranging from traffic dispatcher to department manager, he brings a broad range of competencies to Nuup Bussii.
Niels’ focus on building a strong team and ensuring employee well-being is a key part of his leadership philosophy. Satisfied and competent employees are essential to achieving great results for the company. By prioritizing employee development and engagement, he fosters a positive work environment that encourages collaboration and innovation.
Under Niels’ leadership, Nuup Bussii can expect leadership that values teamwork and strives to achieve shared goals, contributing to the company’s continued success and growth.
