Kirsten Maja Bates

Kirsten Maja Bates has extensive work experience in human resources and personnel management. Kirsten Maja is currently serving as the Chief Human Resources Officer at Anticimex since June 2022. Prior to this, Kirsten worked at AS Sigurd Hesselberg as the HR-HMS/KS sjef from January 2018 to May 2022. Kirsten Maja also held the position of HR direktør at VT Gruppen AS from March 2013 to December 2017, where their responsibilities included developing and implementing HR policies and platforms, as well as overseeing leadership and organizational development, recruitment, and employee relations. Before joining VT Gruppen AS, Kirsten worked as the Personal- og kvalitetssjef at Olimb Group AS from November 2011 to March 2013, and as the Personal- og HMS sjef at Follo Ren IKS from March 2009 to November 2011. Kirsten Maja began their career as a Personalrådgiver at Ås kommune from March 2003 to March 2009. Kirsten has also held various roles in the field of personnel management, including Kurskoordinator at ErgoBluegarden AS from January 2002 to November 2003, Personalkonsulent at ErgoBusiness AS from April 2000 to December 2001, and Konsulent (vikariat) at aetet Stovner from April 1999 to March 2000. Kirsten Maja started their professional journey as a Førstekonsulent (engasjement) at Trygdeetaten from September 1998 to March 1999. Overall, Kirsten Maja Bates has gained extensive experience in HR leadership, personnel administration, and organizational development throughout their career.

Kirsten Maja Bates completed their education from 1996 to 1998. During this period, they attended Høgskolen i Hedmark (HH), where they earned a Cand.mag.grad degree. Kirsten Maja'sfield of study focused on Organisasjon og ledelse (Organization and Management), administrativ databehandling (Administrative Data Processing), økonomi (Economics), and administrasjon (Administration). Additionally, they also pursued a Cand.mag.grad degree in Organisasjonsledelse (Organizational Leadership) during the same years, although the specific institution is not provided.