LOC – the Local Organizing Committee, is the official organizing committee for the Alpine World Championships in Narvik 2029, according to the FIS Hosting Agreement.
The Local Organizing Committee in Narvik has been formally named Narvik VM 2029 AS and is owned by the Norwegian Ski Federation and Narvikfjellet Allmenn. The owners, together with Narvik Municipality, have worked diligently to establish a LOC board with the best possible expertise.
The LOC Board
The LOC board consists of a total of seven members, whose task is to organize the championship according to the FIS Hosting Agreement.
- Eirik. Frantzen, CEO of Nordkraft AS (Chairman)
- Unni Forshaug, Office Manager of Narvikgården AS
- Astrid Strandbu, Professor of Pedagogy at UIT
- Sigbjørn Aanes, Partner at First House AS
- Claus Johan Ryste, Sports Director of Alpine Skiing at NSF
- Dagfinn Neteland, CEO of Fjord1 AS
- Thor Hushovd, Managing Director of Uno-x Mobility
Top from left: Eirik Frantzen (Chairman), Unni Forshaug, Dagfinn Neteland, Thor Hushovd Under from left: Sigbjørn Aanes, Claus Johan Ryste, Astrid Strandbu
We have focused on establishing a well-composed board with the expertise and diversity necessary to successfully organize a major international sporting event like the AWSC. Additionally, we have aimed to ensure continuity by including individuals who played key roles in the application process. This board strikes an excellent balance between continuity and renewal!
Tove Moe Dyrhaug, President of the Norwegian Ski Federation
The board has been established to take on the important responsibility for the large and challenging tasks ahead over the coming years. The Alpine World Championship will be the largest sporting event in Norway since the Lillehammer Winter Olympics in 1994.
Together with a highly skilled and proactive board, I am looking forward to embarking on this journey and accomplishing everything we set out to do. We are grateful for the trust placed in us, and we will do everything we can to ensure the World Championships leaves a lasting legacy, not only in the region but across the entire country and the global skiing community!
Eirik Frantzen, Chairman of the Board
The LOC company, formally named Narvik VM 2029 AS, does not have a financial purpose for its operations and therefore does not aim to provide financial profit to its shareholders. Any surplus will be used for the further development of the company in line with its purpose and the promotion of skiing interests. In the event of dissolution, the company’s assets will be distributed to the shareholders proportionally based on their shareholding and used for sports-related charitable purposes in accordance with the shareholders’ objectives.
