Our employees 

Gasta are eight employees. We're a friendly bunch of developers, designers, marketers and journalists - ready to help our customers. Read more and find contact info below.

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Astri Knudsen

CEO, digital advisor
 astri@gasta.no | +47 984 08 619 | LinkedIn

  • Astri took over as CEO of Gasta in 2023, but has been closely associated with the company since 2015. First with his own company, Drople, which in 2020 merged with Gasta .

    As a digital consultant, she is particularly passionate about storytelling and sharpening messages to reach their target audience. As a former journalist, she has extensive experience in crafting good and strategic content, which is crucial to succeeding in a digital world where attention is scarce.

    As a true Bergen resident, she loves to talk, and she always has time for a good discussion, whether it's about strategy, communication or new ideas.

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Vidar Bondevik

Consultant, agency owner
vidar@gasta.no | +47 482 36 323 | LinkedIn

  • Vidar has been running Gasta since 1997 and has built up a solid customer portfolio. He is a project manager and consultant on branding, graphic profile and web projects - and knows a thing or two about a lot of things. As a former marketing manager at Lerum, planning manager at Xerox and sales consultant at Office Line/SuperOffice, he has been fanatically interested in thinking about strategy, business goals and KPIs. Good for Gasta 's customers! He is also passionate about Sogndal football and his beloved Tottenham.

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Simon Falkauskas

Web designer, senior front-end developer
simon@gasta.no | +47 465 60 864 | LinkedIn

  • Simon is a Squarespace freak and is one of the most experienced on Squarespace in Europe, without a doubt. Simon is a Lithuanian trained programmer and has many years of experience as a web designer/user interface programmer in major web companies in Vilnius. He is extremely efficient and creates elegant solutions. As the only foreigner in Gasta, he is well liked by customers who don't understand much the norwegian dialect - they prefer Simon's concise and mostly well-worded Norwegian.

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Hilde Nes

Designar
hilde@gasta.no | +47 971 72 639 | LinkedIn

  • Hilde has many years of experience in Gasta and can boast good experience with graphic profile projects, in addition to packaging design. She has a design education from Kreativ Fagskole and a very good eye for style and creative design. Despite the fact that she is very talkative, she is frighteningly efficient and always goal-oriented. There are not many customers who do not come back to Hilde. She is also happy to take on web design assignments or trade fair materials, signage and brochures.

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Frode Ylvisåker Berge

Web designer, senior front-end developer
frode@gasta.no | +47 979 80 790 | LinkedIn

  • Frode is in his second term in Gasta , after working here for 11 years and being central to the development of the company. He worked for four years at KLP in Oslo as a front-end developer, before he longed for his home in Sogndal. Frode is a trained engineer, but has extensive experience with web design and development. He is very concerned with user experience and simple, effective web solutions. If you need an extra touch, Frode will fix it. And if you hear a frivolous comment on Gasta -office, he's definitely from Frode...

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Marianne Pham

Digital advisor
marianne@gasta.no | +47 48 09 99 82 | LinkedIn

  • Marianne has extensive experience in e-commerce and digital marketing, and also has a background in the tech industry. She holds a master's degree in marketing with a specialization in consumer behavior and digitalization, in addition to a certificate in sales. She has worked closely with both small and large businesses, and knows how strategy, content, and customer journeys must be aligned to create results.

    As the owner of her own online shopping business, she knows the everyday life behind the scenes well – from planning to execution.

    When she's not working on campaigns and online solutions, you can often find her splitboarding in the Sogndal Mountains or with knitting and a cup of coffee in her hands.

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Emilie Brynjulfsen

Digital advisor
emilie@gasta.no | +47 91 89 19 39 | LinkedIn

  • Emilie is a native of Nøttlending who has moved to Lærdal. She works as a digital consultant, and is concerned that marketing must always be seen in the context of both sales and business goals. With experience in both the agency world and the publishing industry, and a bachelor's degree in marketing and sales management, she is ready to advise all types of clients. The native of Nøttlending (from Nøtterøy) can often be found walking in the woods and fields with her bird dog – a lifestyle that gives her both energy and inspiration in her everyday life.