Executive Management
Executive Management in Sparebanken Norge
CEO from 2013. Prior to this he was the Deputy Managing Director from 2006 to 2013 in Sparebanken Vest. Chair of NRK, Brage Finans AS, Frende Forsikring and Borea Asset Management. Member of the board of Vipps MobilPay, Finance Norway and the Norwegian Savings Banks Association. Formerly chair of the board of Eviny AS, Bergen Havn AS, Bergens Næringsråd, Finance Innovation, and member of the board of Nets and Vipps. Marketing degree from the Norwegian School of Marketing and holds an MBA from Heriot-Watt University and an Executive MBA in Brand Management from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).
Number of equity certificate in Sparebanken Norge: 161,351 (including close associate)
Gunnar P. Thomassen (born 1965)
Executive Vice President - Head of Corporate Market South
Executive Vice President Corporate Market South. Former Executive Vice President of the Corporate Customer Division and Director of the Retail Customer Division, Regional Director and Bank Manager at Sparebanken Sør. He also has experience from Ernst & Young Management Consulting and Industrifondet/SND. Graduated with a Master of Science in Industrial Economics from NTNU. Chair of the board of Sørmegleren, deputy chair of the board of Brage Finans, board member of Sørlandets Forsikringssenter and Norne Securities.
Number of equity certificate in Sparebanken Norge: 8,747
Bjørg Beate Kristiansen (born 1980)
Executive Vice President – Complinanse (CCO)
Executive Vice President Compliance. Former Executive Vice President of Risk Management at Sparebanken Sør. She has held various roles, including authorised financial advisor for the retail market, internal auditor and head of internal audit at Sparebanken Sør. She has previous experience as an external auditor. She holds a degree in economics and business administration and auditing from the University of Agder, and is a certified internal auditor from BI Norwegian Business School. Board member of Borea Assets Management.
Number of equity certificate in Sparebanken Norge: 1,188
Therese Linn Arentsen (born 1976)
Executive Vice President - Head of Group Services
Executive Vice President Group Services. Former Executive Vice President HR and Organisation and Director of Direktebank for the CM division in Sparebanken Vest. Extensive experience from various retail market management roles at Sparebanken Norge. Background as general manager of a securities firm. Member of the board of Eiendomsmegler Vest. Bachelor’s degree in business administration from BI Norwegian Business School Bergen/BI Sandvika. Completed the Executive Coach programme at Ashridge Executive Education – Hult International Business School.
Number of equity certificate in Sparebanken Norge: 17,517
Steinar Breen (born 1976)
Executive Vice President – Strategy and Project
Executive Vice President Strategy and Projects. Former Executive Vice President of Strategy and Group Functions at Sparebanken Sør. Previously an associate partner in EY consulting for the banking and finance sector. He also has experience from Accenture. He holds a master’s degree in economics and business administration (cand. oecon.) and is an authorised financial analyst from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). Deputy member of the board of Sparebanken Sør Boligkreditt.
Number of equity certificate in Sparebanken Norge: 5,672
Hans Olav Ingdal (born 1979)
Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Has previously held roles in Strategy and Business Development, as Director og Finance and Investor Relations, as AML officer and as EVP Banking Services. Latest appointment was Managing Director of Frendegruppen. Chairman of the Board of Sparebanken Norge Boligkreditt. Bachelors degree from Norwegian Military Academy (Krigsskolen) and an MBA from Edinburgh Business School.
Number of equity certificate in Sparebanken Norge: 24,023
Bente Svendsen (born 1979)
Executive Vice President – Direct Bank Retail Market/Corporate Market
Executive Vice President Direct Bank Retail/Corporate Markets. Former Executive Vice President of Process Improvement, financial advisor to the Retail Market, system manager, project manager, head of department Retail Market and head of sales department Retail Market at Sparebanken Sør. She trained as a nurse at the University of Agder, and holds a Bachelor of Management and a Master of Management from BI Norwegian Business School. Deputy member of the board of Borea Assets Management.
Number of equity certificate in Sparebanken Norge: 2,416
Jan-Ståle Hatlebakk (born 1974)
Executive Vice President - Head of Risk Management (CRO)
Executive Vice President Risk Management (CRO). Former Credit Risk in Sparebanken Vest. Former consultant at PwC, manager at Handelsbanken (corporate market) and consultant at Accenture. Deputy chair of the board of Eiendomsmegler Vest. Authorised financial analyst (AFA) with a degree in business administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).
Number of equity certificate in Sparebanken Norge: 41,214
Siren Sundland (born 1971)
Executive Vice President Technology and Development
Executive Vice President Technology and Development. She has been responsible for several areas in Sparebanken Vest, including strategy, digital distribution, branding and communication, organisation and development, finance, accounting and treasury. Chair of the board of Agenda Vestlandet. Formerly chair of the board of Eiendomsmegler Vest and MADE AS. Has extensive board experience from Talent Norway, Den Nationale Scene and GC Rieber Compact. Has a cand. philol. degree from the University of Bergen and an Executive MBA in strategic management from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).
Number of equity certificate in Sparebanken Norge: 74.318
Margunn Aas Minne (born 1970)
Executive Vice President - Head of Corporate Market West
Executive Vice President Corporate Market West. Before Executive Vice President Corporate Market and Regional Director of the Corporate Market Hordaland in Sparebanken Vest. Extensive corporate finance experience from Danske Bank and international shipping and offshore experience from DVB Bank/Nedship Bank. Member of the board of Sarsia Seed Fond II AS and Agenda Vestlandet. Former member of the board of Eiendomsmegler Vest AS and Norne Securities. Degree in business administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).
Number of equity certificate in Sparebanken Norge: 25,064
Olav Hovland (born 1972)
Executive Vice President - Head of Retail Market North
Executive Vice President Retail Market North. He came from a position as Regional Director of Sparebanken Vest, with responsibility for corporate markets in Sunnhordland and Haugalandet. Extensive management experience from banking and finance. Has previously worked at SG Finans AS and Fana Sparebank. Law degree from the University of Bergen and is graduate economist from BI Norwegian Business School. Member of the board of Factoring Finans AS and Kreditorforeningen SA.
Number of equity certificate in Sparebanken Norge: 9,265
Simen Løland Aarskog (born 1983)
Executive Vice President - Head of Retail Market Midt
Executive Vice President Retail Market Midt. Before Executive Vice President Retail Market South and Regional Director of Sparebanken Vest, with responsibility for corporate markets in Sunnhordland and Haugalandet. Background from Danske Bank, as well as the fitness centre chain SATS. Has held various board positions in the voluntary sector, business sector and the power industry. Degree in business administration from Trondheim Business School, and has also studied sports and human movement science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
Number of equity certificate in Sparebanken Norge: 14,669
Pål Ekberg (born 1975)
Executive Vice President – Head of Retail Market South
Executive Vice President Retail Market South. Former Executive Vice President of the Retail Market at Sparebanken Sør. He has held various management roles in Nordea, most recently as director of the retail market. Experience from the board of Nordea Eiendomskreditt, and previous roles in Orkla and Nordea. He holds a degree in economics and business administration from the University of Agder, and studied Strategic Leadership at London Business School. Chair of the board of Sørlandets Forsikringssenter and board member of Sørmegleren.
Number of equity certificate in Sparebanken Norge: 5,428
Executive Vice President of Bulder initiative since 2021. Has been involved since Bulder was established in early 2019, both as a hired consultant from PwC and as a permanent business developer. Has also held the position of Head of Group Strategy at Sparebanken Vest. Bachelor’s degree in business administration from BI Bergen and master’s degree in innovation and management from Western Norway University of Applied Sciences.
Number of equity certificate in Sparebanken Norge: 5,451
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