Corporate Management

CEO since 31 October 2013. 
Joined Sparebanken Vest in 1999, previously filled the position of Deputy Managing Director. Chair of the board of Frende Liv, Frende Skade, Brage Finans and BKK. Member of the board of Finance Norway and Vipps. Former chair of the board of Port of Bergen, Bergen Chamber of Commerce, Finanse Innovation and member of the board of Nets. Graduate in marketing 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 instruments: 144,368
Mobile: (+47) 951 98 430
E-mail: jan.kjerpeseth(a)spv.no

Head of Operational Services since 21 December 2015. Previously Head of HR and Corporate Communication. Joined the bank in 2007. She has worked in the field of brand management and strategic communication for a number of companies in Western Norway. Wide-ranging experience from various professional environments, including Bergen Academy of Art and Design, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) and the newspaper Bergens Tidende. Has a cand.philol. degree from the University of Bergen, majoring in Nordic literature, and an Executive MBA in Management Control from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Number of equity certificate instruments: 60,130
Mobile: (+47) 975 42 727
E-mail: siren.sundland(a)spv.no

Head of Risk Management since 27 September 2019. Previously he was Credit Risk Director since he joined the bank in 2015. He has also extensive experience from the risk advisory business at PwC, corporate banking business at Handelsbanken where he held at management position as well as consultant at Accenture. He is an authorised financial analyst (AFA) and holds a master’s degree in business economics (siviløkonom) from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Number of equity certificate instruments: 15,751
Mobile: (+47) 916 62 284
E-mail: jan-stale.hatlebakk(a)spv.no

Number of equity certificate instruments: 21,485
Mobile: (+47) 920 95 447
E-Mail: tina.odegard(a)spv.no

Head of Retail Market North since 23 March 2020. Prior to his appointment as EVP Dvergsdal worked as regional director, and he has been an employee at Sparebanken Vest since 2014. Before joining Sparebanken Vest he held the positions as head of clinic at Helse Førde, various leadership positions in Amedia and Agfa-Gevaert. In addition he has been a member of the board of Sogn og Fjordande Fotballkrets and Bergensavisen. Dvergsdal is educated at the Western Norway University of Applied Science and has conducted a management program for top level management. 

Number of equity certificate instruments: 3,953
Mobile: (+47) 951 98 501
E-mail: tore.dvergsdal(a)spv.no

Head of Corporate Market since 27 November 2013. Joined the bank in January 2012.
At Sparebanken Vest, she has been senior business developer, head of investor relations and CFO. She has wide-ranging consulting and finance experience from Boston Consulting Group in Oslo, and later as investment manager with the private equity company Borea Opportunity Management. Chair of the board of Eiendomsmegler Vest, member of the board of SNF (NHH) and Folio. Former board member of Tide ASA and Sparebanken Vest Boligkreditt. Master’s degree in business economics (siviløkonom) from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).
Number of equity certificate instruments: 38,839
Mobile: (+47) 959 28 038
E-mail: ragnhild.fresvik(a)spv.no

Head of Innovation and Customer Experience since 15 February 2017. Previously Head of Retail Market. Has worked for Sparebanken Vest since 1997. Has wide-ranging management experience from various positions in Sparebanken Vest, as Director of Business Support and Development and as managing director of Sparebanken Vest Eiendomsforvaltning AS. She has previously worked for Fana Sparebank and the insurance company KLP Forsikring. Member of the board of Bergen Aquarium, Bits AS and Finance Innovation. Former chair of the board of Verd Boligkreditt, deputy chair of the board of Eiendomsmegler Vest, and member of the board of Bank ID Norge and Sarsia Seed. 
Master’s degree in business economics (siviløkonom) from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), and an MBA from Bond University in Australia.
Number of equity certificate instruments: 57,479
Mobile: (+47) 952 65 875
E-mail: bjorg.eknes(a)spv.no

Johannesen has been CFO since 27 September 2019, and until recently Head of Risk Management. Previously Head of Economy and Finance / CFO. Joined the bank in 1985. He has a very wide-ranging background from the banking industry and has held several management positions in the bank, including as head of both the Retail Market and Corporate Market. Has a law degree from the University of Bergen as well as an Executive MBA in Strategic Management from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). He has also completed the AFF Solstrand leadership programme.
Chair of the board of Sparebanken Vest Boligkreditt AS and member of the board of Verd Boligkreditt AS. 

Number of equity certificate instruments: 64,890
Mobile: (+47) 952 65 971
E-mail: frank.johannesen(a)spv.no