Executive Management

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 149,968 *
*) Inkluding close relatives

Executive Vice President - Head of 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 certificates 74,318

CFO since 27 September 2019. Previously Head of Risk Management/CRO. Joined the bank in 1985. He has a 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. Chairman of Sparebanken Vest Boligkreditt AS and Norne Securities AS, board member of Factoring Finans AS. Former board member of Verd Boligkreditt AS, Jonsvollskvartalet AS, Jonsvoll Utleie AS and Eiendomskreditt AS. 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.

Number of equity certificate instruments: 63,900

Executive Vice President - Head of 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 certificates: 40,456

Executive Vice President - Head of 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 certificates: 9,265

Executive Vice President - Head of Retail Market Midt. Before Executive Vice President - Head of 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 certificates: 14,669

Executive Vice President - Head of Corporate Market West. Executive Vice President - Head of Corporate Market West in Sparebanken Vest and regional director of the corporate market in Hordaland. 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 certificates: 25,064

Executive Vice President - Head of 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 Vest. 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: 17,517

Group Director Bulder. Has been a key figure in the development of Bulder since its inception in 2019 and has led the initiative since October 2021. He has also held the position of Head of Corporate Strategy at Sparebanken Vest. In terms of education, he holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Administration from BI Bergen and a Master's degree in Innovation and Leadership from the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences.

Number of equity certificate instruments: 5,451

Acting CEO of Eiendomsmegler Vest since 1 Descember 2023. Previously held the position of Regional Director at Eiendomsmegler Vest with responsibility for Bergen. Formerly served as Director of projects in Bergen and Stavanger. Employed since 2013. Extensive experience as a real estate broker, specializing in the sale of new and used homes in Bergen and Oslo. Graduated with a degree in Business Economics and Real Estate Brokerage from BI Bergen.. 

Number of equity certificate instruments: 8,079