Inge Reinertsen
Chief Executive Officer
Reinertsen (1971) has been the CEO of SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge since its establishment and the merger between SpareBank 1 SR-Bank and SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge. He became CEO of SpareBank 1 SR-Bank in September 2024. He has experience from various management positions and as CFO in the SpareBank 1 SR-Bank Group and has worked for the group since 2001.
Reinertsen holds an MBA from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in Bergen.
Board appointments: Chair of the boards of Odin Forvaltning AS and SR-Boligkreditt AS. Member of the boards of SpareBank 1 Pensjonskasse and Finstart Nordic AS.
Number of shares in SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge: 121.782 as at 01.10.2024 (including any shares held by closely related parties).
Per Halvorsen
Vice CEO and Executive Vice President People & Integration
Halvorsen (1962) has been the vice CEO responsible for People & Integration since the establishment and merger between SpareBank 1 SR-Bank and SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge. He previously served as CEO of SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge. Halvorsen was the CEO of SpareBank 1 Telemark since 2006 and led the bank through four mergers and a stock market listing (2018). He has many years of experience in leadership roles at Vesta Liv / Skandia (now Nordea Liv) and Vital Forsikring ASA (now DnB Liv).
Halvorsen is educated from BI Norwegian Business School / Norwegian School of Marketing.
Board appointments: Chair of the board of EiendomsMegler 1 Telemark AS. Deputy head of the boards of SpareBank 1 Markets AS and BN Bank ASA.
Number of shares in SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge: 11.722 as at 01.10.2024 (including any shares held by closely related parties).
Roar Snippen
Acting Ececutive Vice President Economy Finance, and Sustainability (CFO)
Snippen (1963) has been Acting Ececutive Vice President Economy Finance, and Sustainability (CFO) since the establishment and merger between SpareBank 1 SR-Bank and SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge. He previously held the role of EVP Finance / IR (CFO) at SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge. Snippen has 30 years of experience in the financial sector in various roles. He worked at Storebrand from 1998 to 2006 as a director responsible for strategic risk management and investment strategy. From 2006, he served as Managing Director of Holla and Lunde Sparebank, and after the 2012 merger with Sparebanken Telemark, he was the Bank Director of Finance.
Snippen holds a degree in economics from the University of Oslo (UiO) and has auditing qualifications from the University of South-Eastern Norway, as well as the Solstrand leadership program.
Board appointments: Member of the board at Skagerak Maturo Seed AS.
Number of shares in SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge: 11.951 as at 01.10.2024 (including any shares held by closely related parties).
Roger Lund Antonesen
Executive Vice President Retail Market
Antonesen (1975) has been Executive Vice President Retail Market since the establishment and merger between SpareBank 1 SR-Bank and SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge. He previously served as EVP Retail Market at SpareBank 1 SR-Bank. He has more than 20 years of management experience and 15 years of experience from the financial services industry. Antonesen joined us from his position as divisional director in DNB for SME, regionally and nationally, in 2021.
He holds an Executive Master’s in Strategic Management from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and an Executive Master’s in Technology Management from the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTNU)/MIT.
Board appointments: Chair of the board of EiendomsMegler 1 SR-Eiendom AS. Member of the boards of Finstart Nordic AS.
Number of shares in SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge: 6.085 as at 01.10.2024 (including any shares held by closely related parties).
Lasse Olsen
Executive Vice President Private Banking
Olsen (1975) has been Executive Vice President Private Banking since the establishment and merger between SpareBank 1 SR-Bank and SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge. He previously served as EVP Retail Market at SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge. He has 18 years of experience in banking and finance, including wealth management, specialist roles, and leadership. He has worked at SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge / SpareBank 1 BV since 2008, holding various leadership positions in the personal banking division, and assumed the role of Director of Personal Banking at SpareBank 1 BV in November 2015.
Olsen holds a degree in economics from BI with a specialization in information technology and management.
Board appointments: Chair of the board of Fleks Green Fleet 01 AS. Member of the boards of EiendomsMegler 1 Sørøst-Norge AS and SpareBank 1 Finans Midt-Norge AS.
Number of shares in SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge: 9.639 as at 01.10.2024 (including any shares held by closely related parties).
Tore Medhus
Executive Vice President Corporate Market
Medhus (1965) has been Executive Vice President Corporate Market since the establishment and merger between SpareBank 1 SR-Bank and SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge. He previously served as EVP Corporate Market at SpareBank 1 SR-Bank, assuming this role in September 2000. Medhus has worked for SpareBank 1 SR-Bank since 1994, and has previous experience from Elcon Finans, Forenede Credit Finans, and Telenor.
Medhus holds a Master of Business and Marketing from Oslo Business School/BI.
Board appointments: Deputy head of the board of SpareBank 1 Factoring AS. Member of the boards of SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge ForretningsPartner AS and SpareBank 1 Markets AS.
Number of shares in SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge: 67.093 as at 01.10.2024 (including any shares held by closely related parties).
Marianne Bakke
Executive Vice President Corporate and Agriculture
Bakke (1976) has been Executive Vice President Corporate and Agriculture since the establishment and merger between SpareBank 1 SR-Bank and SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge. She previously held the position of EVP SMB and Agriculture at SpareBank 1 SR-Bank, starting in September 2021. Bakke has previous experience from a private equity company, HitecVision. She joined SpareBank 1 SR-Bank in 2005 as an adviser for corporate customers. Since then she has held managerial posts in leasing and SME.
Bakke holds a degree from the University of Stavanger/University of the West of Scotland: Business and Economics/MSc International Marketing (1995-2000).
Board appointments: Chair of the board of SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge ForretningsPartner AS. Member of the boards of Validé Invest I AS, SpareBank 1 Bank og Regnskap AS, B&R Holding AS and SpareBank 1 Mobilitet Holding AS.
Number of shares in SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge: 6.298 as at 01.10.2024 (including any shares held by closely related parties).
Frode Bø
Executive Vice President Risk Management
Bø (1968) has been Executive Vice President Risk Management since the establishment and merger between SpareBank 1 SR-Bank and SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge. He previously held the position of EVP Risk Management at SpareBank 1 SR-Bank, assuming this role in January 2006. He has worked for SpareBank 1 SR-Bank since 2001, previous experience includes working at Kværner and Mobil Exploration Norway. Up to 2016, he was also a lecturer in the Department of Industrial Economics, Risk Management and Planning at the University of Stavanger.
Bø holds a Bachelor of Management and has also completed a master’s degree programme in operational auditing and risk management at BI Norwegian Business School.
Number of shares in SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge: 19.152 as at 01.10.2024 (including any shares held by closely related parties).
Signe Helliesen
Excecutive Vice President Compliance
Helliesen (1976) has been Excecutive Vice President Compliance since the establishment and merger between SpareBank 1 SR-Bank and SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge. She previously held the position of EVP Compliance at SpareBank 1 SR-Bank, assuming this role in 2019. She has worked for SpareBank 1 SR-Bank since 2008. and has previous experience from Ernst & Young (EY).
Helliesen has a MBA from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in Bergen and an Executive Master’s Programme in Technology and Innovation of Finance, Fintech.
Board appointments: Chair of the board of Stiftelsen G9alt Talentutvikling. Member of the boards of Folkeinvest AS and Finstart Nordic AS.
Number of shares in SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge: 4.169 as at 01.10.2024 (including any shares held by closely related parties).
Ella Skjørestad
Executive Vice President Customer Offerings, Marketing, and Innovation
Skjørestad (1980) has been Executive Vice President Customer Offerings, Marketing, and Innovation since the establishment and merger between SpareBank 1 SR-Bank and SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge. She previously served as EVP Customer Services and Marketing at SpareBank 1 SR-Bank, assuming this role in February 2018. She joined SpareBank 1 SR-Bank in June 2010 as head of marketing in the retail banking market. Since then, she has held positions such as marketing director and director of customer services retail market. Prior to that, she worked for Storebrand within P&C insurance and as head of digital sales at Storebrand Direkte.
Skjørestad holds a master’s degree in Comparative Politics from the University of Bergen (1999-2005).
Board appointments: Member of the boardsof SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge ForretningsPartner AS, Vipps Holding AS & BankAxept BankID AS, SpareBank 1 Betaling AS, Finstart Nordic AS, Autosync AS, and Stiftelsen Grunderacademy. Substitute member of the boards of SpareBank 1 Mobilitet Holding AS, SpareBank 1 Utvikling DA and SpareBank 1 Gruppen AS.
Number of shares in SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge: 14.733 as at 01.10.2024 (including any shares held by closely related parties).
Tonje Stormoen
Executive Vice President Customer Deliveries
Stormoen (1965) has been Executive Vice President Customer Deliveries since the establishment and merger between SpareBank 1 SR-Bank and SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge. She previously served as EVP Business Support at SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge. Stormoen has 30 years of experience in leadership, change management, and digitization. She came from the position of Director of Business Support at SpareBank 1 BV/Sørøst-Norge and previously held leadership roles in the financial services sector and the IT industry.
Stormoen holds a degree in economics from BI Norwegian Business School.
Number of shares in SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge: 5.910 as at 01.10.2024 (including any shares held by closely related parties).
Glenn Sæther
Executive Vice President Business Processes and Technology
Sæther (1966) has been the Executive Vice President Business Processes and Technology since the establishment and merger between SpareBank 1 SR-Bank and SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge. He previously held the position of EVP of Technology Development and Business Processes at SpareBank 1 SR-Bank, which he assumed in 2009. He has worked for SpareBank 1 SR-Bank since 2005, and has previous experience from Sandnes Municipality, Webcenter Unique ASA, and Helse Vest RHF.
Sæther holds a degree in economics and administration from BI Norwegian Business School.
Board appointments: Chair of the boards of Finstart Nordic AS and Nordic Edge AS. Member of the boards of SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge ForretningsPartner AS and FolkeInvest AS.
Number of shares in SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge: 37.413 as at 01.10.2024 (including any shares held by closely related parties).
Jan Friestad
Executive Vice President Strategy and Group Services
Friestad (1966) has been the Executive Vice President Strategy and Group Services since the establishment and merger between SpareBank 1 SR-Bank and SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge. He previously held the position of EVP Corporate Strategy and Projects at SpareBank 1 SR-Bank. has worked for SpareBank 1 SR-Bank since 1988 and as a member of the corporate management team since August 2011.
Friestad holds a degree in economics and business administration from Stavanger University College (University of Stavanger) and has also taken various Master’s of Management courses in marketing strategy and management at BI Norwegian Business School.
Board appointments: Chair of the board of SpareBank 1 Forvaltning AS. Member of the boards of BN Bank ASA, EiendomsMegler 1 SR-Eiendom AS and LOFavør AS.
Number of shares in SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge: 57.693 as at 01.10.2024 (including any shares held by closely related parties).