Board of Directors
Here is our Board of Directors.
Eirik Frantzen (1968)
Chairman
Education: Master of Science, Norges Tekniske Høyskole
Position: CEO, Nordkraft AS
Experience:
- CEO, Bravida Norge AS
- CEO, Bravida Stockhom AB
- Deputy CEO, Bravida Sverige AB
- Division director, Bravida Oslo og Akershus AS
- Regional director, Sønnico Installasjon AS
- Chairman of the board, stiftelsen Forte Narvik
- Board member, Visinor
- Board member, Racom AS
- Board member, Prosero Security AB
- Board member, Oneco AS
- Board member, Universitetet i Oslo
- Board member, VM 2027
- Chairman of the board, Bico Bygg og Innredning AS
- Board member, Nordomatic AB
- Chairman of the board, Sparebanken Narvik
Number of equity certificates as of December 31, 2023: 0
Kjersti Terese Stormo (1965)
Deputy Chairman
Education: Business economist, Nord University, Bodø
Position: Director of BE Kraftsalg AS and Finance Manager of the Bodø Energi Group
Experience:
- Head of the planning and analysis department at Nordland Hospital
- Finance Manager, Nordland Psychiatric Hospital
- Board member BE Energimontasje AS
- Board member BE Varme AS
- Board member Nordland Bompengeselskap
- Board member Energiselskapenes Fellespensjonskasse
- Board member Nordlandsnett AS
Number of equity certificates as of December 31, 2023: 2,942
Rolf Eigil Bygdnes (1956)
Board member
Education: Master of Business Administration (MBA), Norway and USA
Position: Retiree and part-time position in the Sparebankstiftelsen SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge, as well as several board memberships.
Experience:
- Various positions within the SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge group, most recently as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) until 2019
- Finance Director at AL Håko
- Chief Financial Officer at Barlindhauggruppen in Tromsø. Later, project manager in Nicaragua
- Part-time lecturer at BI Norwegian Business School, Tromsø campus, specializing in finance
- Significant experience in board work, including
- Member and later Deputy Chair of the board at SpareBank 1 Helgeland, resigned in 2024
- Board Member of the Investment Fund for Northwest Russia and Eastern Europe (currently approved for dissolution)
- Board Member at SNN Pensjonskasse (later became the managing director)
- Board Member at SpareBank 1 Aktiv Forvaltning
- Board Member at SNN Securities ASA, serving as the chairman
- Board Member at SpareBank 1 Boligkreditt and SpareBank 1 Næringskreditt
Number of equity certificates as of December 31, 2023: 76,774
Sigurd Carlsen (1959)
Board member
Education:
- Business Graduate, Norwegian School of Management BI
- Master of International Management (MIM), Thunderbird School of Global Management (Arizona, USA)
Position: -
Experience:
- Chief Risk Officer, Nordea Bank Norge ASA
- Head of Planning & Development, Group Risk Management, Nordea Group
- Chief Operational Risk Officer, Nordea Group
- Head of Group Finance, Nordea Group
- Head of Investor Relations, Nordea Group governance
- Finance Director, Christiania Bank
- Chairman of the board, Eksportfinans ASA
Number of equity certificates as of December 31, 2023: 3,000
Semming Semmingsen (1963)
Board member
Education: Economics and Administration, Høgskolen i Bodø
Position: CEO, Troms Kraft AS
Experience:
- Executive Vice President Strategy and Business Development, Troms Kraft AS
- Managing Director, Nofima Marin AS
- Managing Director, Stella Polaris AS
- Bank manager, Fokus Bank, Finnsnes
- Working chairman of the board, Lenvik Fiskeindustri AS
- Project manager, Utviklingssenteret i Midt-Troms
- General manager, Lenvik Fiskeindustri AS
- Chairman of the Board, Arva AS
- Board member, NSB / Vy-gruppen AS
- Board member, Stella Polaris AS
- Chairman of the Board, Ishavskraft AS
- Board member, Frost Kraftentreprenør AS
- Board chairman / board member, Marealis AS
- Chairman of the Board, Troms Kraft Produksjon AS
- Chairman of the Board, Troms Kraft Nett AS
- Chairman of the Board, Switch Nordic Green AB
- Board member, Nordkraft AS
- Board member, Salten Kraftsamband AS
- Chairman of the Board, Norway Prawns AS
- Board member, Troms Kraft AS
Number of equity certificates as of December 31, 2023: 261
Kathrine Tveiterås (1981)
Board member
Education: Master in Marine Management, Ph.D.
Position: Pro-rector for Education, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Experience:
- Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
- Head of Department Norges Fiskerihøyskole
- Board member Troms Kraft
- Board member Sintef
Number of equity certificates as of December 31, 2023: 0
Trude Slettli (1970)
Board member
Education: Business economist, Concordia University
Position:
Experience:
- Chief Executive Officer, Betr AS
- Head of the planning and analysis department at Nordland Hospital
- Development Manager, Macks Ølbryggeri AS
- Finance and development manager, Nergård AS
- Senior business consultant, Bedriftskompetanse AS
- Deputy Manager, iTet Interaktiv AS
- Senior auditor staff, KPMG AS
- Board member Helse Nord IKT
- Chairman of the board and board member, three of Macks Ølbryggeri AS subsidiaries
- Board member Nofima
- Chairman of the board and board member, 12 of Nergård AS subsidiaries
- Board member FishEx ASA
- Chairman of the board Kuldeteknisk AS
Number of equity certificates as of December 31, 2023: 2,720
Kjetil Berntsen (1976)
Employee representative
Education: Cand. Mag. UiB, AFR, GOS
Position: Main union representative for Finansforbundet in SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge since 2023.
Experience:
- SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge 2011 – financial advisor.
- SpareBank 1 SR-Bank from 2006–2011 as insurance responsible and financial advisor.
Number of equity certificates as of December 31, 2023: 1,849
May-Britt Nilsen (1960)
Employee representative
Education: 3-year upper secondary school, economics and accounting
Position: Union representative for Finansforbundet, SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge.
Experience:
- Union representative (deputy leader) for Finansforbundet, SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge from 2015
- Chair member, SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge (2015–2016)
- Senior safety representative, SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge (2003–2014)
- Adviser Private market, SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge, secretary (1984–2002)
Number of equity certificates as of December 31, 2023: 22,392