Board of Directors

Below is the Board of Directors of SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge.

Except for the two employee‑elected representatives, all board members are considered independent of senior management and have no special interests in the bank.

Eirik Frantzen (1968)

Chairman

Member of the board and chairman since 2022.

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 at December 31, 2025: 0


Kathrine Tveiterås (1981)

Deputy chairman

Member of the board since 2020 and deputy chairman since 2025.

Education: Master in Marine Management, Ph.D.

Position: Director of Business Support, Strategy, and Organization, Norwegian Seafood Council

Experience:

  • Pro-rector for Education, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • 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 at December 31, 2025: 0


Gry Agnete Alsos (1969)

Board member

Member of the board since 2025.

Education: Master of Science in Business, Bodø Graduate School of Business

Position: Dean, Nord University Business School, Nord University

Experience:

  • Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Nord University (since 2014)
  • CEO, Nordlandsforskning (2007–2011)
  • Extensive board experience, including positions at Kraft Nord AS, Arctic Philharmonic, Nordlandsforskning, the Science Division of the Research Council of Norway, among others.

Number of equity certificates as at December 31, 2025: 0


Rolf Eigil Bygdnes (1956)

Board member

Member of the board since 2024.

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 at December 31, 2025: 76,774


Semming Semmingsen (1963)

Board member

Member of the board since 2022.

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 at December 31, 2025: 186


Fridtjof Berents

Board member

Member of the board since 2026. 

Education: 
Cand. oecon. (Social Economics), University of Oslo
MSc in Economics and Finance, University of Warwick

Position: Chief Executive Officer, Toluma AS

Experience:

  • Chief Executive Officer, Toluma AS (since 2023)
  • Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Finance Norway, and Acting Chief Executive Officer, the Norwegian Savings Banks Association (2022–2023)
  • Equity Analyst, Head of Research, Head of Corporate Finance and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Arctic Securities (2007–2022)
  • Consultant, Adviser and Deputy Director General, Ministry of Finance (1998–2007)

Number of equity certificates as of April 2026: 5,000


Ingunn Andersen Randa

Board member

Member of the board since 2026.

Education: Master of Science in Business and Economics, BI Norwegian Business School

Position: Vice President, OBOS AS

Experience: 

  • Various management positions at OBOS (2018–present)
  • Head of Business Analytics Norway / Head of Projects Unit, Retail Banking / Director, Corporate & Investment Banking, Nordea (2011–2018)

Number of equity certificates as of April 2026: 0


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 at December 31, 2025: 2,623


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 at December 31, 2025:  15,145

See also


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