SpareBank 1 Østlandet Group Management

Klara Lise Aasen

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Klara Lise Aasen (born 1974) lives in Bærum and Hamar.

Klara Lise is a state-authorized public accountant from NHH in Bergen. She has many years of experience as an external auditor before she began in the finance industry in 2006 and has experience from Nordea, DNB, and Bank Norwegian, in leadership roles both in Norway and internationally. In the years before she started at SpareBank 1 Østlandet in April 2024, she has been a division director at DNB, CEO, and CFO at Bank Norwegian. She also has experience from board positions such as in Veidekke ASA.

Board positions: SpareBank 1 Utvikling DA, SpareBank 1 Gruppen AS, SpareBank 1 Forsikring AS, Vipps Holding AS, Stø AS and Kabara Invest AS, as well as deputy board member of the board of NHO Innlandet.

Holdings of equity capital certificates per 25 August 2025: 12 183.
Includes holdings purchased through Kabara Invest.

Geir-Egil Bolstad

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Geir-Egil Bolstad (born 1967) lives in Løten.

Geir-Egil holds a degree in economics and business management (‘siviløkonom’) with a major in finance from BI Norwegian School of Management, and an MBA from NHH. He has worked in SpareBank 1 Oslo Akershus for 11 years, as a risk manager, CFO and deputy CEO. He also has previous experience from finance and risk management consulting.

Board positions: Member of the board of SpareBank 1 Boligkreditt AS, SpareBank 1 Næringskreditt AS, BN Bank ASA, and Kredinor AS. Deputy board member of the boards of SpareBank 1 Gruppen AS and SpareBank 1 Utvikling DA.

Holdings of equity capital certificates per  25 August 2025: 46.730

Hans Olav Wedvik

Executive Vice President Corporate Division

Hans Olav Wedvik (born 1974) lives in Hamar.

Hans Olav holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from BI and supplementary qualifications within finance and risk management from NHH. He has previously worked in DnB Finans, DnB Asset Management ASA, and from 2006 to 2016 he was the CEO of SpareBank 1 Finans Østlandet AS. He has been part of the Group Management since 2016.

Board positions: Chair of the board of SpareBank 1 Forretningspartner Østlandet AS and SpareBank 1 Finans Østlandet. Member of the board of Norwegian Wood Cluster SA and EiendomsMegler 1 Østlandet AS.

Holdings of equity capital certificates per  25 August 2025: 3.977

Kari Elise Gisnås

Executive Vice President Retail Division

Kari Elise Gisnås (born 1964) lives in Hamar.

Kari holds degrees in finance from the Norwegian College of Agriculture, marketing management from BI Norwegian School of Management and customer relationship management from NKI. She has managerial experience from the banking and finance and from the food industry. Kari also has extensive board experience. She has worked at Sparebanken Hedmark since 2001. 

Board positions: Chair of the board of EiendomsMegler 1 Østlandet, deputy chair of VN Norge Forvaltning AS and SpareBank 1 Forvaltning AS, member of the board of Odin Forvaltning, SpareBank 1 Kreditt/Kredittbanken, and Vikinglauget. No political appointments.

Holdings of equity capital certificates  25 August 2025: 4.216

Bård Skjørtorp

Executive Vice President of Communication, Marketing, and Brand

Bård Skjørtorp (born 1979) resides in Oppsal, Oslo.

Bård holds a degree in economics from NHH in Bergen, with a specialization in strategy, organization, and management. He has many years of experience in various commercial leadership roles at Orkla, with a focus on communication, marketing, strategy, and innovation. Following this, Bård was the CEO of the branding agency Los & Co for several years. Most recently, he held the position of Head of Strategy at Æra Strategic Innovation, where he has been a consultant for management and owners in various companies.

Board position: Member of the board of SpareBank 1 Finans Østlandet.

Holding of equity certificates as of  25 August 2025: 0

Are Jansrud

Chief Risk Officer (CRO)

Are Jansrud (born 1966), resides in Furnes, Ringsaker.

Are holds a degree in economics (Nord University). He has experience from KPMG and Finance Norway, and has held a number of positions in the former SpareBank 1 Østlandet (1989–2007; 2018–present). Are has been part of the bank’s management since 2026.

Holdings of equity capital certificates per  1 desember 2025: 0

Christian Fjestad

Acting Executive Vice President for Technology and Development

Christian Fjestad (born 1979) resides in Stange.

Christian holds an integrated Master’s degree in Business & International Marketing from BI Norwegian Business School, LSBU Business School (London), and Leeds Metropolitan University, as well as post‑graduate master’s courses in Digitalization and Digital Transformation at NTNU.

He has 13 years of experience from SEB in various Nordic roles, including product development, fintech, and partnerships. For the past 8 years, he has led the innovation department at SpareBank 1 Østlandet and has also worked closely with the rest of the SpareBank 1 Alliance on innovation and business development. He is also a co‑author of Innovasjonsboka, published in 2023.

Board positions: Board member of Mobai AS, board member of Digital Innlandet, board member of Junior Achievement Innlandet (Ungt Entreprenørskap Innlandet).

Holding of equity certificates as of 30 December 2025: 1,164.