Group management

Jan-Frode Janson (1969)

Group CEO

Jan Frode Janson

PhD in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU (1996). Master of Science in Business from the Graduate School of Business in Bodø (1992).

Group CEO of SpareBank 1 SMN since 1 May 2019. Previously Group CEO of SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge and deputy managing director of Fokus Bank/Danske Bank. Has also held senior positions with Orkla and ABB.

Chairman of SpareBank 1 Betaling AS, Mavi XV AS and of SpareBank 1 SMN’s subsidiaries EiendomsMegler 1 Midt-Norge AS and SpareBank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN AS. Board member of SpareBank 1 Gruppen AS, SpareBank 1 Utvikling DA, Vipps AS, VIPPS Holding AS, BankID BankAxept AS, Fremtind Forsikring AS and NTNU. Chair of Sector Committee, Banking and Capital Markets (BBK).

Holds 49,166 ECs in SpareBank 1 SMN as at 31 December 2023 (including any ECs held by related parties).

Trond Søraas (1968)

Executive director – Finance and Strategy

Authorised financial analyst (AFA) from Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration NHH (2006) and MBA from the same institution (1994).

Joined SpareBank 1 SMN in February 2022. Previous experience from KLP Banken AS and BN Bank ASA, most recently as director, Economy and Finance, BN Bank ASA.

Chairman of SpareBank 1 SMN Invest AS and Gma Invest AS. Deputy chair of SpareBank 1 Markets AS. Board member of SpareBank 1 Boligkreditt AS and SpareBank 1 Næringskreditt AS.

Holds 10,267 ECs in SpareBank 1 SMN as at 31 December 2023 (including any ECs held by related parties).

Astrid Undheim (1980)

Executive director - Technology and Development

Doctorate in Communications Technology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) (2009). Master of Science in Communications Technology from NTNU (2004).

Joined SpareBank 1 SMN in 2020, prior long experience with Telenor, latterly as head of the research department at Analytics & AI.

Member of the Council of Statistics Norway, member of the ‘Norway towards 2025 Commission’ (2020-2021). Previous experience from several public committees.

Holds 744 ECs in SpareBank 1 SMN as at 31 December 2023 (including any ECs held by related parties).

Ola Neråsen (1965)

Executive director – Risk Management

State authorised public accountant from NHH School of Economics and Business Administration (1994). MBA from the BI Norwegian School of Management (1990). 

Joined SpareBank 1 SMN in 1997; executive director, Risk Management, since 2009. Previously with Deloitte and the Norwegian Armed Forces.

No board positions.

Holds 43,764 ECs in SpareBank 1 SMN as at 31 December 2023 (including any ECs held by related parties).

Rolf Jarle Brøske (1980)

Executive director – Communications and Brand

Studies in political science and history at Molde University College and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

Joined SpareBank 1 SMN in 2016. Previously industrial policy director at Det norske Oljeselskap, and on the management team of Danske Bank (Fokus Bank). Adviser to earlier minister of trade and industry, Børge Brende, and to the mayor of Trondheim. Has held a number of political positions.

Board chairman of Brøske & Bianchi Wine Import AS. Board member of SpareBank 1 Spleis AS, Trøndelag Høyre, Sør-Trøndelag Høyre and the Nidaros Cathedral Boys Choir.

Holds 15,713 in SpareBank 1 SMN as at 31 December 2023 (including any ECs held by related parties).

Vegard Helland (1975)

Executive director – Corporate Banking

Authorised financial analyst (AFA) from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration NHH (2007) and MBA from the Bodø Graduate School of Business (1999).

Joined SpareBank 1 SMN in 2003, and has focused primarily on the corporate market. Executive director of Corporate Banking since 2010. Previously internal audit staff member and adviser with KPMG and analyst with Fontiera AS.

Chairman of SpareBank 1 Finans Midt-Norge. Board member of SpareBank 1 Markets AS, SpareBank 1 Factoring AS, SpareBank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN AS, Kredinor AS and Mavi XV AS.

Holds 36,202 ECs in SpareBank 1 SMN as at 31 December 2023 (including any ECs held by related parties).

Nelly S. Maske (1975)

Executive director – Retail Banking

Master of Science from South Bank University in London (2000), bachelor’s degree in business and administration from Sør-Trøndelag University College (1998).

Joined SpareBank 1 SMN in 2013. Executive director, Retail Banking, since 2018. Previously executive director, Organisation and Development (2015-2018), and assistant executive director, Retail Banking (2013-2015). Prior broad experience with the professional services firm Ernst & Young, latterly as director at Ernst & Young Advisory (2010-2013).

Chair of SpareBank 1 Gjeldsinformasjon AS. Board member of EiendomsMegler 1 Midt-Norge, SpareBank 1 Forvaltning AS and Julmas AS.

Holds 21,876 ECs in SpareBank 1 SMN as at 31 December 2023 (including any ECs held by related parties).

Stig Brautaset (1959)

Executive director - Sunnmøre and Fjordane regions

MBA from BI Norwegian Business School and law studies at Oslo University.

Joined SpareBank 1 SMN in May 2023. Previous experience from various management positions at DNB, Sparebanken Møre and Danske Bank. Managing director of SpareBank 1 Søre Sunnmøre from 2016 until the bank merged with SpareBank 1 SMN on 2 May 2023.

Board member of EiendomsMegler 1 Midt-Norge AS and of SpareBank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN AS.

Holds 1,407 ECs in SpareBank 1 SMN as at 31 December 2023 (including any ECs held by related parties).

Arne Nypan (1970)

CEO SpareBank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN

Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Lund University, Sweden (1997). Bachelor of Business Administration (B.Sc.) from Copenhagen Business School (1995). Officer training from the Norwegian Military Academy (1992).

CEO of SpareBank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN since June 2020. Previously CEO of SpareBank 1 Finans Midt-Norge (2013-2020), head of Customer Concept at SpareBank 1 SMN (2013), general manager at SpareBank 1 SMN (2003-2012). Previously with Innovation Strategic Consulting and Fokus Bank (Danske Bank).

Board member at SpareBank 1 Kreditt AS.

Holds 33,948 ECs in SpareBank 1 SMN as at 31 December 2023 (including any ECs held by related parties).

Kjetil Reinsberg (1961)

CEO EiendomsMegler 1 Midt-Norge

Graduate in real estate brokerage from BI Norwegian Business School (2008).

CEO of EiendomsMegler 1 Midt-Norge since 1999. Previously with Storebrand Bank, Notar and Bedre Råd, and several years’ experience from the construction industry.

Chairman of Brauten Eiendom AS. Board member of EiendomsMegler 1 Norge, Agri Eiendom AS, Eiendom Norge Holding AS and Eiendom Norge.

Holds 29,141 ECs in SpareBank 1 SMN as at 31 December 2023 (including any ECs held by related parties).

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