Group management

Finn Haugan (1953)

Group CEO

Business economist from the Norwegian School of Management (1977).

Joined SpareBank 1 SMN as CEO in 1991. Group CEO from 2010. Experience from managerial positions at Fokus Bank, his final two years as Deputy CEO.

Chairman of BN Bank, Deputy Chairman of Finance Norway (FNO) and Board member of Norwegian Savings Banks Association. Board member of SpareBank 1 Gruppen, NETS and Bank 1 Oslo Akershus. Chairman of EiendomsMegler 1 Midt-Norge, SpareBank 1 Markets, Fotograf Schrøders Stiftelse and chairman of the Supervisory Board of Selskabet for Trondhjems Bys Vel.

Executive director – SMN Corporate

Business economist from the Bodø Graduate School of Business (1999), authorised financial analyst (AFA) from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (2007).

Joined SpareBank 1 SMN in 2003. Primarily responsible for major clients. Head of the SpareBank 1 SMN’s Corporate market Division since August 2010. Head of the SpareBank 1 SMN’s group credit committee since 2007. Previously with KPMG and the Centre for Aquaculture and Fishery.

Chairman of SpareBank 1 Finans Midt-Norge and board member of SpareBank 1 Gruppen Finans, Conecto and Mavi XV. Alternate board member of SpareBank 1 SMN Card Solutions.

Executive Director – Finance and Strategy

Business economist from the Norwegian School of Management (1981) and Master of Management from the same institution (2004).

Joined SpareBank 1 SMN in 1982.

Chairman of SpareBank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN, SpareBank 1 SMN Pensjonskasse, SpareBank 1 Næringskreditt, SpareBank 1 Boligkreditt, SpareBank 1 SMN Invest, GMA Invest and Prøven Eiendom. Board member of SpareBank 1 Markets, SpareBank 1 Boligkreditt, SpareBank 1 Næringskreditt and SpareBank 1 Kredittkort.

Executive director – Organisation and Development

Joined SpareBank 1 SMN in 2013.

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

Broad experience from the professional services firm Ernst & Young, latterly as director at Ernst & Young Advisory from 2010 to 2013.

Wenche Margaretha Seljeseth (1964)

Executive Director – Product, Processes and Production

Law graduate, University of Oslo (1996). Bachelor of Business Administration, Norwegian School of Management (BI) (2002).

Joined SpareBank 1 SMN in 2008. Executive Director in 2011. Various senior positions with Vital Forsikring and Gjensidige.

Board member of SpareBank 1 Forsikring, SpareBank 1 Skadeforsikring, SpareBank 1 Bilplan, Allegro Kapitalforvaltning and Brannstasjonen SMN.

Svein Tore Samdal (1971)

Executive Director – SMN Retail

Master’s degree in Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (1999).

Joined SpareBank 1 SMN in 2013. Has held senior positions at Eiendomsmegler 1 Midt-Norge since that firm in 2006. Previously Sports Director of the women’s national cross-country ski team at the Norwegian Ski Federation, 2001-2006.

Board positions with Aktimed Nord-Trøndelag, Retro, Lounge and KG Treningssenter.