Group Management

Jan-Frode Janson  

Jan-Frode Janson (1969)

Group CEO

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

Group CEO of SpareBank 1 SMN as from 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 Gruppen and SpareBank 1 Utvikling. Board positions with Vipps and Fremtind Forsikring. Board chairman at SpareBank 1 SMN’s subsidiaries (EiendomsMegler 1 Midt-Norge, SpareBank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN, SpareBank 1 Markets.

     
Kjell Fordal   Kjell Fordal (1957)

Executive director Group CFO, deputy CEO

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 BN bank, SpareBank 1 Pensjonskasse, SpareBank 1 Næringskreditt, SpareBank 1 Boligkreditt Prøven Eiendom, SpareBank 1 SMN Spire Finans and Trondhjems Turistforening. Board member of SpareBank 1 Markets, SpareBank 1 Kreditt, SpareBank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN, SpareBank 1 Forsikring, SpareBank 1 SMN Invest.

     
Vegard Helland  
Vegard Helland (1975)

Executive director – Corporate Banking

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

Joined SpareBank 1 SMN in 2003, and has focused primarily on major clients. Head of Corporate Banking since August 2010. Has chaired SpareBank 1 SMN’s group credit committee since 2007. Previously with KPMG (aquaculture and fisheries).

Chairman of SpareBank 1 Factoring and SpareBank 1 Finans Midt-Norge. Board member of SpareBank 1 Markets, SpareBank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN, Modhi Finance, Modhi Collect, Modhi Holding, Modhi Collect Sweden, Modhi Finance Sweden, Debtia OY og Mavi XV.

     
NellyMaske_BERRE8521   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 (previously TØH) 1998.

Joined SpareBank 1 SMN in 2013.

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

     
Rolf Jarle Broske  

Rolf Jarle Brøske (1980)

Executive director – Communications and Society

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

Joined SpareBank 1 SMN in October 2016. 

Previously industrial policy director at Det norske Oljeselskap, and on the management team of Danske Bank (Fokus Bank). Adviser to the Minister of Trade and Industry, Børge Brende, and to the Mayor of Trondheim. Has held a number of political positions.

Board chairman of Spleis and deputy board chair of Stiftelsen UNI. Member of the county board of the Trøndelag conservative party and member of Trondheim city council. 

     
OlaNerasen  

Ola Neråsen (1965)

Executive director – Risk Management

Business economist from the BI Norwegian School of Management (1977), state authorised public accountant from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (1994).

Joined SpareBank 1 SMN in 1997.

Previously with Deloitte.

     
Kjetil Reinsberg  

Kjetil Reinsberg (1961)

CEO of Eiendomsmegler 1 Midt-Norge.

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

Took up duties as CEO of Eiendomsmegler 1 Midt-Norge in 1999. Previously employed by Storebrand Bank, Notar and Bedre Råd. Also has several years’ experience from the construction industry.

Board chair at Eiendomsmegler 1 Norge and Brauten Eiendom. Board member of Eiendom Norge and Agri Eiendom.

     
Arne Nypan  

Arne Nypan (1970)

CEO of SpareBank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN.

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

Took up duties as CEO of SpareBank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN in 2020. Previously CEO of SpareBank 1 Finans Midt-Norge, head of Customer Concept and executive director at SpareBank 1 SMN. Was also employed by Innovation and Fokus Bank (Danske Bank).

     
 Astrid Undheim    

Astrid Undheim (1980)

Executive director of Technology and Development

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

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

Member of the board of Statistics Norway and of the “Norway towards 2025” committee. Previous experience from a number of public committees. 

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