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.

Board chairman at SpareBank 1 SMN’s subsidiaries EiendomsMegler 1 Midt-Norge and SpareBank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN. Board positions with SpareBank 1 Gruppen and SpareBank 1 Utvikling, Vipps and Fremtind Forsikring.  

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 Finans Midt-Norge. Board member of SpareBank 1 Markets, SpareBank 1 Factoring, SpareBank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN, Modhi Finance, and Mavi XV.

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 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.

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

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 (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 Brauten Eiendom. Board member of EiendomsMegler 1 Norge, Eiendom Norge and Agri Eiendom.

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).

CEO of SpareBank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN since june 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 Strategic Consulting and Fokus Bank (Danske Bank).

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.

Board member of Trondheim Tech Port, member of the Council of Statistics Norway. Member of the committee mandated to consider long-term perspectives for the Government Pension Fund Global (Norway’s oil fund). Prior experience from a number of public committees.