Executive Management

Joined Sparebanken Vest in 1999 and CEO from 31 October 2013. Previously Deputy Managing Director 2006 - 2013. Chair of the board of NRK, Eviny, Brage Finans and Frende Forsikring. Member of the board of Finance Norway, Savings Banks Association, Borea Asset Management and Vipps MobilPay. Former chair of the board of Port of Bergen, Bergen Chamber of Commerce, Finance Innovation and member of the board of Nets and Vipps. Graduate in marketing from the Norwegian School of Marketing and holds an MBA from Heriot-Watt University and an Executive MBA in Brand Management from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Number of equity certificate instruments: 181.889 *

*) Inkluding close relatives

Head of Technology and business strategy since 23 January 2024. Previously head of Strategy and Digital Distribution, head of Operational Servies and head of HR and Corporate Communication. Member of the board at Eiendomsmegler Vest, Talent Norge AS and Agenda Vestlandet. Former chair of the board of Den Nationale Scene (The National Stage, Bergen) and member of the board of Sparebanken Vest Boligkreditt AS and GC Rieber Compact.

 

Number of equity certificate instruments: 88,249

CFO since 27 September 2019. Previously Head of Risk Management/CRO. Joined the bank in 1985. He has a wide-ranging background from the banking industry and has held several management positions in the bank, including as head of both the Retail Market and Corporate Market. Chairman of Sparebanken Vest Boligkreditt AS and Norne Securities AS, board member of Factoring Finans AS. Former board member of Verd Boligkreditt AS, Jonsvollskvartalet AS, Jonsvoll Utleie AS and Eiendomskreditt AS. Has a law degree from the University of Bergen as well as an Executive MBA in Strategic Management from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). He has also completed the AFF Solstrand leadership programme.

 

Number of equity certificate instruments: 92,832

Head of Risk Management/CRO since 27 September 2019. Previously he was Credit Risk Director since he joined the bank in 2015. He has also extensive experience from the risk advisory business at PwC, corporate banking business at Handelsbanken where he held at management position as well as consultant at Accenture. He is an authorised financial analyst (AFA) and holds a master’s degree in business economics (siviløkonom) from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Number of equity certificate instruments: 39,467

Executive Vice President Retail Market North since 23 January 2024. Came from the position as regional director in Sparebanken Vest with responsibility for corporate markets in Sunnhordland and Haugalandet. Joined Sparebanken Vest in 2016. 
Extensive management experience from banking and finance. Has previously been employed by SG Finans AS and Fana Sparebank.
Graduated with a law degree from the University of Bergen and a diploma from BI Norwegian Business School. 
Board member of Factoring Finans AS and Kreditorforeningen SA. 

 

Number of equity certificates: 8,873

Head of Retail Market South since 23 March 2020. Prior to his appointment as EVP Aarskog worked as regional director at Sparebanken Vest with responsibility for the corporate market in Sunnhordland and Haugalandet. Employed at Sparebanken Vest since 2012. He has previous background from Danske Bank, as well as SATS fitnes cenre chain. He has held various board positions within voluntary work, business and power industries. Aarskog is educated in economics from Trondheim School of Economics and educated in Sports and Movement Science from NTNU.

Number of equity certificates instruments: 13,719

Head of Corporate Market South since 20 June 2022. Joined the bank in August 2015. She came from the position as regional head of Corporate Market Hordaland. Extensive corporate finance experience from Danske Bank and international shipping- and offshore experience from Nedship Bank/DVB Bank. Member of the board of Sarsia and Agenda Vestlandet. Former member of the board of Eiendomsmegler Vest and Norne. Master’s degree in Economics (siviløkonom) from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). 

 

Number of equity certificates instruments: 24,348

Group Operations since 23 January 2024. Previously head of HR and Organization. Joined the bank in December 2011. Former Director at Sparebanken Vest with responsibility for Direktebank Corporate Market. Extensive experience from various management roles in retail market in Sparebanken Vest. Previous background as Director in asset management. Arentsen is educated in economics from Norwegian school of Management (BI). 

 

Number of equity certificate instruments: 16,169

Group Director Bulder. Has been a key figure in the development of Bulder since its inception in 2019 and has led the initiative since October 2021. He has also held the position of Head of Corporate Strategy at Sparebanken Vest. In terms of education, he holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Administration from BI Bergen and a Master's degree in Innovation and Leadership from the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences.

 

Number of equity certificate instruments: 5,127

Acting CEO of Eiendomsmegler Vest since 1 Descember 2023. Previously held the position of Regional Director at Eiendomsmegler Vest with responsibility for Bergen. Formerly served as Director of projects in Bergen and Stavanger. Employed since 2013. Extensive experience as a real estate broker, specializing in the sale of new and used homes in Bergen and Oslo. Graduated with a degree in Business Economics and Real Estate Brokerage from BI Bergen.. 

 

Number of equity certificate instruments: 8,079