Group Management

President and CEO Gisèle Marchand (born 1958) joined Eksportfinans at the beginning of 2008. She came to Eksportfinans from the position as CEO of the Government Pension Fund. Her previous work experience includes being Managing Director of the Bates Group, and several management positions within Den Norske Bank in the period form 1988 to 2000. She has a business degree from the School of Management in Copenhagen with additional education from France.
Olav Einar Rygg (born 1961) is Executive Vice President and Director of the Export Lending Department in Eksportfinans. Mr. Rygg joined Eksportfinans in 1988, and has since 1993 held various managerial positions in the company. He has previous work experience from ABB, Den norske Hypotekforening, Christiania Bank (now Nordea) and the Norwegian Army. Mr. Rygg holds a Business degree from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) in Bergen.

Oliver Siem (born 1968) is Executive Vice President and Director of the Capital Markets Department in Eksportfinans. Mr. Siem joined Eksportfinans in 1998, and was Head of Funding from 2005 - 2007. He has previous work experience from The Norwegian Trade Council, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Norges Kommunalbank. Mr. Siem holds a degree in Economics from the University of Oslo, and a Masters degree from University of Kent in England.

Ivar Slengesol (born 1974) is Executive Vice President and Director of Business Development in Eksportfinans. Slengesol joined Eksportfinans in April 2010 and has several years of experience within development of wind power in different companies such as Shell and OceanWind. Previous working experience also includes seven years in different positions at the World Bank in Washington DC and Paris. Ivar Slengesol has an MBA from IMD International in Lausanne, Switzerland, and has also studied at Johns Hopkins University SAIS in Washington DC and University of South Carolina.
Christian Grøm (born 1958) is Executive Vice President and Director of Risk Management. Grøm joined Eksportfinans in May 2009 and has job experience from DnB NOR since 1990. He has additional work expierience from the management consulting company IKO Strategi and Elkem as. Grøm holds a business degree from the Norwegian School of Business and Administration (NHH) in Bergen.

Geir Ove Olsen (born 1966) is CFO with effect from November 2008. Geir Ove Olsen comes from the position as CFO in Toyota Kreditbank GmbH, Norway - a position he has held since 1997. He has previous working experience from Dyno Industrier ASA, Skattekontoret for storbedrifter and
Puget Sound Bank in Seattle, United States. Mr. Olsen holds a MBA from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, United States, where he specialized in finance and economic management.

Elise Lindbæk (born 1964) is Executive Vice President and Director of Staff . She has been Head of Communications since 2003, and before that she held different positions within Eksportfinans since 1991. Elise Lindbæk has previous working experience from among others Kreditkassen (now Nordea). She has a business degree from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) in Bergen, with supplementary training within communication.

Jens Feiring (born 1946) is Executive Vice President and Director of the Legal Department in Eksportfinans. He has a law degree from the University of Oslo and has worked in Eksportfinans since 1974. He has previously held the position as EVP and Director of the Legal Department in the company from 1981 to September 2011 and returned to the position on February 1, 2012.

Contact persons:

Gisele Marchand
Gisele Marchand
GMA@eksportfinans.no

President & CEO

Tel:+47 22 01 23 70


Geir Ove Olsen
Geir Ove Olsen
GOO@eksportfinans.no

CFO

Tel:+47 22 01 23 05
Mob:+47 90 09 23 26


Olav Einar Rygg
Olav Einar Rygg
OER@eksportfinans.no

Executive Vice President/Director of Lending

Tel:+47 22 01 22 51
Mob:+47 99 58 50 74


Oliver Siem
Oliver Siem
OLS@eksportfinans.no

Executive Vice President and Director of Capital Markets

Tel:+47 22 01 22 24*
Mob:+47 93 43 18 20


Christian Grøm
Christian Grøm
CHG@eksportfinans.no

Executive Vice President/Director of Risk Management

Tel:+47 22 01 22 10*
Mob:+47 97 16 95 65


Ivar Slengesol
Ivar Slengesol
ivs@eksportfinans.no

Executive Vice President Business Development

Tel:+47 22 01 23 60
Mob:+47 99 11 41 10


Elise Lindbæk
Elise Lindbæk
EL@eksportfinans.no

EVP Director of Staff

Tel:+47 22 01 22 64
Mob:+47 90 51 82 50