Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of Eksportfinans ASA consists of eight members in all, four of which are representatives from the shareholding banks. Three are representatives for Norwegian industry, also elected by the shareholders. In addition, the Board has one representative for the employees.
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Chairperson of the Board
Geir Bergvoll (born 1952) is chairperson of the board and the board's remuneration committee. He is Head of Mergers and Acquisitions in DNB Bank in Oslo. He was Division Manager of Capital Markets in DNB Bank between 2005 and 2007. Prior to this, he held several managerial positions within the bank. Geir Bergvoll started in DNB (then Sparebanken NOR) in 1990 following a period as Bank Manager in ABC-Bank. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Oslo. |
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Deputy Chairperson of the Board
Sigurd Carlsen (born 1959) is the deputy chairperson of the board. He has held various leading positions within Christiania Bank/Nordea since he was first employed by the bank in 1986. Sigurd Carlsen has a business degree from the Norwegian School of Management (Handelshøyskolen BI), and holds a Master of International Management from the American Graduate School of International Management in Arizona, USA. |
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Chairperson of the Audit Committee
Live Haukvik Aker (born 1963) is a Board member of Eksportfinans ASA, as well as member of the Board’s Audit Committee. Ms. Aker is CFO in the company Komplett Group. Prior to this she was a Partner of Considium since 2008. She has also been CFO of Grenland Group ASA and before that she was Vice President and CFO of Tandberg Data ASA in Oslo. She has previous experience as CEO and CFO from different industry and service companies. She holds a Masters degree in Finance from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland and a Master of Management degree from the BI Norwegian School of Management in Oslo. Live Haukvik Aker is also the Head of the Audit Committee in Eksportfinans. |
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Tone Lunde Bakker (born 1962) is a Board member and member of the Audit Committee of Eksportfinans ASA. Tone Lunde Bakker is a Regional Director (Østlandet) at Fokus Bank, and is also a member of the Danske Bank CIB (Corporate and Institutional Banking) leadergroup. Prior to this she held the position of Deputy Country Manager Business at SEB Norge, and has previous leader-experience from positions within Danske Bank/Fokus Bank and Christiania Bank and Kreditkasse. Tone Lunde Bakker holds a siviløkonom degree from Arizona State University and AFA (Autorisert Finans Analytiker) from the Norwegian School of Economics and Administration (NHH), Bergen. |
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| Christian Berg (born 1969) is a Board member of Eksportfinans ASA. In April he will start working in the company Hichtech Vision. He was previously President and CEO of Hafslund. Before that he was a Deputy CEO and Senior Vice President, Treasury (CFO). Mr Berg became Hafslund’s CFO in 2001 and before that served as manager of Group Financial Investments. Mr Berg joined Hafslund in 1998, having previously worked at Price Waterhouse in corporate finance consulting. He has also served as General Manager of the investment company Brothers AS. Mr Berg holds an MBA from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) |
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| Marianne Heien Blystad (born 1958) is a Board member of Eksportfinans ASA and member of the remuneration committee. She is an Attorney at Law with the law firm Ro and Sommersnes from 2008. Prior to this she was connected to the law firms Nordia DA and Bull & Co. Previous work experience includes positions in Blystad Shipping and Trading, Eksportfinans and Citibank. Mrs. Blystad holds a business degree from the Norwegian School of Management, (Handelshøyskolen BI) and a Law degree from the University of Oslo. |
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Bodil P. Hollingsæter (born 1958) is a Board member and member of the Audit Committee in Eksportfinans ASA. Bodil P. Hollingsæter is a special advisor in Innovasjon Norge , Møre og Romsdal. She was previously EVP and Regional Director for Romsdal and Nordmøre in Sparebanken Møre, Molde. She joined the bank in 2005, and has prior managerial experience from Romsdals Fellesbank and Møre og Romsdal County Council. She holds a Business degree from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) in Bergen. |
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Tor Østbø (born 1947) is a Board Member of Eksportfinans ASA, elected by and amongst the employees of the institution. He is also observer of the remuneration committee. Mr. Østbø is an Attorney-at-Law and a Senior Vice President in the Export Lending Department. Before joining Eksportfinans in 1982, Tor Østbø worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Alstahaug District Court. He holds a law degree from the University of Oslo. |
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