Board of Directors

Leif-Arne Langøy (1956) is a business graduate from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in Bergen. He lives in the municipality of Haram and is currently the owner and general manager of Lapas AS. In the period 2003-2009 Mr. Langøy was CEO of Aker ASA, and from 2006-2009 he was also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company. Mr. Langøy has previously held the position of CEO of Aker Yards ASA and CEO of Aker Brattvaag, among others. Mr. Langøy holds a number of directorships, among others he is Chairman of Kværner ASA and DNV-GL Group AS. He was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sparebanken Møre in 2011. He was also Chairman of the Bank from 1998 to 2003. Langøy attended eleven out of eleven board meetings in 2017. 

Roy Reite (1965) graduated as an engineer from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim and has wide-ranging experience from the maritime industry. Today he is the CEO of Vard Holdings Limited, a company that is listed in Singapore and has it's head office in Ålesund. The company has subsidiaries in Norway, Romania, Brazil, Singapore, Canada, USA, Croatia, India and Vietnam. Mr Reite has been a board member of Sparebanken Møre since 2004 and lives in the municipality of Ålesund. Reite attended ten out of eleven board meetings in 2017.  

Henrik Grung (1970) is partner and lawyer at the law firm SANDS, where he is chairman of the Board of Directors. Grung works primarily with strategic legal advice, negotiation and dispute resolution within the industries of fisheries, development of commercial properties, government administration, commerce and industry. He holds a cand. Jur. degree from the University of Bergen. Mr. Grung has been a member of the Board of Sparebanken Møre since 2015. He attended ten out of eleven board meetings in 2017. 

Elisabeth Maråk Støle (1968) is a business graduate with an Executive Master of Management. She is the CEO of NORCE - Norwegian Research Centre AS. Støle has held senior positions in international groups such as SafeRoad, Jotun, Telenor and SCA, been the director of Møreforsking, and held a number of board positions. She has been a board member of Sparebanken Møre since 2016. She was also in the Board in the period 2008-2014. Støle is a member of the Bank's Audit and Risk committee. She lives in the municipality of Ålesund. Attended ten out of eleven board meetings in 2017.

Ragna Brenne Bjerkeset (1962) graduated as an agronomist from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) and also holds qualifications in marketing, innovation and management. She has experience from the consulting industry in Møre og Romsdal and from various management positions in TINE SA and Tibe Samfunn AS. Today she has a position as Assistant Regional and Business Manager in Møre og Romsdal County. Ms. Bjerkeset has been a member of the Board of Sparebanken Møre since 2011 and also holds several directorships in business and industry in the region. She lives in the municipality of Fræna. Bjerkeset attended ten out of eleven board meetings in 2017. 

Ann Magritt Bjåstad Vikebakk (1977) graduated as a lawyer from the University of Oslo. In 2013 she founded Bjåstad Vikebakk Advokatfirma AS, which principally operates in the areas of taxation law, contracts and real estate property. She has previously been employed at the tax administration of Norway and at the law firm Schjødt AS. Ms. Vikebakk has been a Board member of Sparebanken Møre since 2014, and holds directorships in several other companies including Tussa Kraft AS and Hareid Elektriske AS. Ms.Vikebakk lives in the municipality of Hareid. She attended eleven out of eleven board meetings in 2017.

Helge Karsten Knudsen (1954) is the senior employee representative at Sparebanken Møre and has been a board member since 2014. He was also a board member from 2001-2012. He started working at Sparebanken Møre in 1973 and has many years' experience as a customer service officer. Mr. Knudsen lives in the municipality of Ålesund. He attended ten out of eleven board meetings in 2017. 

Marie Rekdal Hide (1985) works in Sparebanken Møre as an authorised financial adviser for Corporate Banking Sunnmøre, dept. SME. Representative on the Board since March 2017. She has a Master of Business Administration from Edinburgh Business School. Joined Sparebanken Møre in 2007 and has experience from the retail market and the corporate market. She lives in the municipality of Sula. Hide attended eight out of eight board meetings in 2017.