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 2018. 

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 2018.  

Ragna Brenne Bjerkeset (1962) graduated as an agronom from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) and also holds qualifications in marketing, innovation, management and digital transformation. She has extensive experience from the consulting industry in Møre og Romsdal, from various management positions in both larger groups, SMBs and within public sector. Today she has the position as Process Manager in the innovation company ProtoMore AS. 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 2018.

Henrik Grung (1970) is partner and lawyer at the law firm SAND, where he is the chairman of the Board of Directors. Grung works primarily with corporate governance, business strategy and industrial development focusing on restructuring, acquisitions and mergers. Grung is specialized in corporate law, commercial negotiations and contracts. 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 eleven out of eleven board meetings in 2018.

Ann Magritt Bjåstad Vikebakk (1977) is the CEO of HG International AS, a company in the Hareid Group. During 2013-2018, she had her own law firm, Bjåstad Vikebakk Advokatfirma AS, principally operating in the areas of taxation law, contracts and real estate property. Vikebakk has previously been employed at the Tax Administration of Norway and at the law firm Schjødt AS. She graduated as a lawyer from the University of Oslo. Ms. Vikebakk has been a board member of Sparebanken Møre since 2014 and holds directorships in several other companies, including Tussa Kraft AS. She lives in the municipality of Hareid. Ms. Vikebakk has attended eleven out of eleven board meetings in 2018.

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 eleven out of eleven board meetings in 2018. 

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 eleven out of eleven board meetings in 2018.

Jill Aasen (1971) is the CFO of Havila AS. She graduated as an auditor from the college in Molde, and has previously worked as an auditor in BDO in Ulsteinvik and as a controller in Tussa Kraft AS. Aasen has board experience from Havila Shipping ASA and also works voluntarily within sports and culture. She has been a deputy member of the Board of Sparebanken Møre since 2014, and a board member since 2018. Aasen lives in the municipality of Herøy. She attended eight out of eight board meetings in 2018.