Executive Management
The Group's senior management consists of leaders of key business areas and functions in Storebrand. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is responsible for the daily management of the operations in the Storebrand Group.
Odd Arild Grefstad
CEO, Storebrand Group

Born
1965
Education
- State Authorized Public Accountant
- Authorized Finance Analyst (AFA) — (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration)
Career
- 2011–2012: Managing Director, Storebrand Life Insurance
- 2002–2011: Executive Vice President, CFO and Group Legal
- 1998–2002: Head of Business Control, Storebrand ASA
- 1997–1998: Group Controller, Life Insurance, Storebrand ASA
- 1994–1997: Vice President, Internal Audit, Storebrand ASA
- 1989–1994: External auditor, Arthur Andersen & Co
Ownership Storebrand
Number of shares as of 14.05.2020: 194,520
Lars Aa. Løddesøl
Group CFO, Storebrand ASA

Born
1964
Education
Master of General Business, Norwegian School of Management and MBA, Thunderbird (AGSIM), USA
Career
- 2004–2011: Executive Vice President, Life and Pensions, Norway
- 2001–2004: Executive Vice President, Finance Director Storebrand ASA
- 1994–2001: Vice President/Relationship Manager, Citibank International plc
- 1990–1994: Asst. Treasurer, Scandinavian Airlines Systems
Ownership in Storebrand
Number of shares as of 14.05.2020: 120,564
Heidi Skaaret
Executive Vice President, Customer Retail Norway

Born
1961
Education
MBA, University of Washington, Seattle, US
Career
- 2008–2012: Lindorff Group AB, Executive Vice President Region Scandinavia, CEO Lindorff AS, Norway.
- 2001–2008: CEO, IKANO Finans ASA,
- 1987–2000: leading positions in Den norske Bank ASA
- 1986–1987: Financial Services Officer, Bank of America, San Francisco, USA
- 1981–1983: Nord-Video (Aftenposten, Gyldendal, Mortensen), sales secretary
Ownership in Storebrand
Number of shares as of 14.05.2020: 94,788
Geir Holmgren
Managing Director, Customer Service and Product

Born
1972
Education
- Cand. Scient m/aktuarkompetanse (UiO)
- MBA Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Career
- 2011–2012: Head of Product, Claims and Service, Storebrand Life Insurance
- 2003–2011: Head of Product, Storebrand Life Insurance
- 2002–2003: Head of UL and DC business, Storebrand Life Insurance
- 2000–2002: Head of DC business, Storebrand Life Insurance
- 1998–2000: International Sales, Storebrand Life Insurance
- 1997–1998: Actuary trainee, Storebrand Life Insurance
- 1995–1997: Teacher, Oslo University
Ownership in Storebrand
Number of shares as of 14.05.2020: 85,072
Staffan Hansén
Managing Director, Customer Area Sweden

Born
1965
Education
- Licentiate of Science (Economics), Åbo Akademi University, Finland
- Post graduate studies at the Finnish Doctoral Program in Economics (FDPE) and Stockholm School of Economics
Career
- 2013–: CEO, SPP Life Insurance AB
- 2011–: CIO, Storebrand Life Group
- 2008–2011: Investment Director, SPP Life Insurance AB
- 2006–2008: Head of Strategic Allocation, SPP Life Insurance AB
- 2003–2006: Head of Government and Covered Bond Trading, Svenska Handelsbanken
- 1996–2003: Head of Fixed Income, Alfred Berg Finland
- 1994–1996: Trainee, Pohjola Bank (OKOBANK)
Ownership in Storebrand
Number of shares as of 14.05.2020: 83,561
Jan Erik Saugestad
Executive Vice President, Asset Management

Born
1965
Education
- MBA MSc from NTNU
- MBA from INSEAD in France fra INSEAD I Frankrike
Career
- 2006–2015 Chief Investment Officer, Storebrand Asset Management
- 1999–2006 Senior Portfolio Manager, Storebrand Asset Management
- 1997–1999 Sector Head Equities Energy/Shipping, Handelsbanken Markets
- 1995–1997 Partner, Marsoft Capital
- 1992–1995 Head of Research, Christiania Markets (now: Nordea Markets)
- 1990–1991 Junior Consultant, McKinsey & Company
Ownership in Storebrand
Number of shares as of 14.05.2020: 100,554
Karin Greve-Isdahl
Executive Vice President, Sustainability, Communications and Industry Policy

Born
1979
Education
- Master in International Relations, Bond University
- Bachelor in Communications, Bond University
Career
- 2014-2017 Vice President Communications, Opera Software
- 2009-2014 Communicator Director, SN Power
- 2008-2009 Economics Reporter, TV 2
- 2005-2008 TV Reporter, CNBC/FBC Media
- 2004-2005 Researcher, CNBC Europe
Ownership in Storebrand
Number of shares as of 14.05.2020: 20,962
Trygve Håkedal
Executive Vice President, Technology

Born
1979
Education
- Master of Science, Advanced Computing, Imperial College London
- Bachelor of Science, Computing Science, Newcastle University
Career
- 2016-2019 SVP IT Strategy & Architecture, Storebrand Group
- 2013-2015 Chief Architect & Head of IT Strategy, Storebrand Group
- 2009-2013 Enterprise Architect, Storebrand Group
- 2008-2009 Analyst, Goldman Sachs
- 2006-2008 Consultant, Accenture
- 2003-2004 Project Test Manager, Opera Software
Ownership in Storebrand
Number of shares as of 14.05.2020: 16,135
Tove Selnes
Executive Vice President, People

Born
1969
Education
Cand. Jur. Law, University of Oslo
Career
- 2015- 2019 Human Resources Manager, Storebrand Livsforsikring
- 2007-2015 Chief Human Resources Officer, Opera Software
- 2004-2007 Director of Human Resources, Eltel Networks
- 1997-2004 HR Manager Region East Norway, Avinor
- 1995-1997 Legal adviser, Aetat
Ownership in Storebrand
Number of shares as of 14.05.2020: 21,955
Terje Løken
Executive Vice President, Digital & Innovation

Born
1975
Education
Master of Science, Computer Science, NTNU
Career
- 2017-2019 Chief Digital Officer, Storebrand Livsforsikring
- 2013-2017 Head of Digital Channels, IT, Storebrand Livsforsikring
- 2009-2013 Head of Enterprise Architecture, Storebrand Livsforsikring
- 2008-2009 Enterprise Architect, Storebrand Livsforsikring
- 2007-2008 Technology Manager, FAST Search & Transfer
- 2006-2007 Technical Lead, FAST Search & Transfer
- 2001-2006 Senior Software Engineer, FAST Search & Transfer
- 1999-2001 Sivilingeniør, SINTEF Tele & Data
Ownership in Storebrand
Number of shares as of 14.05.2020: 16,502