MANAGEMENT
Halvor Sveen
Chief Executive Officer
Halvor Sveen has extensive management experience within banking and shipping, from companies such as Sparebanken NOR (DNB), Grieg Shipping Group and Pareto Bank ASA, as the head of Shipping & Offshore with an assignment to build up a portfolio for the bank within the maritime sector. He holds a Master of Law degree from the University of Oslo.
Linda Christin Hoff
Chief Credit Officer
Linda Christin Hoff has extensive experience within banking, finance, and shipping from Norway and abroad, from companies such as Nordea Bank ASA, Norske Skogindustrier ASA, Pexip AS and SpareBank 1 SR-Bank. She has held several board positions, including Maritime & Merchant Bank ASA. Linda holds an MSc in Economics from BI Norwegian Business School.
Chief Credit Officer
Linda Christin Hoff has extensive experience within banking, finance, and shipping from Norway and abroad, from companies such as Nordea Bank ASA, Norske Skogindustrier ASA, Pexip AS and SpareBank 1 SR-Bank. She has held several board positions, including Maritime & Merchant Bank ASA. Linda holds an MSc in Economics from BI Norwegian Business School.
Lars Fossen
Chief Risk / Compliance Officer and Deputy CEO
Lars Fossen has management experience from DNB, as member of group management of Toten Sparebank and group management of Eika-Gruppen. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Norwegian Business School and is a Certified Internal Auditor.
Chief Risk / Compliance Officer and Deputy CEO
Lars Fossen has management experience from DNB, as member of group management of Toten Sparebank and group management of Eika-Gruppen. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Norwegian Business School and is a Certified Internal Auditor.
Tor Stenumgaard
Chief Financial Officer
Tor Stenumgaard has extensive trading experience within the interest rate and currency markets from companies such as DNB Markets, Chase Manhattan Bank, ABG Sundal Collier, Swedbank/First Securities and Sparebank1 Markets. He holds an MBA.
Chief Financial Officer
Tor Stenumgaard has extensive trading experience within the interest rate and currency markets from companies such as DNB Markets, Chase Manhattan Bank, ABG Sundal Collier, Swedbank/First Securities and Sparebank1 Markets. He holds an MBA.
Per Ugland
Executive Director
Per Ugland has 35 years of banking experience from DNB. There he served in various managerial positions, Shipping and Offshore Division, Investor Relations, Group Services, Senior Credit Officer, in various central Credit Committees as well as being a valuable asset during vital strategic processes. He holds an MBA from the Norwegian School of Economics NHH.
Executive Director
Per Ugland has 35 years of banking experience from DNB. There he served in various managerial positions, Shipping and Offshore Division, Investor Relations, Group Services, Senior Credit Officer, in various central Credit Committees as well as being a valuable asset during vital strategic processes. He holds an MBA from the Norwegian School of Economics NHH.
Bjørn S. Havsgård
Executive Vice President, Credit & Business Development
Bjørn S. Havsgård joined Maritime & Merchant Bank in January 2018. He has more than 20 years of banking experience from senior relationship and management positions with Finansbanken, Privatbanken and Pareto Bank where he was instrumental in initiating and building a shipping and offshore portfolio. He holds an MSc in International Banking and Finance from Heriot-Watt University.
Executive Vice President, Credit & Business Development
Bjørn S. Havsgård joined Maritime & Merchant Bank in January 2018. He has more than 20 years of banking experience from senior relationship and management positions with Finansbanken, Privatbanken and Pareto Bank where he was instrumental in initiating and building a shipping and offshore portfolio. He holds an MSc in International Banking and Finance from Heriot-Watt University.