Sparebank 1 Ostlandet (Spol) Announced Appointment of Klara Lise Aasen as Group CEO. She replaces Richard Heiberg, who will retire on 1 April 2024. Aasen becomes the first female Group CEO in the bank's 178-year long history.

Klara Lise Aasen is a state authorized public accountant from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in Bergen. She has long and broad experience from the banking sector, including roles as CEO, CFO, and head of credit and financial risk control in listed financial institutions such as Bank Norwegian, DNB, and Nordea. She has also been member of the Board of Directors of Veidekke.

She joins SpareBank 1 Østlandet from the position as Executive Vice President in Corporate Banking in DNB. Klara Lise Aasen will start in her new position as Group CEO on 1 April 2024.