Svein Tore Samdal, 42, is appointed new Executive Director at SpareBank 1 SMN. Mr. Samdal is to head the business area (office) comprising 270 advisers distributed across 50 offices. Svein Tore Samdal comes from the position of Deputy CEO at EiendomsMegler 1 Midt-Norge, which he joined in 2006 after five years as head coach for the women's national cross-country ski team.

Executive Director, Wenche M. Seljeseth, 49, is to head the business area Products and Processes. She takes over this position after Tore Haarberg, 47, who on 1 September 2013 joins the management team of SpareBank 1 Gruppen.