Bastien Gallet has been Strategical Buyer at SpareBank 1 Utvikling since 2018. In this role, he is charge of an IT procurement portfolio, particularly cloud, licenses, and IT development. He has over 15 years of experience in procurement, from sourcing to contract management including negotiations as well as category management and procurement strategy. He worked both in the public and private sector, FMCG, automotive, and in the tech industry. Bastien holds a Master degree in Management with major in procurement and logistic from the Grenoble École de Management. Also, he is a former Olympian in rowing as an athlete (2004) and as a coach (2016).

The SpareBank 1 alliance is Norway’s second largest financier. We have created Norway's most used mobile bank, the Nordic region’s first watch bank and we were the first to issue digital and automatic health assessments. Our Smart Car Insurance is groundbreaking and we have Norway’s most satisfied customers when it comes to insurance settlement. Alliance consists of 14 independent savings banks across the country that collaborate on a common platform and brand and that are full-fledged suppliers of financial products and services to individuals and companies. In total, the alliance has approx. 7.000 employees, of which approximately 1.300 are affiliated with SpareBank 1 Gruppen and SpareBank 1 Banksamarbeidet DA, as well as subsidiaries. SpareBank 1 Utvikling DA delivers business platforms and joint management and development services to the alliance banks. The company contributes to joint activities that give the banks economies of scale and expertise. It is the 14 SpareBank 1 banks’ joint development company. Its task is to create the very best solutions and user experiences in the industry – because everyday finances are important to people. We succeed by letting competence, learning and freedom define us, and because we work uncompromisingly computer- and customer-driven.