Bente Avnung Landsnes is a businessperson who has been at the head of 5 different companies and currently holds the position of Chairman of Hvitsten AS and Chairman for Fish Pool ASA.

She is also on the board of Danske Bank A, Federation of European Securities Exchanges, Heimstaden Bostad AB and Norbit ASA.

In the past she occupied the position of Group Executive Vice President at DNB Bank ASA Executive Vice President of DNB ASA and General Manager of Sparebanken NOR (both are subsidiaries of DNB Bank ASA), Senior Vice President at Bankenes Betalingssentral AS, Vice President of BBS, Chairman for Oslo Clearing ASA, President & Chief Executive Officer of Oslo Børs ASA, President & Chief Executive Officer at Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA and Executive Vice President at Gjensidige NOR Forsikring Eiendom AS.