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Bente Rathe (1954), Trondheim, is an independent businesswoman. She is a graduate of the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration and holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Denver. Rathe started her career with E.A.Smith A/S of Trondheim, where she advanced to become deputy chief executive officer and director of finance. During the period from 1989 to 2002 she was part of of the corporate management of Forenede Forsikring the Gjensidige group and Gjensidige NOR, most recently as deputy CEO. She has held a number of board appointments in Norwegian industrial and financial enterprises, among them chair of the board of Petoro and member of the boards of Veritas and Statoil. She is currently member of the board of Kongsberg Automotive ASA and Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Sweden.
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