Borger A. Lenth
Borger Arildssøn Lenth | |
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| Born | December 13, 1937 Hamar, Norway |
| Occupation(s) | Civil servant, banker, legal expert |
| Known for | CEO of Eksportfinans and Christiania Bank- og Kreditkasse; chair of Save the Children Norway |
Borger Arildssøn Lenth (born 13 December 1937) is a Norwegian professional known for his work as a civil servant, banker, and legal expert.
Originating from Hamar, he is the son of triple jumper Arild Lenth (1904–1972) and Guri Bakke (1910–1989). In 1963, he married Hanne Kirsten Jenssen. After completing his secondary schooling in 1956, he obtained a cand.jur. degree from the University of Oslo in 1962. During the 1960s, Lenth worked as a deputy judge in Hamar and furthered his education at both the London School of Economics and institutions in Lausanne. Additionally, he led the tennis division of Hamar IL in 1963.
Lenth entered the banking sector in 1965 with Den norske Creditbank (DnC), where he rose to the position of deputy chief executive by 1980 under CEO Johan Melander. Upon Melander's retirement that year, Lenth maintained the deputy CEO post for two additional years before transitioning to head the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation from 1982 to 1984. He then held the role of permanent under-secretary of state at the Ministry of Development Cooperation between 1984 and 1985. Returning to DnC, he earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and was appointed CEO of Eksportfinans in 1987. He subsequently served as CEO of Christiania Bank- og Kreditkasse from 1991 until 1997.
After his tenure in executive management, Lenth joined the law firm Hjort DA as a partner and became owner of the Svestad farm. His experience extends to board leadership roles, including chairmanships at Treschow-Fritzøe and BN Bank, vice chairmanship at Norsk Hydro, and membership on the board of Norfund. Since 2005, he has chaired Save the Children Norway and participated on the finance committee for the Ibsen Year. Furthermore, Lenth holds memberships in the gentleman’s clubs Det Norske Selskab and Det grønne Selskab.