Education and work experience

Key qualifications: Development and advocacy on forest policy issues, information, communication work. Consultancy services within taxation and law.  

Work experience:

For twenty-five years, Benthe Løvenskiold has managed her own forest property.  Since 2011 she has worked with forest and forestland policy in NORSKOG starting as an advisor and later on as head of department. Between 2011 and 2014, she gained experience as project manager with the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise

Throughout her professional career, Mrs. Løvenskiold has been a board member and chairman of the board of several companies and organizations, among other, Løvenskiold Fossum Skog ANS, Skattealliansen, Skogfrøverket, Skogkurs, Norsk Rikstoto, Odals Værk AS, Cicero Forlag ASA, SKOGBRAND, NORTØMMER og NORSKOG.

Education:

Forest technician, State Forest College Evenstad, at present

Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences INN (1984 – 1986)

Diploma course – Business administration  Norwegian Business School BI (1986 – 1987)

Certified accountant, , Norwegian Business School BI (1995 – 1996)

Diploma course – Tax law , Norwegian Business School BI (1997)

Candidate for the Board of Directors , Innovation Norway BI (2004)