Oddbjørn Berentsen – CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
CEO of Lea Bank since inception in 2016. Mr. Berentsen has more than 15 years of leadership experience from various positions within consumer finance, digital banking, IT and telecom.
Selected previous positions include CEO BRAbank ASA , CEO Easybank ASA, Nordic Customer Deposits Director in Santander, Director Consumer Market in Microsoft, Sales and Marketing Director in yA Bank and Director & Head of Nordic Distribution in Telenor.
Executive Management Program, INSEAD - Executive MBA in Strategic Management, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - M.Sc. In Economics and Business Administration (Siviløkonom) specializing in finance, BI Norwegian Business School/HHB.
Shares and other financial instruments: 395,855 shares, 1,202,875 forwards and share options
Acting CFO in Lea Bank since 2026. Mr. Kildahl has worked for Lea Bank since 2020, and has led several of the bank's most important strategic initiatives
Previous positions include Business Development Manager in Lea Bank and Corporate Finance in SEB
Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
Shares and other financial instruments: 80,000 forwards and share options
Christian W. Svendsen – Chief Credit Risk Officer and Chief of Revenue Management
CCRO since inception in 2016. Mr. Svendsen has vast experience from the consumer finance industry, and has worked with both large international companies as well as Norwegian start-ups.
Selected positions include Nordic Business Development Director in Santander Consumer Bank, Credit Risk Director in Santander Consumer Bank, Head of Credit Risk Acquisition in EnterCard, Head of Credit and Analytics in yA Bank, Head of Marketing in yA Bank and Head of Consumer Finance in Komplett.no.
M. Sc. Economics and specialization in Quantitative Methods, Stockholm University. MBA, Heriot Watt University – Business School. Stanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate, Stanford University.
Shares and other financial instruments: 322,213 shares, 612,629 forwards and share options
Over 15 years of experience in IT, Project management and Credit risk management, primarily within the Consumer Finance space
Selected positions: Director IT and Business Development in Eika Kredittbank, Credit Risk Manager in Amibta and yA Bank and Credit Analyst in Lindorff
M.Sc. in Economics, University of Oslo
Shares and other financial instruments: 5,600 shares, 163,333 forwards and share options
Amelie Rybeck - COO (Chief Operating Officer)
COO in Lea Bank since 2025
Senior commercial leader with a strong track record from Axo Finans, driving growth, strengthening customer journeys, and leading high-performing sales and operational teams across the Nordic markets
Experienced in building and scaling partner networks, improving profitability, and delivering customer-centric improvements
Shares and other financial instruments: 245,000 share options
CRO in Lea Bank since 2026 (CRO and Chief Compliance Officer at Lea Bank ASA since 2016). Mr. Jørgensen has over 20 years of experience in senior financial leadership roles within Nordic banking
Previous positions include Founder and CEO of First Privatlease AS, Account Manager and Operations Manager at BMW Financial Services NUF, and different roles at Volvo Finans Norge AS.
Diploma in Economics (BA Business), BI Norwegian Business School.
Shares and other financial instruments: 293,310 shares, 210,000 share options