Background
Born 1954, resident in Oslo. Næss is a member of the board of directors of DNB Livsforsikring AS, member of the board of directors of Hafslund E-Co AS and member of the board of directors of Luminor AB. Næss served as Chief Financial Officer and Group Executive Vice President of DNB from 2008 – 2017. Næss has served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in a number of companies, including Aker Solutions ASA, Carlsberg Breweries A/S and Orkla ASA. He has held various financial positions in Denofa AS and Elkem AS.
Education
Næss is a graduate (MSc Economics) of the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) and has completed an executive programme at Darden Business School (US).