He was the CEO of the Portuguese bank Novo Banco since August 4, 2014[1] until September 13, 2014, when he announced his resignation.
[3] In 1980, Vítor Bento was admitted at Banco de Portugal as an economist for the Department of Economic Studies.
[4] From 1989 to 1994 he was a member of the Exchanges Policy Subcommittee of the Central Banks Governor Committee from the European Community.
In 1994, he joined the Ministry of Finance, where he was General Director of Treasury, President of Junta de Crédito Público and member of the European Monetary Committee.
[7][8] In December 2009 he was nominated member of the State Council by the President of the Portuguese Republic, Cavaco Silva, position from which he left in July 2014.