Danish nationality. Born in 1967.
Current position: Group President and CEO, Vestas Wind Systems A/S.
Previous positions: Group President and CEO, Hempel A/S from 2016 to July 2019. Spent more than 15 years with ISS A/S, a global leader in facility services, holding leadership positions in UK and Denmark, including Group CFO and COO EMEA.
Current key positions of trust: Board member of H. Lundbeck A/S (DK), member of the investment committee of Maj Invest Equity 4 & 5 K/S (DK).
Education: Holds a Graduate Diploma in International Business, Aarhus School of Business, Master of law from University of Aarhus and has completed studies at IMD.
Henrik lives north of Copenhagen, Denmark, together with his wife and two daughters.
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