The Board

Bitten & Mads Clausen's Foundation’s Board of Directors consists of nine members: three members chosen from the descendants of Mads and Bitten Clausen, three external appointees and three employee representatives.

In appointing members to the Board, a range of qualifications is sought so that the members of the Board have between them the necessary expertise and experience to run the Foundation.

Board members are appointed for a period of two years and they can be re-appointed. The Board of Directors have the power to appoint new members. Members of the Foundation’s Board of Directors can be no older than 70 years of age.

Members of the Board

  • Per Egebæk Have

    Chairman

    (B-member)

    Appointed
    2022

    Born
    1957

    Resident
    Sønderborg, Denmark

    Specialist expertise
    Extensive leadership experience within family-owned businesses and foundations.
    Expertise in board governance within both corporate structures and foundations.
    Expertise in finance, funding and asset management/investment assets.

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    Board Positions

    Chairman
    LINAK Foundation
    Nordic Compound A/S

    Deputy Chairman
    Færch Foundation
    Schackenborg Foundation

    Board Member
    Alsik A/S
    LINAK A/S
    LINAK Holding A/S
    Realdania
    Sønderborg Airport A/S
    Kata Foundation
    ProjectZero Foundation
    Odense Robotics Startup Fund
    Nordborg Feriepark Holding A/S
    Nordborg Resort Properties A/S
    Nordborg Resort A/S
    Nordic Compound Management A/S
    Schackenborg Agriculture A/S
    CIE Real estate company P/S
    PFA-BMC Senior housing P/S

    Other leadership positions
    Member of the Representative Assembly Sydbank A/S
    Member of the Representative Assembly Realdania

  • Marianne Philip

    Deputy chairman of the Board

    (B-member)

    Appointed
    2014

    Born
    1957

    Resident
    Copenhagen, Denmark

    Specialist expertise
    Experience with business law matters, including company law and fund law issues, financial and capital market matters and corporate governance.
    Experience with management and board work.

     

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    Position
    Lawyer, Partner at Kromann Reumert since 1987
    Chairman of Committee on Foundation Governance
    Adj. Professor, Copenhagen Business School

    Directorships
    Chairman
    Gerda & Victor B Strand's Foundation (Toms Group Foundation)
    Bioinnovation Institute Foundation and Bill Holdings A/S and Deep Tech Lab A/S
    The Board of Directors Center for Cybercompetencies A/S
    Nordea Invest, Nordea Invest Bolig, Nordea Invest Engros, Nordea Invest Kommune
    Copenhagen Capacity Foundation
    Axcel Foundation
    Ferdinand Andersen's Family Scholarship
    Ingrid Zachariae's Foundation

    Deputy Chairman
    LIFE Fonden and LIFE A/S
    Nordea Funds OY

    Member of the Board
    Brenntag Nordic A/S
    Kirsten og Peter Bangs Fond
    Axcelfuture
    Aktieselskabet af 1. januar 1987

    Other leadership positions
    Chairman Nordea Funds OY's Corporate Governance Committee

  • Mads Clausen

    Board member

    (A-member)

    Appointed
    2015

    Born
    1984

    Resident
    Copenhagen, Denmark

    Specialist expertise
    Technology development, commercialization of new technology, financing, M&A and corporate governance.

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    Board positions

    Chairman
    Vandstrom INC
    MC2 Therapeutics A/S

    Board member
    Danfoss A/S

    Ownership shares in the Foundation's subsidiaries
    Owns shares in Danfoss A/S

  • Jens Martin Skibsted

    Board member

    (A-member)

    Appointed
    2012

    Born
    1970

    Resident
    Copenhagen, Denmark

    Specialist expertise
    Brand Building, Entrepreneurship, Design Innovation

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    Position
    Global Partner, VP, Manyone A/S

    Directorships
    Chairman
    Skibsted Industrial Design

    Member of the Board
    Manyone A/S

    Ownership shares in the Foundation's subsidiaries
    Owns shares in Danfoss A/S

  • Mads-Peter Clausen

    Board member

    (A-Member)

    Appointed
    2022

    Born
    1976

    Resident
    Aarhus, Denmark

    Specialist expertise
    International experience from leading management positions and strong strategic, organizational and communicative competencies. Extensive knowledge of company administration, engineering and board work

     

     

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    Board Positions
    Chairman
    miniBOOSTER A/S, Denmark

    Board Member
    Danfoss A/S

    Ownership shares in the Foundation's subsidiaries
    Owns shares in Danfoss A/S

     

  • Bo Rygaard

    Board member

    (B-member)

    Appointed
    2025

    Born
    1965

    Resident
    Hellerup, Denmark

    Specialist expertise
    Business operations and strategic development
    M & A
    ESG
    Philanthropic grants & investments.

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    Position
    CEO Dreyers Fond
    Vice Chairman of the Committee on Foundation Governance

    Board Positions
    Chairman
    Netcompany International
    KV Fonden
    KFI Erhvervsdrivende Fond
    Sovino Brands
    Richters Fond

    Vice Chairman
    The Committee on Foundation Governance

    Member
    Vexøe
    Statens Ejendomssalg
    Ejendomsselskabet Vest
    Gad Andreasens Fond

     

  • Morten Hansen

    Board Member

    (Employee-elected member)

    Appointed
    2018

    Born
    1978

    Resident
    Nordborg, Denmark

    Specialist expertise
    Represents employees at Danfoss

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    Position 
    Foundation Secretary at Danfoss Employee Fund

  • Malene Rudebeck Olsen

    Board Member

    (Employee-elected member)

    Appointed
    2018

    Born
    1982

    Resident
    Sønderborg, Denmark

     

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    Position
    Project Manager

    Directorships
    Deputy Chairman
    Engineer Group at Danfoss

    Board Member
    Danfoss Power Electronics A/S
    (Employee-elected member)

  • Poul Erik Antonisen

    Board member

    (Employee-elected member)

    Appointed
    2022

    Born
    1968

    Resident
    Nordborg, Danmark

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    Position
    Work Environment Representative at Danfoss Power Solutions

    Board member
    • Danfoss Power Solutions ApS (emplyee-elected member)
    • Nordals Football Club

CEO of the Board

  • Lars Tveen

    CEO

    Born
    1963

    Appointed
    2022

    Resident
    Sønderborg, Denmark

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    Board Positions
    Chairman
    • Project Zero Fonden
    • Sønderborg Lufthavn A/S
    • Fonden GOTO Sønderborg
    • Alsik A/S

    Board Member
    • MCH A/S
    • Fonden Universe Science Park
    • Foreningen AlsFynForbindelsen
    • CIE Ejendomsselskab P/S

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