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

    Appointed
    6th April 2022

    Born
    1957

    Resident
    Sønderborg, Denmark

     

     

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    Position
    Chairman of the Board of Bitten & Mads Clausen’s Foundation

    Previous Positions
    CEO of Bitten & Mads Clausen’s Foundation
    CFO of Danfoss A/S

    Education
    M.Sc. in Finance and Economics from CBS in Copenhagen
    Studied at IMD, Insead and London Business School

    Board Positions
    Chairman
    • Linak Fonden
    • Sønderborg Lufthavn A/S
    • Nordic Compound A/S

    Vice-Chairman
    • Schackenborg Fonden

    Board Member
    • Linak Holding A/S
    • Linak A/S
    • Kata Fonden
    • Nordborg Ferieresort A/S
    • Schackenborg Landbrug A/S
    • Syddansk Universitet
    • FærchFonden
    • Realdania
    • Fonden Universe Science Park
    • Fondenes Videnscenter

  • Marianne Philip

    Deputy chairman of the Board

    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

    Education
    Master of Laws
    LL.M, Duke University, USA
    Lawyer with right to appear before the Supreme Court

    Directorships
    Chairman
    Gerda & Victor B. Strand’s Foundation (Tom's Group Foundation)
    Gerda & Victor B. Strand Holding A/S
    Supervisory Board: Center for Cyber Competences A/S
    Nordea Invest

    Deputy Chairman
    Norli Pension Life-insurance A/S
    Novo Nordisk Foundation

    Member of the Board
    Codan A/S
    Codan Ensurance A/S
    Brenntag Nordic A/S
    Duke University, Law
    Copenhagen Capacity Foundation
    Foundation of Kirsten and Peter Bang
    Axcelfuture
    The limited company of 1st of January 1987

    Committees
    Chairman of the nomination and remuneration committee at Codan A / S and Codan Insurance A / S
    Member of Codan Insurance Audit & Risk Committee

  • Jens Martin Skibsted

    Board member

    Appointed
    2012

    Born
    1970

    Resident
    Copenhagen, Denmark

    Specialist expertise
    Brand building, entrepreneurship, design management

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    Position
    Partner, VP, Manyone

    Education
    Master’s degree, Cross Media Communication, University of Copenhagen
    PM Pro degree, Project Management, UC Berkeley
    Bachelor’s degree in philosophy, University of Copenhagen
    Assistant director, Electronic media, ESEC

    Directorships
    Chairman
    Skibsted Industrial Design

    Member of the Board
    Biomega (EV partnerships)
    Manyone

    Advisory boards
    World Economic Forum Global Future Council Mobility

  • Mads Clausen

    Board member

    Appointed
    2015

    Born
    1984

    Resident
    Copenhagen, Denmark

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

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    Position
    • Chairman, Applied Biomimetic Inc.
    • Chairman, MC2 Therapeutics A/S

    Education
    • Master of Business Administration, London Business School
    • Master of Science, Biotechnology, Johns Hopkins University
    • MSc Engineering, Technical University of Denmark

    Directorships
      Board member of the Bitten and Mads Clausen Foundation

  • Mads-Peter Clausen

    Board member

    Appointed
    2022

    Born
    1976

    Resident
    Silkeborg

    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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    Education
    Master of Business Administration, University of Georgia, USA
    Bachelor of Engineering, University of Southern Denmark

    Position
    Head of Sector Integration, Global, Danfoss Climate Solutions, Danfoss A/S, Denmark

    Board Positions
    Chairman
    miniBOOSTER A/S, Denmark

    Board Member
    Danfoss A/S
    Bitten & Mads Clausen’s Foundation

     

  • Jens Peter Toft

    Board member

    Appointed
    2009

    Born
    1954

    Resident
    Copenhagen, Denmark

    Specialist expertise
    Experienced in general management and board work. Expertise within financing and M&A. 

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    Position
    Managing Director of "Selskabet af 11. december 2008 ApS" and a subsidiary

    Previous positions
    Executive Vice President and Global Head of Corporate Finance, Danske Bank

    Directorships
    Chairman
    Foundation of 4th of December 2001
    MipSalusHolding ApS
    MipSalus ApS

    Deputy Chairman
    M.Goldschmidt Holding A/S

    Member of the Board
    Danish Invest
    Danish Invest Selected
    Profile Invest
    Procapture
    Danish Invest Institutional
    AP Invest
    Foundation of civil engineer N.T. Rasmussen
    Enid Ingemanns Foundation
    Foundation for Danish - Norwegian cooperation
    Danish Growth Capital II K/S
    Danish Growth Capital II Komplementar ApS
    Three subsidiaries of M. Goldschmidt Holding A/S
    Dagrofa ApS
    Mahia 17 ApS
    Solar A/S
    The company of 11th of december 2008 ApS

    Committees
    Member of Investment Committee GRO Capital I

  • Morten Hansen

    Board Member

    Appointed
    2018

    Born
    1978

    Resident
    Nordborg, Denmark

    Specialist expertise
    Represents employees at Danfoss

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    Position 
    Union representative

    Duties of trust
    Chairman
    Administrator and cashier in vaccation foundation at Danfoss

    Boardmember
    Relief Fund at Danfoss
    The local council of Arbejdernes Landsbank (Workers National Bank)

  • Malene Rudebeck Olsen

    Board Member

    Appointed
    2018

    Born
    1982

    Resident
    Sønderborg, Denmark

    Specialist expertise
    Represents employees at Danfoss

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    Education
    Production Engineer

    Position
    Project Manager, Danfoss

    Other positions
    Deputy Chairman, Engineergroup at Danfoss

    Duties of Trust
    Board Member, Danfoss Power Electronics

  • Poul Erik Antonisen

    Board member

    Appointed
    2022

    Resident
    Nordborg, Danmark

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CEO of the Board

  • Lars Tveen

    CEO

    Born
    1963

    Living in
    Sønderborg, Denmark

    Special Competencies
    Lars Tveen has broad management experience from several management positions in Danfoss from 1989 to 2022.

     

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    Position
    CEO of Bitten & Mads Clausen’s Foundation

    Education
    B.Sc.Prod.Eng from the University of Southern Denmark, Odense

    B.Sc.Com.B.A in Organization and Management from the University of Southern Denmark

    Board Positions
    Chairman
    • Project Zero Foundation
    • Sønderborg Airport A/S
    • GOTO Sønderborg Foundation

    Vice-Chairman
    • SKAKO A/S 

    Board Member
    • Universe Science Park Foundation
    • Alsik A/S
    • Foreningen AlsFynForbindelsen (The Als-Funen Link Association)