Anders Aakaer Jensen will be the new Group CFO of Danish Crown
Danish Crown's board of directors has appointed Anders Aakaer Jensen as the new Group CFO. In the election, the board emphasized finding a profile with a large toolbox and extensive experience from companies undergoing transformation. Anders Aakaer Jensen has it.
’’Danish Crown faces a new strategy period and a significant transformation. We have just hired Niels Duedahl as the new Group CEO, and together with Anders Aakær Jensen, we have a strong pair of partners who can lead Danish Crown through a challenging time. Anders has shown that he can deliver growth and good results under difficult conditions, and he has successfully implemented transformations in larger international groups. That is why we are very happy that he has agreed to the job,‘‘ says chairman of the board of Danish Crown, Asger Krogsgaard.
Since 2018, Anders Aakaer Jensen, in a combined role as Group EVP/Group CFO, has helped deliver solid growth over a number of years in the DOVISTA group, which is part of the VKR Group and specializes in windows and doors with brands such as VELFAC and Rational. DOVISTA is present in several European countries, both with sales offices and production factories.
From 2014 to 2018, Anders Aakaer Jensen was Group CFO at Bang & Olufsen, where he helped handle the company's major financial challenges and initiate a comprehensive transformation of the business. Before that, he spent 13 years at Grundfos, most recently as Group SVP Corporate Finance.
"It is a privilege for me to be given the opportunity to take a major share of responsibility for one of Denmark's largest companies. I have great respect for what agriculture and the cooperative movement have created over many decades, not least in the form of the ownership of Danish Crown", says Anders Aakaer Jensen and continues:
"Both agriculture and Danish Crown are in the midst of major changes - these are changes that are necessary and will be demanding. I am very much looking forward to putting on the work gloves and throwing myself into the tasks together with Niels and the rest of the management, and I am not least looking forward to meeting the many dedicated employees".
Anders Aakaer Jensen will join Danish Crown on 1 December at the latest. He replaces Thomas Ahle, who has accepted a job as Group CFO in STARK Group.
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