Henrik Poulsen

Nationality: Danish
Year of birth: 1967

Henrik Poulsen served as CEO and President of Ørsted A/S 2012 - 2020. Prior to that, he was CEO and President of TDC Group, Operating Executive of Capstone, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and held different executive roles with LEGO. Before joining LEGO, he worked at McKinsey & Co. in Copenhagen and New York. He is Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors ofFaerch, and member of the board of directors of Bertelsmann SE & Co. and Novo Holdings.

Henrik is senior advisor to A.P. Møller Holding.

Henrik has extensive executive and board experience in large international companies, significant financial knowledge and in-depth knowledge of mergers and acquisitions, strategy, risk management, ESG, transformation and innovation.

Other board positions in public companies:

Board Deputy Chair: Novo Nordisk A/S
Board Committees: Novo Nordisk A/S (Chair of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Audit Committee).