Jens Birgersson to step down as CEO for ROCKWOOL A/S; Jes Munk Hansen to become new CEO
29 Février 2024 - 10:15AM
Jens Birgersson to step down as CEO for ROCKWOOL A/S; Jes Munk
Hansen to become new CEO
Company announcementfor ROCKWOOL A/SRelease no. 06 – 2024to
Nasdaq
Copenhagen
29 February 2024
Jens Birgersson to step down as CEO for ROCKWOOL A/S;
Jes Munk Hansen to become new CEO
Jens Birgersson will continue as CEO until Jes Munk Hansen,
currently CEO at Terma, joins ROCKWOOL, latest 1 September
2024.
Board Chairman Thomas Kähler says, “Jens
Birgersson has been a driving force in ROCKWOOL’s positive business
development through the last nine years. During Jens’ time, our
sales have increased significantly, and our EBIT margin is at an
historically high level. And ROCKWOOL has further established its
position as the world leading stone wool manufacturer. The Group
stands on a very solid foundation for its continued development,
and I want to thank Jens for his strong leadership”.
CEO Jens Birgersson says, “I am proud of the
progress and results we have created in ROCKWOOL. The whole team
deserves credit for these accomplishments, and it has been a
personal and professional pleasure to have been part of the
company’s positive transformation. I am into my 10th year as CEO of
ROCKWOOL. For a global company, that is a long time, and I look
forward now to focusing on taking care of my family and pursuing
new interests”.
Successor Jes Munk Hansen has more than 20
years’ experience from the building materials industry with a focus
on energy efficiency and sustainability. Prior to joining Terma,
Jes had substantial international leadership experience, and has
among other things lived in the United States, where he was in
charge of Grundfos’ North America business for five years.
Subsequently, he held a number of leadership positions in OSRAM as
well as being CEO for LEDVANCE. He is today Vice Chairman in the
Confederation of Danish Industries and Board member in WSAudiology
and has also been on the ROCKWOOL Board for the past year. Jes Munk
Hansen will stand for re-election to the ROCKWOOL Board at the next
Annual General Meeting and will first step down from the Board in
connection with taking over as CEO.
“In Jes Munk Hansen, ROCKWOOL gets a CEO with
significant leadership experience from large international
businesses in the building materials sector. He is a successful
leader in Terma, and I have personally benefited from his insights
via his work on ROCKWOOL’s Board. Therefore, I am convinced that
with Jes, we have found the right person to lead ROCKWOOL”, says
Board Chairman Thomas Kähler.
“I am proud and strongly motivated to have the
opportunity to lead ROCKWOOL, and I look forward to meeting the
leadership team, employees, customers, and other partners. ROCKWOOL
is a globally leading player, which entails a significant
responsibility. For me, it will be important to show that energy
efficiency, sustainability, and business results can go hand in
hand. And not least, I look forward to being part of the daily work
at ROCKWOOL, a company I have followed during my entire career”,
says Jes Munk Hansen.
Jes Munk Hansen is 56 years-old, married, with
four children. The family lives in Copenhagen. He has Danish and
American citizenship and earned a Master of Science degree at
Copenhagen University and an MBA from London Business School.
Further
information:
Michael ZarinVice President, Group CommunicationsROCKWOOL A/S+45
40 84 15 26
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