Chairman of the Board, Steen Riisgaard

Steen Riisgaard has been Chairman of the Board of Directors for COWI Holding A/S since 2013.
MEMBER TYPE
Chairman of the Board
YEAR OF BIRTH
1951
NATIONALITY
Danish
EDUCATION
MSc in Microbiology
ON THE BOARD SINCE
2013
FORMER EXECUTIVE POSITIONS
President and CEO of Novozymes A/S
OTHER BOARD MEMBERSHIPS:
- ALK-Abelló A/S (CB)
- Xellia Pharmaceutical A/S (CB)
- Egmont International Holding A/S (CB)
- WWF Denmark (CB)
- Aarhus University (MB)
- Corbion (MB)
- Novo A/S (MB)
- Novo Nordisk Fonden (MB)
- Willum Fonden (MB)
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Corporate governance
- Senior management of global companies
- Customer relation management
- People management in knowledge-based companies
- M&A or alliance experience
- Business development.
CONSIDERED INDEPENDENT OF COWI?
Yes.