Civil status:
Unmarried, in a relationship with Charlotte Søndergren, engineer and Director of Supply Strategy & Wind Projects at HOFOR. Father of two children: Neel born in 2001 and Thora born in 2005.
Professional experience:
- Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, 2022-
- Kraka Advisory Nov 2022- Dec 2022
- The Danish Energy Association (now Green Power Denmark), CEO, 2009 – 2022 and Executive Vice President, 2007 – 2009
- Confederation of Danish Industry, Head of Environment and Energy, 2004 – 2007
- Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, Head of Department, 2000 – 2004
- Technological Institute, Head of Planning, 1995 – 2000
- County of Copenhagen, business advisor, 1994-1995
Honorary offices
- Member, The Danish Government Digitalization Partnership, 2021-
- Member, Climate taskforce, Odense Municipality, 2020-
- Member, Advisory board, Department of Economics University of Copenhagen, 2021 – 2022
- Member, The Environmental Economic Council under the Economic Council, 2015 – 2022
- Member, Climate Council of Frederiksberg Municipality, 2020 – 2021
- Head of secretariat, Climate Partnership for Energy and Utilities, 2019
Board positions
- State of Green Denmark, 2010 – 2015 and again from 2021-
- Energifonden, 2010 – 2022
- Velux Denmark, 2013 – 2019
- Technological Institute (most years as Vice Chairman of the board), 2010 – 2017
- Eurelectric (Brussels), 2009 – 2015
- Danmarks Turistråd (VisitDenmark), 2002 – 2004
Education
- Executive Development Network, 360 A/S, 2020 – 2022
- Negotiation techniques, Copenhagen Business School, 2019
- Executive board governance, Copenhagen Business School, 2018
- in Public Administration, Roskilde University, 1987 – 1994
- Social sciences and mathematics graduate student, Nordfyns Gymnasium, 1983 – 1986
- Primary School, Kroggårdsskolen, Odense, 1974-1983