July 2, 2014
At the annual general meeting on 19 June 2014, two new external members were elected to the board of Vestergaard Company A/S. By that, the board was enlarged, as all former members remain on the board. The two new members of the board are:
Niels Smedegaard
President and CEO of DFDS Group with previous experience from the airline industry through a 10-year career with Gate Gourmet in the USA and Switzerland. Niels Smedegaard brings with him much experience as member of the boards of other leading companies and organizations.
Tais Clausen
Tais Clausen is co-founder of 3Shape, specializing in development of high-tech equipment for the pharmaceutical industry. 3Shape’s products are sold in more than 70 countries, and Tais Clausen will add knowledge to the high-technology development process, which characterizes the work of Vestergaard Company.
A strengthening of our future work
Vestergaard Company welcomes the opportunity of further strengthening the board, and looks forward to working together with the two new, external board members, who will contribute with much relevant knowledge within Vestergaard’s fields of work and focus.
“We are convinced that together with the new members we now have a board that will provide the best possible framework for Vestergaard’s future work”, says Stefan Vestergaard, CEO of Vestergaard Company.
The board now consists of:
• Peter Langkjær, managing director and chairman of the board
• Jørgen Frost, managing director
• Godtfred Vestergaard, founder of Vestergaard
• Frida Vestergaard, co-owner of Vestergaard
• Niels Smedegaard, president and CEO of DFDS
• Tais Clausen, CTO and co-founder of 3Shape
