The board of VILLUM FONDEN

(B. 1969)

MSc, former head of department at VELUX A/S.

Elected to the board at the annual meeting on 11 March 2014. Appointed Chair every year since 2015. Re-elected in 2017 and 2023. Can be extended after a 10-year term in 2024 until 2029.

Member of the working group for culture and society, member of the Investment Committee as well as the nomination committee.

Special skills in compliance with the Trust Deed: Descendent of founder Villum Kann Rasmussen (grandson), business expert, formerly employed by VELUX A/S.

Holdings in subsidiaries and/or associated companies: The Chair of the Board owns <5% B shares in VKR Holding A/S.

Remuneration from the Foundation's subsidiaries and associated companies: No.

Considered independent: No, shareholder in the VKR Group.

Other boards, etc.:

• ApS JERA, board member
• Trafalgar Estate Limited, Chair
• ApS GIN, board member
• ADDEK ApS, board member
• Wide Invest ApS, board member

(B. 1964)

PhD, MSc, Partner, Zeuthen Storm

Elected board member at the annual meeting on 10 March 2015. Re-elected in 2016 and 2022. Eva Zeuthen Bentsen can sit on the board until 2025.

Member of the working group for Social projects internationally, the working group for Youth and science and the nomination committee.

Special skills in compliance with the Trust Deed: Business expert.

Considered independent: No, board member of KR Foundation.

Other boards, etc.:

• Synoptikfonden, board member
• CBS Executive, Chair
• Robert Delfer Invest ApS, board member
• KR Foundation, board member 

• Grosserer Robert Delfers Mindefond, board member

(B. 1967)

Professor, PhD, MSc, Department of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark.

Elected board member at the annual meeting on 10 March 2015. Re-elected in 2019. Anja Boisen can sit on the board until 2025.

Member of the working group for Technical and natural sciences and member of the annual award committee.

Special skills in compliance with the Trust Deed: --

Considered independent: No, due to employment at a research centre supported by the foundation.

Other boards, etc.:

• The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences, board member
• The Academy of Technical Sciences, board member
• The Danish National Research Foundation and VILLUM FONDEN's Center for Intelligent Drug Delivery and Sensing Using Micro Containers and Nanomechanics, Head 
• LEO Foundation, board member
• LEO Holding A/S, board member
• Lightnovo ApS, board member
• Heliac A/S, board member

(B. 1963)

Professor, Dr.Techn. and Ph.D at the Department of Computer Science at Aalborg University 

Elected board member at the annual meeting on 13 March 2018. Re-elected in 2021. Christian Søndergaard Jensen can be re-elected in 2027 and can sit on the board until 2028.

Member of the working group for technical and natural sciences.

Special skills in compliance with the Trust Deed: --

Considered independent: Yes.

Other boards, etc.:
 

• Scientific Advisory Board, Norwegian Research Center for AI Innovation, Chair
• Scientific Advisory Board, Max Planck Institute for Informatics, board member
• Danish National Research Foundation, Vice-chair
• ACM ( The Association for Computing Machinery), Fellow
• IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), Fellow 
• Academia Europaea, member
• The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, member
• ATV (The Danish Academy of Technical Sciences), member
• The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) - NRP 75 Big Data, President of the Steering Committee

 (B. 1956)

Former CEO of VELUX A/S (2001-2017)

Elected board member at the annual meeting on 20 March 2019. Can be re-elected in 2024. Jørgen Tang-Jensen can sit on the board until 2029.

Member of the working group for Culture and society, the Investment Committee as well as the nomination committee. 

Special skills in compliance with the Trust Deed: Business expert, former CEO of VELUX A/S.

Remuneration from the Foundation's subsidiaries and associated companies: Board member of VKR Holding A / S, receives a fee determined at the annual board meeting.

Considered independent: Yes.

Other boards, etc.:

• Dronning Margrethe II's Arkæologiske Fond, board member
• Maj Invest Holding A/S, Fondsmæglerselskabet Maj Invest A/S and Maj Invest Equity A/S, board member
• ROCKWOOL, board member
• VKR Holding A/S, board member
• ​Think Tank Europa, Chair

• Senior Industrial Advisor, Axcel

(B. 1960)

MA in history and literature, former Minister of Environment, Minister for Climate and Energy, EU Commissioner, etc.

Elected board member at the annual meeting on 20 March 2023. Connie Hedegaard Koksbang can be re-elected in 2026 and can sit on the board until 2033.

Member of the working group for Social initiatives internationally and the working group for Youth and science.

Special skills in compliance with the Trust Deed: Business expert.

Considered independent: No, due to her role as Chair in KR Foundation and in CONCITO

Other boards, etc.:

• KR Foundation, Chair
• CONCITO, Chair
• EU's framework programme: Climate change adaption including  the transition of society, Chair
• OECD's Round Table for Sustainable Development, Chair
• Grønnegårds Teatret, Chair
• Fonden Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, Vice-chair
• Fonden af 28. maj 1948, Chair
• KIRKBI A/S, board member
• Danfoss A/S, board member
• European Climate Foundation, member of the supervisory board

(B. 1979)

Self-employed

Appointed family observer at the turn of the year 2017/2018.

Special skills in compliance with the Trust Deed: Descendent of founder Villum Kann Rasmussen (grandchild).

Considered independent: No.

Other boards, etc.:

• V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation, USA, board member