Michael Hansen will succeed Lars Petersson as Group President and CEO of Hempel A/S on 15th October 2022.
The coating manufacturer Hempel A/S has recently announced that Michael Hansen – who is currently part of the Executive Group Management serving as executive vice-president for Energy & Infrastructure – will succeed Lars Petersson as Group President and CEO
from 15th October 2022.
Hansen obtained a bachelor’s from the Copenhagen Business School (Denmark) and an Executive MBA from IE Business School in Madrid (Spain). Before joining the company in 2017, he has worked almost twenty years for Maersk, where he was in charge of marketing and sales. As Chief Commercial Officer of Hempel, Hansen delivered remarkable results and has soon become a central driver of the global transformation of the company.
“Michael Hansen has extensive knowledge of Hempel, its markets and customers. With his great leadership qualities and the strong results he has delivered, Michael has shown that he is the perfect successor to take over as CEO and continue Hempel’s growth journey. I am very pleased that the natural choice of a new Group President and CEO is an existing top leader from within Hempel. The Board and I look forward to continuing the great collaboration with Michael and his executive management team,” has stated Richard Sand, the Chair of the Board of Directors of Hempel A/S.
“I am truly honoured to be appointed CEO of Hempel – a unique, global company. With more than 7,500 dedicated colleagues serving customers in more than 100 countries, a strong value-based culture, a sharp customer focus and strong social engagement, Hempel is a company where we all work together to deliver on our strategy and to reach the ambitious goals we have set ourselves,” has commented Hansen. “I would like to thank the Board of Directors for the trust they have shown in me and I look forward to taking on the new role and contributing to strengthening the position of Hempel in the coatings industry, together with the rest of the Executive Group Management and our talented colleagues. We will continue our strategic journey, Double Impact, with the purpose of shaping a brighter future through sustainable coating solutions. I am proud to be leading a company, which makes a real, positive impact on the society that we are a part of, both directly through our products and solutions, and by creating opportunities for our colleagues around the world.”
Lars Petersson will take on the new position of President and CEO of VELUX Group on 1st November 2022. However, until 14th October, he will continue his engaged daily work for Hempel and contribute to an optimal hand-over to Hansen and the Executive Group Management.
“The Board would like to thank Lars for a truly exceptional and dedicated effort. Lars has headed and accelerated the global transformation of Hempel with remarkable results under very challenging and fast-evolving external conditions,” has concluded Sand.