Company Board CM Holding A/S

Klaus Ewald Madsen
Chairman of the Board
Partner at Bech-Bruun Law Firm since 1994. Attorney-at-law with right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court. Specializes in intellectual property law and life sciences. Works primarily with patents, regulatory issues, marketing and commercial contracts.

Sune Suhr Frandsen
Board member
As a former operating executive at Hellman & Friedman and KKR Capstone, Sune has a strong background and expertise within private equity, capital allocation & operations.

Jacob Christian Dahl
Board member
Former Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company with 26 years at McKinsey (Denmark, South Africa and Hong Kong). Present member of the Danske Bank A/S Board of Directors. Special expertise in financial markets, investments, strategy, and digitalisation

Asbjørn Børsting
Board member
has almost 50 years of experience within agri business & policy-making and biodiversity. Former CEO of DLG and DAKOFO, former president of FEFAC and still with special interest and unique knowledge within the plant-based protein sector.

Torben H. Christensen
Board member, founder of CM
Experienced in the agri business starting in his teens(!) Worked for UNCAC (France), Ludwig Wuensche, Mitsubishi (Hamburg & New York) and J. Asmussens Eftf. before establishing Copenhagen Merchants in 1977. Focused mainly on business development and brokerage until retiring in 2016. Continues as board member in selected CM entities.

Simon Rodian Christensen
Board member, 2nd gen. founding family
CEO of CM Group, including individual legal entities in our core business areas; Brokerage, Shipping, Terminals, Pulses & Proteins. Structurally asses and develop new business opportunities. Performs overall strategic planning and oversees operations of all portfolio companies.

Julie Bjørn Christensen
Board member, 2nd gen. founding family
Award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker. Has worked mainly in Danish and US TV as content/post producer in the investigative and/or factual genre. Project managing corporate films & communication at CM.

Carsten Mortensen
Board Advisor
Former CEO of D/S Norden and BW Group. Extensive expertise in shipping (dry bulk and tanker), negotiation, investments and oil & Gas. Founding Partner in Dee4 Capital a.o.