DTU’s Board of Representatives has appointed Susanne Juhl (MSc in Political Science), Hanne Søndergaard (MSc in Economics and Business Administration), and Tobias Holck Colding (PhD and Professor) to the University’s Board of Governors. All three will take up their appointments on 1 January 2017 for a four-year term.
Susanne Juhl is CEO of HMN Naturgas I/S and has previously held management positions in government agencies and ministries, including energy, climate, and economy. She has also served as Chairman of the Danish Gas Technology Centre A/S and as a board member, currently serving on the boards of the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences and the Politiken Foundation.
Hanne Søndergaard, Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President at Arla Foods Amba, has previously held several different management positions in the food industry. She also has experience as a board member, currently serving on the boards of Energinet.dk and the Arla Foundation.
Tobias Holck Colding is professor of mathematics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, in the USA. He is a prize-winning research scientist with considerable experience in research and teaching from several US elite universities. He is also a member of several scientific societies and associations/companies.
"I’m convinced that the Board of Governors will be in a very strong position to continue its mission of developing DTU into a leading elite technical university with an increasing international dimension."
Per Falholt, Chairman of the Board of Governors, DTU
On the occasion of the appointment, Chairman of the Board of Governors, Per Falholt, had this to say:
“I’m delighted by the Board of Representatives’ appointment of three new members to the University’s Board of Governors, as their strong profiles are the ideal addition to the Board’s current composition. Susanne Juhl has extensive agency and department management experience and insight in public organization, finance, and decision-making. Hanne Søndergaard possesses extensive international experience at top management level and insight in development and innovation in engineering-intensive manufacturing companies in the food sector. Tobias Holck Colding draws on a long international research and teaching career and possesses great insight in the universities’ value creation for society. With the appointment of these three capacities, I’m convinced that the Board of Governors will be in a very strong position to continue its mission of developing DTU into a leading elite technical university with an increasing international dimension.”
Please direct any questions regarding these appointments to the Chairman, Per Falholt, on tel.: +45 2442 1172.
