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Margrethe Vestager new Chair of the Board of Governors of DTU

DTU’s new Chair of the Board of Governors will take office on 1 January 2025. The new Chair will be the current EU Commissioner and Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Margrethe Vestager.

Margrethe Vestager is looking forward to the position as Chair of the Board of DTU, which she sees as one of the world's most relevant and modern universities. Photo: Own photo

New chairman of the board

The position as Chair of the Board of Governors is filled in a process laid down in the Danish University Act (Universitetsloven).

This includes an ad hoc Search Committee consisting of external members and representatives of the Board of Governors, as well as the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science, and a standing Appointment Committee with external members, as well as student and employee representatives. The position has been advertised publicly.

Two unanimous committees have recommended Margrethe Vestager as the new Chair of the Board of Governors. The appointment was subsequently approved by the Minister for Higher Education and Science.


  • Charlotte Rønhof, professional Board member; former vice president, Dansk Industri
  • Jørgen Bardenfleth, professional Board member; former CEO, Microsoft Danmark
  • Lone Askjær Hass, professional Board member; management consultant
  • Mikkel Leihardt, president, Uddannelses- og Forskningsstyrelsen
  • Thea Larsen, CEO, Dansk Gasteknisk Center A/S
  • Ole Sigmund, professor

Composition of the Appointment Committee

  • Helle Vang Andersen, management consultant; former SVP, Cowi
  • Henrik Clausen, CEO, TDC
  • Annelise Fenger, former food director
  • Jacob Riis Folkenberg, VP Technology Foss
  • Elisabeth Heegaard, student; Polyteknisk Forening
  • Kaj Juul-Pedersen, CEO, Sitella ApS
  • Claus Møller, CEO, Kommerciel Infrastruktur, EWII
  • Bo Friis Nielsen, professor
  • Helle Olund Villumsen, CTO, DBI Plastics

Contact

Helle Vang Andersen Formand for udpegningskomitéen Ledelseskonsulent og forhenværende direktør i Cowi Phone: +45 41761834