Management and Board of Directors

Management

Henrik Skov Andersen, CEO and President

Henrik joined us in February 2011 as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Torben Jacobsen, now board member of Ibsen. Henrik has international experience from senior management positions at Netgroup, Coloplast, Scandinavian Mobility and Timken, and has worked several years as a consultant at McKinsey & Co. During his career, Henrik has acquired a strong understanding of international business, which is now applied to securing a strong and profitable growth at Ibsen. Henrik Skov Andersen holds a Ms. E.E. from the Technical University of Denmark and an MBA from INSEAD.

Board of Directors

Kim Vejlby Hansen, Chairman

Kim Vejlby Hansen is Chief Operating Officer at FOSS, which is the majority shareholder in Ibsen Photonics. Kim holds a Masters Degree from the Technical University of Denmark. Besides the board position at Ibsen he holds a number of other board positions.

Per E. Ibsen, Founder

Per Ibsen was the leading founder of Ibsen Micro Structures A/S back in 1991 and was in charge of the company until Torben Jacobsen was hired as CEO in 1997. Before Ibsen Micro Structures A/S Per was involved in start-ups that commercialized diffractive optics. Per's innovative thinking and his drive to make his start-up a success was rewarded by the Danish Optical Society (DOPS) in 2000 with the DOPS Senior Prize. Per holds a Masters Degree from the Technical University of Denmark.

Torben Jacobsen

Torben joined Ibsen in 1997 as CEO, and led the company successfully for 14 years before joining the board. Torben has held leading management positions with large Danish companies before joining Ibsen. Torben is also an active board member in a number of other companies. He holds a Ph.D. from the Technical University of Denmark and a B.Com. from Copenhagen Business School.

Iain Robertson

Iain Robertson is an experienced chairman, chief executive and non-executive director of technology businesses in both the private and public sectors. Iain has extensive international expertise gained in the electronics and photonics industries. He is a past chairman of Cambridge Semiconductor Ltd, currently chairman of Nallatech Ltd and Intense Ltd. Among other contributions, Iain brings an international experience to Ibsen. Iain lives in UK.

Thomas Evers Christensen

Thomas Evers Christensen is Vice President, Research and Development at Oticon A/S in Denmark and has many years of experience from the electronics and acoustics industries in Denmark. Besides the board position at Ibsen, Thomas holds a board position at Sennheiser Communications. Thomas holds a Master's Degree from the Technical University of Denmark.