INFO
Born: 1954
Re-elected in 2023. Elective in 2026
EDUCATION
- MSc in Economics and Management, Aarhus University (1981)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- CEO, ASNET Board (2013-2015)
- CEO, VKR Holding A/S (2001-2011)
- Managing Director, the VELUX Foundation and the Villum Foundation (1996-2000)
- Head of PM's Secretariat and Senior Economic Policy Advisor, Danish Prime Minister's Office (1990-1996)
- Financial Attaché, Permanent Delegation to the OECD, Paris (1986-1989)
Positions within the Hempel Group
- Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hempel Foundation (2015-). Member of the Board of Trustees since 2005
- Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hempel Invest A/S (2015-). Member of the Board of Directors since 2009
- Member of the Board of Directors of Hempel A/S (2011-) and member of Audit Committee and Remuneration & Nomination Committee
- Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Hempel Foundation (2010-)
- Member of the Grants Committee of the Hempel Foundation (2010-)
- Member of the Board of Directors of Hempel's Cultural Foundation (2015-)
Other positions of trust
- Chairman of the Board of Directors, Tajco Group and Tajco A/S
- Chairman of the Board of Directors, Strømberg Holding A/S and subsidiaries
- Member of the Board of Directors, WindowMaster International A/S
Independence
Leif Jensen has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Hempel Foundation for more than 12 years and is therefore not considered independent.