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CHR. HANSEN No. 2 in Corporate Knights’ 2022 ranking
Corporate Knights’ 2022 ranking of the world’s 100 most
sustainable corporations recognizes Chr. Hansen’s sustained
focus on driving broad ESG progress and the positive
societal handprint of its microbial products
For the 18th time, Canadian Corporate Knights has
published their annual ranking of the world’s 100 most
Claus Dahlmann Larsen,
CCO of Danish ice cream
company Premier Is (Mejerigaarden
A/S), part of the international
ice cream and dairy
production and distribution
group Food Union, has been appointed
CEO of the company.
The former CEO of over 7 years
Kim Gade Pedersen will remain
in the company’s Supervisory
Board.
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sustainable companies, based on a number of key environmental,
social and governance (ESG) metrics. Global
bioscience company Chr. Hansen has been included on
the Global top 100 list for the past five years and this
year ranks as no. 2.
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As of April 1, 2022, Henrik
Joerck Nielsen, currently
Senior Vice President Animal
Health, will be promoted to
Chief Scientific Officer at Chr.
Hansen. He has a Ph.D. in Biotechnology
from the Technical
University of Denmark and
National Institute of Health in
Maryland. He did his post-doctoral
research fellow at the National
Cancer Institute in the US
(2006-2008). After being with
McKinsey six years, he joined
Chr. Hansen in 2014. Predecessor
Thomas Schäfer will step
down as EVP and CSO effective
March 31, 2022, and continue
as Chief Science Advisor to CEO
Mauricio Graber.
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