Henrik Sørensen hands over the reins at DESMI to Humphrey Lau

Crucial to the decision of naming Mr Lau as the new CEO, according to DESMI, has been Mr Lau’s global experience, strong results, leadership qualities, and values.

Mr Lau worked for 16 years with Novo Nordisk and Novozymes and for 14 years with Grundfos, where he most recently held the position of group senior vice president, global industry business.

“OEP is extremely pleased to partner with Humphrey as he is an experienced executive with an established reputation having served in leadership roles of two well-respected Danish multinationals. We also thank Henrik Sørensen for his many years of service to DESMI and look forward to his important role on the Board and as a shareholder,” said One Equity Partners (OEP) principal Marc Lindhorst, a fund that entered into agreements to acquire a majority stake in DESMI earlier this year.

“I am super excited and humble about this opportunity to be able to work together with a world class team at DESMI. Over the years I have followed the impressive development of DESMI under the strong and competent leadership of Henrik Sørensen. Together with the high performing global organisation and support from a very professional owner like OEP, I am confident we can further develop and take DESMI to new heights,“ said Humphrey Lau.

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