Michael Hansen to Succeed Lars Petersson as CEO of Hempel A/S
Michael Hansen will step in as CEO of Hempel A/S on October 15, 2022. Hansen joined Hempel in May 2017 as chief commercial officer and has delivered remarkable results as a central driver of the global transformation in Hempel. Today, he is part of the executive group management as executive vice president, energy and infrastructure.
“Michael Hansen has extensive knowledge of Hempel, its markets and customers. With his great leadership qualities and the strong results he has delivered, Michael has shown that he is the perfect successor to take over as CEO and continue Hempel’s growth journey. I am very pleased that the natural choice of a new group president and CEO is an existing top leader from within Hempel. The board and I look forward to continuing the great collaboration with Michael and his executive management team,” says Richard Sand, Chair of the Board of Directors of Hempel A/S.