“Peter will be a great addition to the Hempel Executive Group Management,” says Michael Hansen, Group President & CEO of Hempel A/S. “Peter brings invaluable global finance leadership experience and extensive knowledge of international management, finance, IT, and supply chain. We are excited to welcome Peter on board.” 

“I’m looking forward to joining Hempel, an admirable company in the coatings industry with a proud heritage and exciting ambitions for the future. Hempel’s global setup and multifaceted solutions spanning the Decorative, Marine, Energy & Infrastructure segments as well as its sustainability impact and ambitions, combined with the values of giving back to society through the Hempel Foundation, are truly inspiring,” says Peter la Cour Gormsen.

 “I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to Lars for his many contributions to Hempel during the five years he has served as our CFO. He has been instrumental to the results delivered by Hempel and in particular the Finance & Digital function over the years. The function stands on a platform ready to support Hempel further on our exciting Double Impact journey. Now, the scope of the CFO role is changing and Lars has decided to pursue other opportunities. I wish him all the best in his future endeavours,” says Michael Hansen.

“We aim to double Hempel in a financially sustainable way and one of our levers to do so is harmonising our ways of working to a much higher degree,” says Michael Hansen. “With this new executive function headed by René Overgaard Jensen, we will combine the capabilities that enable a coordinated and efficient transformation of our processes through standardisation, automation and digitalisation.”

Overgaard has extensive international transformation and strategy deployment experience through his previous work with PA Consulting and Maersk, where he, among other things, served as Head of Transformation and Process Excellence during a time of extensive and complex transformation.