Mr Bert Nordberg was elected Chairman of the Board, succeeding Mr Bent Erik Carlsen. Mr Nordberg is currently the President and CEO of Sony Mobile Communications as well as Executive Vice President in the Ericsson Group. Mr Nordberg brings strong experience from reorganising a global high-tech company with 7,000 employees, while simultaneously developing the product portfolio and increasing sales volumes.

“I am honoured to take this position and I look forward to working with my colleagues on the Board and with Vestas’ executive management,” says Nordberg. “Our immediate tasks are to ensure the execution of the existing plan for Vestas’ restructuring and cost-reduction, in order to stabilize Vestas and bring it back to profitability. This plan will be executed by Ditlev Engel and the Executive Management, with the full support of the board.” 

Two other new members were elected to the Board of Directors of Vestas Wind Systems A/S:
Mr Lars Olof Josefsson was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Josefsson served as President of Sandvik Mining and Construction, a division of the Sandvik Group, until the end of 2011, contributing significantly to growing a heavy industrials company into a global market leader with exceptional customer focus and results.
Mrs Eija Pitkänen was elected member of the Board of Directors. Mrs Pitkänen currently serves as Vice President, Head of Corporate Responsibility at Telia Sonera, and has vast experience in developing global sustainability in several international companies.

Board of Directors of Vestas Wind Systems A/S, as of 29 March 2012

Bert Nordberg

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chariman of the Nomination & Compensation Committee, member of the Technology Committee
Position: President and CEO Sony Mobile Communications

Carsten Bjerg

Member of the Board’s Manufacturing and Excellence Committee
Position: CEO and Group President of Grundfos Management A/S

Eija Pitkänen

Member of the Board’s Audit Committee
Position: Vice President, Head of Corporate Responsibility at Telia Sonera

Håkan Eriksson

Member of the Board and Chairman of the Technology Committee
Position: Head of Ericsson Australia, New Zealand and Fiji

Jørgen Huno Rasmussen

Member of the Board’s Technology and Nomination & Compensations Committees
Position: President and CEO, FLSmidth & Co. A/S

Jørn Ankær Thomsen

Member of the Board’s Nomination & Compensations and Audit Committees
Position: Attorney at Law and partner, Gorrissen Federspiel

Kurt Anker Nielsen

Member of the Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee
Position: Director

Lars Olof Josefsson

Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Manufacturing and Excellence Committee
Position: Independent Consultant

Employee representatives:

Elly Smedegaard Rex

Position: Service assistant and shop steward

Kim Hvid Thomsen

Member of the Manufacturing and Excellence Committee
Position: Industry technician and Senior Shop Steward

Michael Abildgaard Lisbjerg

Skilled Worker, Production and Shop Steward

Sussie Dvinge Agerbo

People & Culture employee
 

Contact

For more information please contact:

Kasper Ibsen Beck
Director of External Relations / Interim Danish Press Director

Mobile: + 45 2287 8773
kaibe@vestas.com

Andrew Hilton

Director of Global Media Relations
Mobile +49 175 933 4397
ahilt@vestas.com 

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