Posted to News on 23rd Mar 2017, 13:08
CEO Niels B. Christiansen leaves Danfoss
After nine years as the CEO of Danfoss, with impressive financial results, a high-performing organisation, increasing growth and a digital transformation on track, CEO Niels B. Christiansen has decided to leave Danfoss. COO Kim Fausing, who has worked closely together with Niels B. Christiansen in the Executive Committee, will become the new CEO.
Chairman of the Board, Jørgen Mads Clausen praises Niels B. Christiansen's significant importance to Danfoss: "Niels' mission in Danfoss is completed with honours. All financial figures are pointing in the right direction, the business is growing, and the organisation is in great shape. I find it only natural that a CEO after 12 years at the helm would want new challenges and on behalf of the Board of Directors and myself, I would like to thank Niels for his outstanding leadership of Danfoss. At the same time, I am very pleased that we have such a highly competent successor in Kim Fausing, who for the past nine years has also played an important part in driving the positive development of Danfoss."
Niels B. Christiansen says goodbye with pride in the results created during his time in Danfoss: "We have focused the business, optimised the engine room, we are growing, and our digital transformation is on track. It has been a huge team effort to conduct such a fundamental transformation. I am pleased to hand over a strong Danfoss in the best shape knowing that it will be in good hands. The time is right - both for Danfoss and for me. I am ready to take on new challenges - what exactly I haven't decided yet."
Kim Fausing knows what he takes on and is passionate about his new challenge: "I have felt at home in Danfoss from day one, and it will be an exciting challenge to continue the journey in the role of CEO. In the management team we have defined the strategy and future direction for Danfoss, and we will continue to follow the plans we've laid out. I am looking forward to the new tasks, which I will pursue with great respect. And I look forward to continuing the development of Danfoss together with the strong Danfoss team and the Board of Directors."
Learn more about Danfoss at drives.danfoss.co.uk.
