Hempel welcomes new Chief People & Culture Officer to its Executive Group Management
Hempel A/S appoints Anne-Christine Ahrenkiel to its Executive Group Management as Chief People & Culture Officer (CPCO) and Executive Vice President, People & Culture
Key messages
- Anne-Christine Ahrenkiel joins Hempel A/S’s Executive Group Management as Chief People & Culture Officer (CPCO) and Executive Vice President, People & Culture
- Anne-Christine Ahrenkiel will join Hempel on 1 July 2025 from DFDS, where she serves as Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer for the People Division
- Anne-Christine’s background spans all areas of the people-related field and she has a deep experience in leading large-scale transformations
- Anne-Christine replaces Pernille Fritz Vilhelmsen, who left Hempel in April 2025
Copenhagen, 19 May 2025: Hempel A/S announces the appointment of Anne-Christine Ahrenkiel as Chief People & Culture Officer (CPCO) and Executive Vice President, People & Culture, joining its Executive Group Management.
“I am very excited to welcome Anne-Christine to Hempel,” says Michael Hansen, Group President & CEO of Hempel A/S. “With her background spanning all areas of the people-related field, and a deep experience in leading large-scale transformations, I have no doubt that Anne-Christine will be a very strong addition to our Executive Group Management and to Hempel as a whole.”
Anne-Christine will join Hempel on 1 July 2025 from a position of Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer for the People Division at DFDS, northern Europe's largest integrated shipping and logistics company. With a career spanning both public and private sectors, Anne-Christine has, in addition to DFDS, held senior HR and leadership roles at global companies, including A.P. Moller-Maersk, Accenture and NNIT, as well as at Egmont, a leading Nordic media group.
“I am delighted to be joining Hempel in a couple of months. Over the years, I’ve followed Hempel’s impressive development and have been truly inspired by its strong business performance and ambitious sustainability goals,” says Anne-Christine Ahrenkiel, Hempel’s incoming Chief People & Culture Officer (CPCO) and Executive Vice President, People & Culture. “I especially look forward to getting to know the business, working with colleagues across the organisation and helping to take this amazing company to even greater heights.”
Anne-Christine replaces Pernille Fritz Vilhelmsen who left Hempel in April.
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Om Hempel
Hempel, der er en af verdens førende leverandører inden for pålidelige malingsløsninger, er en global virksomhed med stærke værdier, som samarbejder med kunder inden for segmenterne husmaling, marine, infrastruktur og energi. Hempel har et globalt set-up med fabrikker, innovations- og forskningscentre samt lagre på tværs af lande og regioner.
Hempels maling og overfladebehandlinger beskytter og udsmykker bygninger, infrastruktur og andre aktiver, og spiller en vigtig rolle i vores kunders globale forretning. De hjælper med at minimere vedligeholdelsesomkostninger, giver forbedret æstetik og bedre energieffektivitet.
Hos Hempel er formålet at skabe en bedre fremtid med bæredygtige løsninger til overfladebehandling. Vi er overbeviste om, at vejen til succes ligger i at gøre bæredygtighed til kernen i vores forretning. Det er ikke bare det rette at gøre, det vil også styrke vores konkurrencedygtighed, gøre os mere modstandsdygtige og minimere risici.
Hempel blev etableret i København i 1915. Hempel Fonden er majoritetsejer af Hempel A/S og er med til at sikre et solidt økonomisk grundlag for Hempel-koncernen. Fondens andet formål er at støtte kulturelle, sociale, humanitære og forskningsrelaterede formål i hele verden.
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