Born 1939

Education
1963 MSc., Chemical Engineering (Technical University of Denmark)
1976 Dr.techn. “Steam Reforming Catalysts”

Career
1965- Haldor Topsøe A/S
1986- Director R&D Division, Member of Executive Board, Haldor Topsøe A/S

Other activities
1983-96 Member of Board of EIRMA (European Industrial Research Management Association), President: 1993-95
1986- Member of « Panel of Senior Industrialists for Evaluation of EU Joint Res. Center «
1988-2000 Member of Board, Danish Development Finance Corporation
1988- Adjungated professor, Danish Technical University
1988-91 Chairman, Danish Council for Research Policy
1989- Member of Board of Representatives, Danish Central Bank
1991-93 Member of Advisory Panel EC "Monitor/FAST Prog.: "The Future of Ind. of Europe"
1992 Member of Expert Panel for OECD evaluation of Iceland’s Science & Techn. Policy
1993 Advisor for OECD evaluation in Denmark
1996-99 Member of IRDAC (Ind. R&D Advisory Committee)
1993-95 Member of Board of Technical University of Denmark
1995-99 President of Danish Academy of Technical Sciences (member 1979-
Academy of Engineering in Sweden, IVA (1991-), Royal Academy Eng., RAE, UK
(1993-), and Russian Academy of Engineering (1994-)
1997- Member of International Advisory Board of Christian Doppler Gesellschaft

Honours and Awards
1980 Gold Medal of Julius Thomsen
1992 Knight of Dannebrog, RDbg
1998 Award for Excellence in Natural Gas Conversion
2000 Award of the Forum for Danish University Policy
2001 Gold Medal of the Danish Technical University
2001 Maxted Award on Catalyst Deactivation, Lexington, Kentucky

Publications
Approx. 125 articles in refereed publications
Approx. 12 research policy articles