17 June 2005 - Bjarne Skov Jensen will retire from his position as President of Danisco Seed as of 30 June 2005 to become a pensioner.
Bjarne (61) joined Danisco A/S (The Danish Sugar Factories A/S) in 1974 as Lawyer. In 1977 he was appointed Personnel Manager. In connection with the formation of Danisco in 1989 he became Vice President with responsibility for management development and communication in Danisco and he was secretary to the Group Management. In 1996 Bjarne Skov Jensen was appointed President of Danisco Seed.
The Vice Presidents Niels Gram (52) and Niels U. Mikkelsen (47) will assume responsibility of the day-to-day management of Danisco Seed.
Niels Gram will be appointed Director of Sales & Marketing with responsibility for sales, product development and the relations with Danisco Seed’s foreign business units.
Niels U. Mikkelsen will be appointed Director of Production with responsibility for production plant, operations, process and seed technology development, seed multiplication and treatment as well as staff matters in Denmark.
They will both be reporting to Executive Vice President Agriculture Thomas B. Olsen, Danisco Sugar, who will be in charge of the general management of Danisco Seed’s business and strategy development.