February 7, 2020
Today, the Board of Directors of Haldor Topsoe A/S has announced the appointment of Roeland Baan as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as of June 1, 2020. Roeland Baan takes over from Bjerne S. Clausen who will retire in June after more than 40 years with the company, including more than 8 years as CEO.
Roeland Baan has since 2016 been President and CEO of the global stainless steel company Outokumpu, listed on the Finnish stock exchange. Throughout his career, Mr. Baan has held a wide range of global CEO and Executive Vice President (EVP) positions at Aleris International, Arcelor Mittal, SHV NV and Shell.
Mr. Baan is Vice Chairman of the International Stainless Steel Forum and member of the Executive Committee of Eurofer. He also serves as a supervisory board member of SBM Offshore NV and as an independent board member of Norsk Hydro ASA. Mr. Baan is a citizen of The Netherlands and holds a MSc in Economics from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Roeland Baan is new CEO of Haldor Topsoe as of June 1, 2020.
“我很高兴地宣布Roeland Baan作为Haldor Topsoe A / S的新首席执行官。他拥有卓越的全球经验和经过验证的驾驶成长，开发业务和建设凝聚力组织的经历记录。我确信他将促进哈尔德尔塔尔持续的持续强劲表现。Topsoe是一个具有坚实核心业务的有利可图的公司。随着Roeland的方向，我们将继续专注于我们经营的市场的全球领导者，“Haldor Topsoe A / S董事会主席Jeppe Christiansen说。
On his appointment, Mr. Baan said: “I am excited to relocate to Denmark and join Haldor Topsoe. I am fascinated by the industry and impressed with Topsoe’s cutting-edge energy efficiency solutions for the chemical and refining industries. I look forward to working with the board and the leadership team as well as getting to know Topsoe’s customers and committed employees.”
Bjerne S. Clausen将继续作为首席执行官，直到Roeland Baan于2020年6月1日占据了他的新职位。
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank Bjerne S. Clausen for his contribution and dedicated work during his more than 40 years with the company. Bjerne is retiring after an impressive career. As a scientist and leader, he has been a defining figure in both Topsoe’s technological and commercial development. As CEO, Bjerne has played an instrumental role in making Haldor Topsoe the focused and profitable company it is today,” says Jeppe Christiansen.
Bjerne S. Clausen comments: “I have had an amazing journey here at Topsoe, worked on a vast variety of exciting projects, worked with some of the sharpest brains in the field of catalysis and chemistry, and met customers and partners around the globe. I cannot imagine a more rewarding career. I welcome Roeland Baan to the company. He has come to a great company with dedicated and passionate colleagues.”
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Roeland Baan CV
Work experience
2016年 - 2020年总统兼首席执行官Outokumpu
2008 - 2015年艾丽斯行政副总裁兼首席执行官
2004年 - 2008年arcelor Mittal Group执行副总裁
2004 – 2006 Chief Executive Officer, Mittal Steel Europe
1996 – 2004 Senior Vice President, SHV Gas
1980年至1996年与贝壳国际石油有限公司的各种职位
董事会成员资格
2019年 - Norsk Hydro Asa委员会成员
座2018 -监事会成员,Offshore
2017 – Vice Chairman of the Board of ISSF, the International Stainless Steel Forum
2016 – Member of the Board of World Steel Association
2016年 - 国际不锈钢论坛ISSF董事会成员
2015年 - 董事会成员，执行委员会，Eurofer（欧洲钢铁协会）
2014年 - 2015年欧洲铝合金协会委员会副主席
2012 – 2018 Member of the Board of Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
Education
1980年MSC，经济学，Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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