Management

Claus Olsen
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Claus Olsen was appointed Chief Executive Officer when Topsoe Fuel Cell was established in 2004. He came from a position as Corporate Vice President for Strategy and Planning in the parent company Haldor Topsoe.

Claus Olsen holds an M.Sc. in Political Science from the University of Copenhagen.

Helge Holm Larsen
Director, Business Development

Helge Holm-Larsen was appointed Director of Business Development in 2004. Earlier, he was Business Development Manager in the parent company Haldor Topsoe. Helge Holm-Larsen holds an MSc in chemical engineering and a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration. He is currently chairman of the board of the Danish Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells.

Henrik Dencker
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Henrik Dencker was appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2009. As Corporate Chief Accountant in the parent company Haldor Topsoe, Henrik Dencker has handled the Topsoe Fuel Cell accounts since 2007. He has been with the Haldor Topsoe group since 1997. Henrik Dencker holds a CBA, a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, and a Business Diploma in HR.

Mette Juhl Jørgensen
Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Mette Juhl Jørgensen has been Chief Operations Officer since 2007. She holds a PhD and an MSc in chemical engineering.


Mette Juhl Jørgensen came from a position as Technical Manager at Rockwool International and has previously worked at Risoe DTU as Senior Scientist.

Joachim Harteg Jacobsen
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Joachim Jacobsen was appointed Chief Technology Officer in 2009. He came from a position as Department Manager in Topsoe Fuel Cell and was previouly Department Manager in Research and Development in the parent company Haldor Topsoe. Joachim Jacobsen holds an MSc and PhD from the Technical University of Denmark and a Postdoc in Physics from Cornell University.

Niels Christiansen
Chief Innovation Officer (CIO)

Niels Christiansen is Innovation Director. Niels Christiansen comes from the parent company Haldor Topsoe’s Research and Development, where he was manager of SOFC and advanced ceramics projects from 1989. Niels Christiansen has previously worked as consultant at the Danish Technological Institute on Advanced Materials in Product Development. He holds an MSc in material science.