Christian Andersen

Vice President, Head Of Ventures & Business Development at Haldor Topsøe

Christian Andersen has a diverse work experience in various roles. Christian started their career at Forsvarsministeriets Personalestyrelse, serving as a First Lieutenant and later as a Captain in Afghanistan. Christian then worked as an Assistant Attorney at Horten and an Attorney-at-Law at Plesner and Accura Advokatpartnerselskab, specializing in bankruptcy law. Following this, Christian joined Topsoe as a Corporate Legal Counsel, where they managed a team responsible for structuring, negotiating, and drafting contracts for sustainable and new business setups. Christian later became the Lead Legal Counsel, overseeing the legal team for R&D and Business Development. Christian was also appointed as Vice President, Head of Corporate Strategy, leading a team responsible for developing and executing the company's strategic initiatives. Currently, they hold the position of Vice President, Head of Ventures & Business Development at Topsoe. In addition to their work at Topsoe, Christian served as a Non-Executive Board Member at Faradion Limited, where they facilitated the sale of the company's shareholding. Christian also briefly worked as an External Teacher at the University of Copenhagen during their career.

Christian Andersen completed an Executive Course in Strategy Execution Programme at INSEAD in 2021. Prior to that, they attended the University of Copenhagen from 2002 to 2008, where they studied Law. Christian also attended Nykøbing F Katedralskole from 1996 to 1999, but no degree or field of study was specified for that period.

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Timeline

  • Vice President, Head Of Ventures & Business Development

    July, 2023 - present

  • Vice President, Head Of Corporate Strategy

    November, 2020

  • Lead Legal Counsel, Attorney-at-law

    November, 2018

  • Senior Legal Counsel, Attorney-at-law

    July, 2017

  • Corporate Legal Counsel, Attorney-at-law

    September, 2013

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