Born: 1958
Re-elected in 2023. Elective in 2026
Competencies and special tasks on the Board
Education
- PhD in Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (1987)
- MSc in Chemical Engineering (1983)
Professional experience
- Professor, Head of the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (2000-)
- Group Vice President of R&D, Hempel A/S (1998-2000)
- Professor, Technical University of Denmark (1993-)
- Associate Professor, Technical University of Denmark (1990-1993)
- Assistant Professor, Technical University of Denmark (1986-1990)
Positions within the Hempel Group
- Member of the Board of Trustees of the Hempel Foundation (2005-)
- Member of the Board of Directors of Hempel Invest A/S (2009-)
- Member of the Investment Committee of the Hempel Foundation (2010-)
Other positions of trust
- Head of MSc-Education at the Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research
- Member of the VGB Scientific Advisory Board, Germany
- Member of the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences
- Chairman of the Danish Technical Chemical Foundation
- Member of steering committees and scientific advisory boards of Danish and international research programs, conferences and evaluation committees
Academic awards and honours
- Einstein Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (2011)
- Honorary Professor, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, (2011)
- Doctor Honoris Causa, Aabo Academy University, Finland (2011)
Independence
- Since the Technical University of Denmark receives donations from the Hempel Foundation and Professor Kim Dam-Johansen is Head of the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at the Technical University, he cannot be considered independent