Vestas hires Senior Vice President for Corporate Strategy

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Vestas hires Senior Vice President for Corporate Strategy

As of 1 April 2016, Rasmus Lundsgaard Nielsen will join Vestas, a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines, as Senior Vice President for Corporate Strategy, M&A and Global Intelligence.

The function's main responsibilities will be to shape the corporate strategic agenda in close collaboration with Vestas’ executive team, optimize and coordinate Vestas’ annual planning process, and provide the group with a unified market outlook. 

Rasmus Lundsgaard Nielsen, 39, will be part of the Global Management Team.

Rasmus holds a Master of Science degree in Economics, Statistics and Strategic Planning from Aarhus School of Business.  Furthermore, Rasmus has professional experience from a start-up within the medico technology sector, from business development, market intelligence and product management within a global consumer goods company, and close to eight years of management consulting experience from the Management Consultancy QVARTZ. 

As a consultant, Rasmus has worked across several industries, from the Private Equity sector, Automotive, Telecommunications, and Consumer Goods to Renewables.  During the last two years, Rasmus has supported Vestas with the development and refinement of the Corporate Strategy and the Annual Corporate Planning Process.

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