Group Management

Eelco van Heel

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Born 16 September 1955
Nationality: Danish

Education
1978: Eq.cand.agro., Hogere Landbouw School, Netherlands

Main points of career
2004-: President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Rockwool International A/S
2001-2004: Deputy Group President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), Rockwool International A/S
1993-2001: Division Manager, Systems Division, Rockwool International
1991-1993: Managing Director, Grodania A/S
1990-1991: Manager, Business Development, Grodania A/S
1986-1990: Export Manager, De Danske Sukkerfabrikker A/S
1983-1986: Sales Manager, A. Hansens Amagerfrø
1980-1983: Farm owner and operator, Canada
1978-1980: Area Manager, Royal Sluis Enkhuizen, Netherlands

Gilles Maria

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Group Finance & Corporate Affairs
Born 15 January 1958
Nationality: French

Education
1982: Master of Business and Administration, IAE, Paris
1981: Engineer, ESB, Paris

Main points of career
2007- : Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Rockwool International A/S
2003-2007: Group IT Managing Director, Rockwool International A/S
1990-2003: Finance Director Latin Division, Rockwool France

Klaus Franz

Senior Vice President, Innovation & Business Development
Born 5 February 1953
Nationality: German

Education
Graduate engineer

Main points of career
2012- : Senior Vice President, Rockwool International A/S
2007-2011: Division Managing Director, Rockwool International A/S
2001-2007: Managing Director, Rockwool Germany
1989-2001: Technical Director, Rockwool Germany

Other positions related to the company
Board Member in the Rockwool Foundation.

Other positions
Board member of Gelsenwasser AG and Stadtwerke Bochum GmbH.

Theo Kooij

Division Managing Director, East Division
Born 1 August 1960
Nationality: Dutch

Education
MSc (agriculture), Agricultural University, Wageningen, Netherlands

Main points of career
2001- : Division Managing Director, Rockwool International A/S
1996-2001: Managing Director, Lapinus Fibres
1986-1996: Manager, Business development, Grodan B.V.

Henrik Frank Nielsen

Division Managing Director, Europe Division
Born 25 August 1961
Nationality: Danish

Education
2002: Strategic Management, IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland
1992: Marketing Planning, Cranfield University, UK
1990: Marketing Strategy, INSEAD
1981-1986 M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration, Aarhus Business School, Denmark

Main points of career
2007-: Division Managing Director, Rockwool International A/S
2002-2007: Managing Director, Rockfon Group
1999-2002: Managing Director, Grodan A/S
1996-1999: Sales- and Marketing Director, Grodan A/S
1994-1996: Export Manager Asia/Pacific, Kosan Teknova A/S
1994-1994: Sales Manager, BP Denmark A/S
1991-1993: Marketing and Business Development Manager, BP Oil Benelux B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
1986-1990: Business Analyst, BP Denmark A/S

Positions in other Danish public limited companies
Member of the Board in Keflico A/S.

Herman Voortman

Division Managing Director, Systems Division
Born 28 September 1962
Nationality: Dutch

Education
2011: High Performance Leadership at IMD, Hong Kong
2001: Orchestering Winning Performance at IMD, Switzerland
1990-1991: Nima C (Highest Marketing Degree) at Nima
1984-1987: Business School of Economics at HES, Groningen

Main points of career
2012- : Division Managing Director, Rockwool International A/S
2007-2011: Managing Director in Rockfon Group
2002-2007: Managing Director in Rockwool Benelux
1998-2002: Business Unit Director in Rockwool Benelux
1995-1998: Marketing Manager in Rockwool Benelux

Vacant

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

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