April 26/Horsholm, Denmark/Press Release -- Klaus Pedersen will join Chr. Hansen as new chief financial officer (CFO) on October 1, 2011. At the same time, he will become a member of the executive board of Chr. Hansen Holding A/S.
Pedersen joins Chr. Hansen after serving as CFO at The Danish National Railways (DSB). Before joining DSB Group, Pedersen held various key-positions at executive level at TDC A/S, latest as senior executive vice president and member of the group management. Pedersen holds an MSc in Business Economics from Aarhus Business School.