Hempel has announced that Michael Hansen will succeed Lars Petersson as Group President and CEO of the company. Michael will step into his new position on 15 October 2022.Michael Hansen joined Hempel in May 2017 as Chief Commercial Officer and today, Michael is part of the Executive Group Management as Executive Vice President, Energy & Infrastructure. Michael Hansen holds a degree from Copenhagen Business School, as well as an Executive MBA from IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. Prior to joining Hempel, Michael Hansen worked 19 years for Maersk. Lars Petersson takes on the position of President and CEO of VELUX Group on 1 November 2022.