Board of Directors

Henrik Gürtler

Chairman, CEO – born 1953

• M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark, 1976
• Research Chemist at Novo Nordisk, 1977
• Project manager/coordinator of Enzymes R&D, 1981-84, head of department of Enzymes R&D, 1984-86 and head of function, 1986-91
• Director of Human Resources Services of Novo Nordisk, 1991-92 and director of Human Resource Development, 1992-93
• Director of Health Care Production of Novo Nordisk, 1993-95, and COO and member of the Group Management with special responsibility for Corporate Staff, 1996-2000
• CEO of Novo A/S since 2000
• Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Novozymes A/S
• Chairman of the Supervisory Board of COWI A/S
• Member of the Supervisory Board of Novo Nordisk A/S
• Member of the Supervisory Board of Copenhagen Airports A/S since 2002 and Chairman since 2004

Simon Geere
Managing Director, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (Europe) Limited – born 1968

• 20 years of experience working in the transport
  industry, 15 years of which have been within the airports sector
• Joined Macquarie in 2002 having held senior
  positions with both TBI plc and BAA plc.
• At TBI plc he was Business Development Director
  at Luton Airport and was responsible for commercial
  operations and aviation development activities
• Director of Brussels Airport, Bristol Airport, Newcastle Airport and the Stockholm Arlanda Express rail link
• Previously a director at Birmingham Airport and Luton Airport 
• Has an honours degree in Transport Studies BSc (Hons) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) 
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (MCILT)
• Member of the Board of Directors of Copenhagen
  Airports A/S since 2009

• Works for Ontario Airports Investments Limited, which is majority owned by the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan and provides investment management services for Brussels and Copenhagen airport
• Director of Copenhagen Airports Denmark.
• Over 20 years' experience, 16 years of which have been within the aviation sector 
• Prior to OTPP, Director at MAp Airports UK Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of MAp Airports, as the lead shareholder representative working with Copenhagen Airports A/S since 2009 
• Previously Managing Director at Macquarie Capital, which he joined in 2007 
• Prior to Macquarie, for 10 years Corporate Development Director at BBA Aviation plc, a listed UK based global aviation services business
• Peviously director at Bristol Airport and Brussels Airport as well as numerous aviation services businesses
• British citizen and resides in London
• Qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PWC in 1994

Martyn Booth
Senior Managing Director, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (Europe) Limited – born 1950

• Worked in the airports industry since 1981 when he joined BAA where he held the position of Finance Director at Heathrow Airport, General Manager of Privatisation and Corporate Strategy Director
• In 1994 left BAA to establish the Portland Group
• Involved in establishing the airports business in London, acquiring Bristol and Birmingham airports in the UK in 2001, and subsequently Rome, Sydney, Brussels and Copenhagen Airports
• Has an Honours degree in Economics and was Economic Adviser at H.M Treasury from 1976 to 1981
• Director of Brussels Airport
  Member of the Board of
• Directors of Copenhagen Airports A/S since 2009

• Non-Executive Director and Audit and Risk Committee member of Kingfisher plc, Network Rail, Portmeirion Group PLC, a Non-Executive Director of VisitBritain and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Forum for the Future.
• During her 33-year career with BAA plc, Janis held a number of operational roles and, until her retirement in March 2006, was a director of BAA plc and Chairman of Heathrow Airport Ltd as well as being Chairman of Heathrow Express.
• Prior to that, she was the Managing Director of Gatwick Airport. Janis was previously a Non-Executive Director of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc.
• Janis is a British citizen, and she lives in London.
• She has a Bsc in Psychology from The University of Edinburgh.

• Joined OTPP in 2006 having previously worked in investment banking and the power generation sector
• Currently a Board Director of Brussels Airport, InterGen NV and Global Container Terminals having also previously served as Director of both Bristol Airport and Sydney Airport.
• Canadian citizen and resides in Toronto
• MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University
• Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada
• Professional Engineer licensed in Ontario

Employee representatives on the  Board of Directors

Stig Gellert

Firefighter – born 1965

• Employed with Copenhagen Airports A/S since 1988
• Shop steward for firefighters employed under a collective agreement
• Deputy Chairman of the CPH Fire Department’s local communication committee
• Member of the Supervisory Board of Copenhagen Airports A/S since 2007

Ulla Thygesen

Security officer – born 1968

• Employed with Copenhagen Airports A/S since 1995
• Shop steward for the SVO (Surveillance and Area Security) guard staff at CPH
• Deputy Chairman of the joint committee of the local union branches
• Deputy Chairman of Security’s local communication committee
• Member of the Supervisory Board of Copenhagen Airports A/S since 2007

• Employed with Copenhagen Airports A/S since 1997
• Shop steward for the eletricians
• Deputy Chairman of the local electrician club