Executive Management
The Executive Management oversees the day-to-day management of Copenhagen Airports A/S, CPH.
The Executive Management, which consists of CEO Christian Poulsen and CFO Rasmus Lund, oversees the day-to-day management of Copenhagen Airports A/S (CPH).
In performing this task, the Executive Management complies with the guidelines and directions laid down by the Board of Directors in the instructions for the Executive Board.
The Executive Management makes recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning capital resources, organization, insurance matters as well as definition and implementation of CPH's goals, strategies and investment and action plans.
Finally, the Executive Management ensures timely reporting and information to the Board of Directors about day-to-day operations and financial matters.
Christian Poulsen - CEO, Copenhagen Airports A/S
As of 1 January 2024, Christian Poulsen is CEO of Copenhagen Airports A/S. He has been acting CEO since 30 September 2023.
In 2020, Christian Poulsen entered the position of Vice President, COO & CIO for Infrastructure, Operation & Services at Copenhagen Airports A/S and at the same time was given the responsibility as both airport manager and accountable manager with authority responsibility to the Danish Civil Aviation and Railway Authority.
Christian Poulsen started at Copenhagen Airports in 2008 as Deputy Director, CIO, with responsibility for IT. After three years in this position in 2011, he became Technical Director, CTO & CIO for Assets & Technology, with responsibility for the airport's project department including construction projects as well as all the company's technical facilities, IT Systems, runway installations and buildings. During the period, he was also airport manager for infrastructure and technology as Maintenance Manager.
Christian Poulsen has a wealth of experience in IT and technology to support critical operations. In 1988, Christian Poulsen began his career at Microconsult, where he worked with industrial software and electronics, most recently employed as a department manager. In 1992 he took up position in Carl Bro first as division manager for Carl Bro Informatics A/S, later as IT Director in Carl Bro Gruppen A/S and from 1999 as CEO of Carl Bro IT & Telecommunication A/S. After that, in 2001 he switched to CEO of Netman A/S - a Hewlett-Packard owned software company with global activities. In 2005, Christian Poulsen took on the role of CEO of the mobility specialist and IT company HandStep A/S which he held from 2005 - 2008.
Christian Poulsen graduated as an academy engineer, electronics / IT line in 1988 from the Technical University of Denmark, DTU. In addition, Christian Poulsen has an HD in foreign trade from 1992 from Copenhagen Business School, CBS, and an Executive MBA in 2005, also from CBS.
Rasmus Lund - CFO, Head of Finance & Business Support
In 2018, Rasmus Lund took up the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Copenhagen Airports A/S with responsibility for Finance & Business Support. Through several senior positions, Rasmus Lund has many years of experience as business and personnel manager combined with solid finance experience.
Rasmus Lund began his career in 1997 at Arthur Andersen, which later became part of Deloitte (1997 - 2004).
In 2004, Rasmus Lund took the position as Head of Corporate Reporting, Systems and Controlling in ISS and became in 2007 Regional Finance Director (2004 - 2008). In 2008, Rasmus Lund switched to Saxo Bank and moved into the position as CFO. In 2012, he was appointed Group CFO (2008 - 2018).
Rasmus Lund is a certified public accountant in 2004 and Cand. Merc. Aud. from Copenhagen Business School, CBS, in 1998.