Board of directors

Jeppe Christiansen is CEO and founder of Maj Invest Holding A/S, and two wholly owned subsidiaries all in Denmark. Mr. Christiansen is Chairman of JEKC Holding ApS, Kraka Economics ApS, Emlika Holding ApS and two wholly owned subsidiaries of the latter company.  He is a member of the Board of Directors of Novo Holdings A/S, KIRKBI A/S, USTC, Pluto Naturfonden, Lone Dybkjær Fonden and Pluto Erhverv ApS, all Denmark. He is also Adjunct Professor, Department of Finance, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. Mr. Christiansen holds an MSc. in Economics from University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Jakob Haldor Topsøe is Chairman of the Board of Topsøe Holding A/S and a member of the Boards of IGM Biosciences A/S and AMBROX Capital A/S.  Mr. Topsøe holds a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the Copenhagen Business School.

Benoit Valentin is Deputy Head EMEA, Head of Private Equity Fund Investments, Head of Impact Investing, and Head of Partnership Solutions at Temasek. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Tikehau Capital Associés, Tana Africa Capital, Axereal Malt Holding and Leapfrog Investments. Mr. Valentin holds an MSc in Business from HEC Paris.

Christina Teng Topsøe is Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Topsøe Holding A/S, Board Director of Topsoe A/S and member of the board of IGM Biosciences, Inc. Ms. Topsøe is a former lawyer, studied Chinese at the University of Copenhagen and Peking University, holds an LL.B. from SOAS, University of London, an LPC from the University of Law, London, as well as an MBA from Columbia Business School and London Business School. 

Rohit Sobti is Managing Director, Investment (New Energy & Industries), member of the Boards of Directors of Schneider Electric India Pvt. Ltd. and Juniper Aviation Investments Pte. Ltd. Mr. Sobti holds an MBA from the Institute of Management Technology, India and B.Eng. Electronics from the B.M.S. College of Engineering, India. 

Jens K. Nørskov is the Villum Kann Rasmussen Professor, Catalysis Theory Center, Technical University of Denmark. He holds a PhD from Aarhus University, Denmark, and honorary doctorates from Technical University of Eindhoven, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and Technical University of Munich. 

Susana Quintana Plaza has over 25 years of work experience with more than 15 years in energy industry. She is currently the CEO of BM2Solar – a company in the energy battery space. She also sits in the supervisory board of three companies, and is acting as an independent energy advisor to Infrastructure, Private Equity and VC funds. She began her career at Boeing in 1998. After her MBA, she joined Booz Allen Hamilton in London before moving to E.ON in Germany. In 2012, she launched the Venture Capital activities for the E.ON group, and in 2014 she became Senior Vice President of Technology and Innovation – a role she held until 2016 when she took the position of Partner at next47 (Siemens’ CVC organization). After that she joined Galp’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee as COO of Renewables and New Business.

Ines Kolmsee is a General Partner at Matterwave Ventures and member of the Boards of Etex SA and Prysmian SPA. Previously, she was part of the Executive Board at Aperam SA and before that COO/CTO at EWE AG.

Ines holds an MBA from INSEAD, an MSc. in Process and Energy Engineering from the Technical University Berlin, and a Master’s Degree from Ecole des Mines de St. Etienne. In 2009, she was named ‘Female Manager of the Year’ by FT Deutschland and featured on Financial Times ‘Top 50 Women in World Business 2010/2011’.

Anders Broe Bendtsen is Senior Patent Counsel in the Intellectual Property Department in Global Legal Affairs. Topsoe A/S.  He has been with Topsoe since 2010. Mr. Bendtsen holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark and is a registered European Patent Attorney.

Christina Borch is Group Manager in the Support and Maintenance Projects Department in Global Supply, Topsoe A/S. She has been with Topsoe since 1992, working with R&D, product management and production. Ms. Borch holds an Academy Profession Degree in technology.

Lis Ibsen is a Research Specialist in the Clean Air Applications Department in R&D, Topsoe A/S where she has been working with developing, testing, and characterization of catalysts since 1998. Ms. Ibsen holds a Professional Bachelor’s Degree as a Laboratory Technician specializing in chemistry.

Line Holten Kollin is Principal Scientist in Power-To-X. She has been with Topsoe since 2012, working with R&D and upscaling of battery materials and SOEC. Ms. Kollin has been a safety representative for a number of years and a member of the health and safety committee. Ms. Kollin holds a Ph.D. in Hydrogen Storage Materials within the field of Nano Technology and Inorganic Chemistry.