Niels Jacobsen

Biography

 Member of the Board of Directors since 2005 and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Born in 1957. Resides in Denmark. Mr. Jacobsen is President and CEO of William Demant Holding A/S, a Danish industrial group in the hearing healthcare field. Previous positions include President of Orion A/S and Vice President overseeing corporate affairs for both Atlas Danmark A/S and Thrige-Titan A/S. Mr. Jacobsen is also a board member of a number of Danish companies and organizations, including LEGO A/S (chairman), KIRKBI A/S (deputy chairman), A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S (deputy chairman). He holds directorships in a number of wholly and partly owned companies in the William Demant Group, including Oticon A/S (chairman), William Demant Invest A/S (managing director), Sennheiser Communications A/S (board member), Jeudan A/S (deputy chairman), HIMPP A/S (chairman), HIMSA A/S (chairman) and HIMSA II A/S (board member). Furthermore, he holds a seat on the central board of the Confederation of Danish Industries. Mr. Jacobsen holds a M.Sc. (Business Administration) from the University of Aarhus in Denmark (1983). He and his related parties hold 194,405 shares in the Company, but he holds no share options in the Company. Mr. Jacobsen is the Managing Director of William Demant Invest A/S, the Company’s largest shareholder, which holds 187,960,514 shares in the Company. He has no interest links with the Company’s main clients or competitors. Mr. Jacobsen is a dependent member of the Board.

Research Interest

 Pharmaceuticals