Michael Stevns

Director, Board Member, Danish Agriculture & Food Council

Born: 19 September 1962.

Address

Danish Agriculture and Food Council
Axeltorv 3, DK-1609 Copenhagen V

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Phone (+45) 3339 4000
Cell phone: (+45) 4060 5400

Education

Master of Dairy Science (Cand. lact.) from The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (Copenhagen University), 1986.

Working experience

• Product Development Manager, Danland Foods, Hjallerup, 1986-1987
• Product Development Manager, Arla Foods, Brabrand, 1987-1993
• Company Secretary / Executive Assistant, Arla Foods, 1993-1998
• Director of Innovation (R&D and Environmental Affairs), Arla Foods, 1998-2007
• Group Executive Director (R&D and Corporate Strategy), Arla Foods, 2003-2007
• Managing Director, Danish Dairy Board, 2007 -
• Director, Board Member, Danish Agriculture & Food Council 2009 -

Board membership

• Danish Dairy Research Foundation (1998 -)
• Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation (2005 -)
• Pajbjerg Foundation (2006 -)
• INCUBA Science park A/S (2007 -)
• J.H. Stål A/S (2007 -)
• Dan Agro Holding A/S (2008 -)
• Nordic Seed A/S (2008 -)
• Agri-Norcold A/S (cold store) (Deputy chair 2009 -)
• Agro Business Park A/S (chair 2009 -)

Other memberships

• Evaluation Committee Danish FoodPharmaTech Award (2001 -)
• Dairy Educational Politics Committee, (2001 -), Chairman (2002 -)
• International Dairy Federation Danish National Committee, chairman (2007 -)
• Member of Danish Academy of Technical Sciences (2007 -)
• Danish Agriculture Council’s Board on Research and Development – chairman (2008-)
• The Advisory Board for Food and Research (vicechairman 2008 -)
• The National Food Forum (2009 -)
• ICROFS Program Committee (chair 2009 -)
• KU Life Advisory Board (2007 -)