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DIRECTORS’ BIOGRAPHIES
Johan Blach Petersen (Non-Executive Chairman), aged 67
Johan Blach Petersen is an experienced business development consultant and has provided
such services through J. Blach Petersen Business Development A/S since 1987.
He serves as Chairman in a number of companies including M2Film A/S, M2 Entertainment Ltd,
London, Picture This Studio Ltd, Bangkok, Bila Group A/S, JMM Group A/S, Teknikgruppen A/S,
Tuco Marine Group A/S, Lindcon Optical Group A/S Østergaard Møbelindustri A/S and as
member of the board of OPDI Technologies A/S, Tildas A/S, and Kinnan A/S. Prior to forming
his own business in 1981 he was a management consultant as well as serving as the Trade
Commissioner for Denmark in Houston, Texas.
Johan was educated at the Aarhus Business School, holding two business degrees: HA and HD.
Jørgen Korsgaard Jensen (Chief Executive Officer and Founder), aged 56
Jørgen Korsgaard Jensen is an expert in optical technology solutions and has been involved
in Research & Development projects in the field of optical technology in collaboration with
Risø DTU for fifteen years. Prior to that he held leading positions in international companies
with responsibilities for strategy, finance, purchasing and logistics. He is the chief executive
and founder of OPDI Technologies A/S, which is a technology incubator company focused on
development of opto/electronic sensors primarily for consumer electronic products.
Further, he is chief executive of the WaveTouch Group Limited, which develops and markets
optical touch screen technologies.
The businesses of Windar Photonics and WaveTouch Group Limited were both initially created
by, and are derived from businesses within, OPDI Technologies A/S. While he is currently
employed by the Group in an executive position, the Company intends to appoint a new chief
executive officer to gradually take over Jørgen Korsgaard Jensen’s executive duties and the
additional operations of the Group as it expands its activities. It is intended that Jørgen
Korsgaard Jensen’s involvement with the Group will reduce and that, following appointment
and integration of a new chief executive officer, he will step down to a non-executive role.
Prior to this he was the chief executive and founder of Kanitech International A/S, chief financial
officer of Gram A/S, Glasuld A/S (Saint Gobain) and Farre Food A/S. He also has a Bachelor’s
degree in Sales and Marketing from University of Southern Denmark and a Bachelor’s degree
in Accountancy and Finance from University of Southern Denmark.
Simon Barrell (Senior Independent Non-Executive Director), aged 60
Simon Barrell qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Young in 1983. He then joined
an accountancy practice in Nairobi, Kenya as a Senior Manager. On his return to the UK in
1987, he joined Binder Hamlyn. In 1994 Simon was appointed finance director of Napier Brown
& Company Limited and in 2003 as finance director of Napier Brown Foods plc. Since leaving
Napier Brown Foods plc in 2005 he has acted in non-executive director and non-executive
chairman capacities for a number of public companies and continues to act as an adviser to
listed and non-listed companies.
Søren Høffer (Non-Executive Director), aged 46
Søren Høffer was trained as a lawyer at the Danish law firm Kromann Reumert. In 2002 Søren
joined the world leading designer and manufacturer of blades for wind turbines, LM Wind Power.
At LM Wind Power Søren served as General Counsel, VP Corporate Staff and since 2013 as VP
of Sales and Marketing. As of 1 March, 2018, Søren joined as CSO for a major OEM turbine
manufacture, and thus continues to build on his 17+ years’ experience in the wind industry.
Søren holds a bachelor’s degree in Business and Law and a master’s degree in law from
Aarhus University, Denmark.
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