Management

Jesper Hermansen

Director General

Jesper Hermansen is former director of the Danish Agency for Culture. Prior to this, he was head of department at the Ministry of Culture. He has held positions as the vice director at the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration and acting director and assistant director at the Danish Environmental Protection Agency.  Jesper Hermansen has a Master’s degree in law from the University of Copenhagen.

 

Sidsel Nordengaard

Deputy Director

Sidsel Nordengaard is former Head of Department at the Ministry of Employment and Head of Division at the Ministry of Business & Growth. Sidsel has also worked as a manager at the law firm Plesner, where she helped build a new project and process department. Sidsel holds a masters degree in law from the University of Copenhagen. 

Gerti Axelsen

Deputy Director

Gerti Axelsen is a former construction and development manager at Lejerbo. Prior to this, she has been construction manager at Københavns Ejendomme and construction and property manager at Frederiksberg Ejendomme. Before Gerti has been head of division at 3XN Architects and Arkitema Architects. Gerti has worked as an architect at Henning Larsens Tegnestue and as a teacher at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture. Gerti holds a Master’s degree in architecture from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture.

Opdateret 16. January 2023