COPENHAGEN: MT Højgaard Holding A/S has announced that President and CEO Anders Heine Jensen has left his post. The Board of Directors has initiated the search for his successor. Board member Morten Hansen will become acting President and CEO.

Carsten Dilling, Chairman of the Board of Directors, says: “Anders Heine Jensen has played an important role in the stabilisation of MT Højgaard as President and CEO of MT Højgaard A/S and MT Højgaard Holding A/S throughout this past year. On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank him for his efforts. The Board is engaged in an in-depth Group strategy process and in connection with this it has been decided that a different profile is needed in order to take this work forward”.

Board member Morten Hansen has been appointed as Acting President and CEO until a new President and CEO can take over. His first priorities are to continue the stabilisation of MT Højgaard, complete and embed the Group strategy process and assist the Board’s Nomination Committee with the appointment of the new President and CEO.