Board of Directors

Jacob Holm
Chair

Born 1961

Joined DAC’s board of directors as chair in December 2016

Appointed by DAC’s partnership consisting of Realdania, the Danish Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs and the Danish Ministry of Culture (2016)

Term expires at the end of 2024

Career
  • Managing Director Jacob Holm & Døtre ApS
  • Cand. polit. University of Copenhagen
Other board positions
  • Chairperson, Hans Just Group A/S
  • Chairperson, Flemming Karberg Familieholding ApS
  • Chairperson, Movinn A/S
  • Board Member, Arp-Hansen Hotel Group A/S
  • Board Member, Ballingslöv AB
  • Board Member, BLOXHUB
  • Board Member, Bellevue Teatret I/S
Contact information

jacob.erik.holm@outlook.com

Andreas Rahlf Hauptmann
Board member

Born 1974

Joined DAC’s board of directors in June 2024

Appointed by the Ministry of Business

Term expires at the end of 2024

 
 
Career
  • Deputy Director General Danish Business Authority
  • Master of Science (MSc) in Political Science
Special expertise
  • EU
  • Business policy
  • Green transition
Other board positions
  • Board member of the Danish Design Center
  • Board member Nordic Innovation
 
Ulla Tofte, direktør på Museet for Søfart
Ulla Birk Tofte
Board member

Born 1968

Joined DAC’s board of directors in 2020

Appointed by the Danish Business Authority

Term expires at the end of 2024

Career
  • CEO The Museum of National History
Special expertise
  • Museum and entertainment industry
  • Tourism
  • Destination development
Other board positions
  • Deputy Chairperson, VisitDenmark
  • Board Member, University of Copenhagen
Contact information

ut@dnm.dk

Phone: +45 2070 0146

Nina Kovsted Helk
Board member

Born 1975

Joined DAC´s board of directors in April 2022

Appointed by Realdania

Term expires at the end of 2024

Career
  • CPO of Realdania
  • Master of Arts (MA) in Architecture, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Schools of Architecture
Other board positions
  • Chairman of Videnscentret Bolius
  • Board member of Creative Denmark
  • Board member of CARE Denmark
Contact information

Tine Thorkenholdt
Executive secretary
tt@realdania.dk

Mette Skjold
Board member

Born 1973

Joined DAC’s board of directors in March 2021.

Appointed by DAC’s partnership consisting of Realdania, the Danish Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs and the Danish Ministry of Culture (2016).

Term expires at the end of 2024

Career
  • CEO and partner, SLA A/S
  • International master’s degree in Leadership and Innovation CBS
  • MA in Architecture, Aarhus School of Architecture
  • NEB (New European Bauhaus) task committee in Gentofte municipality
  • Member of the Roundtable in Better urban practice
  • Review board Fremtidens Vollsmose P/S
Special expertise
  • Lecturer/keynote speaker internationally
  • Participates in panel debates etc.
  • Strategy, management, organizational and business development
  • Urban development and planning
  • Nature-based design and planning
Contact information

Email: mes@sla.dk

Gerti Axelsen
Board member

Born 1970

Joined DAC’s board of directors in March 2021

Appointed by the Danish Ministry of Culture

Term expires at the end of 2024

Career
  • Deputy Director, Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces
  • MA in Architecture, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts’ School of Architecture in Copenhagen
Contact information

Phone: +45 2184 2535

Email: gax@slks.dk

Anne Katrine Harders
Employee-elected board member

Born 1985

Joined DAC’s board of directors in March 2021

Term expires at the end of 2024

Career
  • Program Manager, Danish Architecture Center
  • External examiner
  • Trained DGNB (sustainable building) consultant in sustainable urban areas
  • PhD in Sustainable Urban Development, Technical University of Denmark/Aalborg University
  • Trained Civil Engineer in Design & Innovation, Technical University of Denmark 
Special expertise
  • Communication and debate as editor, moderator, host and speaker on stage, in podcasts, at exhibitions and on screen, and with columns and articles in newspapers, magazines and professional journals
  • Development of cultural and professional formats and products
Contact information

Phone: +45 2183 0521

Email: akh@dac.dk

Lars Fjendbo
Employee-elected board member

Born 1983

Joined DAC’s board of directors in March 2021

Term expires at the end of 2024

Career
  • Project Manager, Danish Architecture Center
  • MA in in Geography, University of Copenhagen
  • Urban Development and Planning, University of British Columbia, Canada
Special expertise
  • Responsible for skill development programs for senior municipal management: Strategic municipal management
  • Editor and co-author of several publications, including “Ny arkitektur i København,” “Arkitektoniske sammenstød” and “Planlægning og provinsbyer”
  • Host, moderator and speaker
  • Project management and development
Contact information

Phone: +45 4045 6299

Email: lfm@dac.dk

Ulla Brandt Bonnesen
Employee-elected board member

Born 1969

Joined DAC’s board in 2023

Chosen by DAC’s employees.

The election period expires at the end of 2024

Career
  • CRM Manager, Danish Architecture Center
Special expertise
  • Marketing and communication, Customer Relations Management, Business development and strategy.
  • Digital marketing: Email marketing, ticket solutions, guest journey , E-commerce and UX

 

Contact information

Phone: +45 2162 3270

Email: ubb@dac.dk

 

 

 

Management

Danish Architecture Center’s management team consists of Kent Martinussen, CEO, and Dorthe Weinkouff Barsøe, Director and COO. CEO Kent Martinussen is entitled to sign for the management.

Kent Martinussen
CEO

Born 1960

Appointed 2001

Career
  • MA in Architecture from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Architecture (KADK) in 1989, diplomas from Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris La Villette and Architecture Intermundium in Milan, Italy
  • Since 2017, advisor to various national governments and organizations on the establishment of new architectural centers and museums
  • Teaching and research
  • Own architectural studio
 
Other Directorships
  • International Confederation of Architecture Museums (ICAM)
  • Association of Architecture Organizations (AAO), USA
  • Henning Larsen Foundation

 

Positions of Trust and Distinctions
  • Danish Arts Foundation’s three-year working grant
  • Henning Larsen Foundation Honorary Grant. 2005
  • Awarded honors by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), 2008
  • Knight of the Order of Dannebrog
Dorthe Weinkouff Barsøe
Director

Born 1966

Appointed 2019

Career
  • 2014 – 2019 Vice President Brand & Communication, Tivoli
  • 2006 – 2014 Vice President Marketing, Tivoli
  • 2005 – 2006 Account Manager, Bergsøe4
  • 1996 – 2005 Marketing Director, Royal Unibrew
  • Educated at Copenhagen Business School (CBS)
Directorships
  • Member of the Board of Directors, Bocuse d’Or Danmark
  • Member of the Board of Directors, Bryd Tavsheden
  • Deputy Chairman, Kulturklubben
Magnus Tjelle Fabrin
CFO

Born 1982

 

Career
  • 2011 Cand.merc.aud from CBS
  • 2008-2019, Deloitte
  • 2019-, DAC