Board of Directors

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 2028

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
• Chairperson, Simonsen & Czechura
• Board Member, Arp-Hansen Hotel Group A/S
• Board Member, Ballingslöv AB
• Board Member, Bellevue Teatret I/S

Contact information

jacob.erik.holm@outlook.com

Vice chairman of the board

Born 1970

Joined DAC’s board of directors in March 2021

Appointed by the Danish Ministry of Culture

Term expires at the end of 2028

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

Board member

Born 1975

Joined DAC´s board of directors in April 2022

Appointed by Realdania

Term expires at the end of 2028

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 Realdania By & Byg

Contact information

Tine Thorkenholdt
Executive secretary
tt@realdania.dk

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 2028

Career

• CEO and partner, SLA A/S
• International master’s degree in Leadership and Innovation CBS
• MA in Architecture, Aarhus School of Architecture

Special expertise

• NEB Expert (New European Bauhaus), Facility, Horizon Europe, European Commission
• Member of VL (Danish Society for Business Management)
• Member of the Roundtable in Better urban practice
• Review board Fremtidens Vollsmose P/S
• 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

Employee-elected board member

Born 1965

Joined DAC’s Board in 2025

Chosen by DAC’s employees

Term expires at the end of 2028

Career

• Senior Project Manager, Danish Architecture Centre
• Academy Profession Degree in Experience Economy, Copenhagen Business Academy
• Project Manager, The Kulturbro 2000 Foundation
• MA in modern Culture, University of Copenhagen

Special expertise

• Communication and public engagement
• Hospitality, guest journey and customer experience design
• Business development and strategic planning
• Leadership
• Event development and execution

Contact information

Phone: +45 20 41 19 15

Email: iia@dac.dk

Employee-elected board member

Born 1983

Joined DAC’s board of directors in March 2021

Term expires at the end of 2028

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 40 45 62 99

Email: lfm@dac.dk

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

• Chairman of the board, Henning Larsen Foundation

Positions of Trust and Distinctions

• Member of the Minister for Culture’s expert group for recommendations on a new national architecture policy
• Member of the Minister for Culture’s expert group on simplifying the building preservation area
• 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

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, Concerto Copenhagen
• Deputy Chairman, Kulturklubben
• Head of the cultural network in the Danish Chamber of Commerce
• Member of the Minister for Culture’s working group for recommendations on an upcoming museum reform