Niels Christiansen

For the footballer, see Niels Kristensen. For the rower, see Niels Kristensen (rower).

Niels B. Christiansen (born 12 April 1966) is a Danish businessman who is the current president and chief executive officer of The Lego Group.

Niels B. Christiansen
Born	(1966-04-12) 12 April 1966 (age 58) Sonderborg, Denmark
Alma mater	Technical University of Denmark (BA, MS) INSEAD (MBA)
Occupation	Businessman
Known for	Former CEO of Danfoss; CEO of Lego
Title	President and CEO of The Lego Group
Term	October 2017 – present
Predecessor	Bali Padda

Christiansen was managing director and chief executive officer of Danfoss from October 2008 to July 2017, when he was succeeded by Kim Fausing.^[1] In August 2017, Lego announced that Christiansen would take over as chief executive officer in October.^[2]

Education

As a student from Aabenraa State School, Christiansen graduated as a civil engineer from the Technical University of Denmark in 1991. He completed an MBA from INSEAD in 1993.^[3]

Career

Christiansen was a Management Consultant at McKinsey from 1991 to 1995 and Vice President of Corporate Development at the Hilti Corporation from 1995 to 1997, before being employed by GN netcom. From 2000 to 2003, he was the managing director and chief executive officer of GN Netcom, and from 2003 to 2004, he was the Group Executive Vice President of GN Store Nord.^[2]

In 2004, Christiansen joined Danfoss, holding positions at the company such as COO (2005–2006), deputy managing director (2006–2008), and managing director and chief executive officer (2008–2017).^[4]

On 1 October 2017 he became the managing director and chief executive officer of the Lego Group.

Board posts

Christiansen is chairman of the Board of William Demant Holding A/S and a member of the Board of the Tetra Laval Group.^[5]

References

1. "Christiansen steps down as Danfoss CEO". coolingpost.com. 24 March 2017. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
2. "The Lego Group appoints Niels B. Christiansen as CEO". lego.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
3. "Niels B. Christiansen, Chair". demant.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-19. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
4. "Danfoss Group Executive Team". www.danfoss.dk. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
5. "The Lego Group Appoints Niels B. Christiansen as CEO". businesswire.con. 10 August 2017. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.