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Hans Henrik Pontoppidan
Hans Henrik Pontoppidan

Secretary General

Hans Henrik Pontoppidan was appointed Secretary General of DCBF in 2016, following a four-year tenure as a Board Member. Hans Henrik has more than 20 years of experience in Corporate Banking (10 of which abroad), working for Hambros Bank Plc London, Bank of America, Nordea and Svenska Handelsbanken. Hans Henrik opened Privatbanken A/S (now part of Nordea) in Beijing and headed the China operation from 1989 to 1993.

Prior to joining Danish-Chinese Business Forum (DCBF), Hans Henrik was a Partner at Deloitte Corporate Finance for 15 years and was amongst others responsible for the sale of all electricity out of Copenhagen Energy (now HOFOR) and the majority of the shares in Energi E2; basically providing Copenhagen Municipalities their part of the funding for the initial Metro project. Subsequently Hans Henrik executed the sale of 50% of the Danish gas storage and distribution system.

Hans Henrik holds an MBA from City University London and a Bachelor of Commerce in Foreign Trade. Hans Henrik also passed the Executive Board Education at CBS in 2016.

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Rasmus Sehested Thormann

Communications & Project Manager

Rasmus joined DCBF in 2018 as Student Assistant, and has since February 2021 been working full-time as Communications and Project Manager. He holds a BA and MA in China Studies from University of Copenhagen. During his studies, he focused on international and cross-cultural communication as well as Danish-Chinese business. Rasmus has taken two semesters as an exchange student in China: One in Beijing and one in Hong Kong.

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Anders Faurholt

Digital Communications & Project Assistant

Anders joined Danish-Chinese Business Forum as Digital Communications & Project Assistant in June 2022. He holds a BA in China Studies from the University of Copenhagen and is currently pursuing a double degree in Public Management and Social Development offered through Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research (SDC) in collaboration with Copenhagen Business School (CBS) and The University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS). During his undergraduate degree, Anders spent more than 2 years in China at various universities.

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Carla Jo Brückner
Carla Jo Brückner

Communications & Marketing Assistant

Carla Jo joined DCBF in September 2022 as Communications & Marketing Assistant. She is currently studying a MA in Asian Studies (China Studies) at the University of Copenhagen, and as part of her studies she has spent one semester in Beijing. She has experience with international project administration as well as event management from previous workplaces.

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Noam David Stern
Noam David Stern

China Representative, Shanghai

Noam has lived in China since 2005 where he among others has worked for the Nordic Industrial Park in Ningbo and The Trade Council in Shanghai. Today, he is the Founder of China-direct.biz in Shanghai that offers practical advice and supporting business and legal services to mostly Scandinavian companies regarding market access, company establishments and operations in China. Noam holds a M.Sc. International Business from Copenhagen Business School. He was appointed China Representative of DCBF in September 2019. 

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Kasper, DCBF
Kasper Ohmann Jacobsen

Digital Communications & Project Assistant

Kasper joined Danish-Chinese Business Forum in February 2023 as Digital Communications & Project Assistant. He is currently studying for a BA in Asia Studies (China Studies) at the University of Copenhagen, as well as working with various student organizations, to raise and share interest for China and Chinese culture. As part of his studies, Kasper has been to China on multiple occasions - most recently spending half a year in Taipei.