Michael Juul Hansen - currently CEO of FTZ Autodele og Værktøj A/S (part of the Hella Group in Lippstat, Germany) - replaces John Iversen as CEO of Triscan.
After a long and very successful time at FTZ, where he has been the CEO for the past 3 years, Michael Juul Hansen will face new challenges when he from May 1st, replaces John Iversen as CEO and becoming the co-owner of Triscan. John Iversen is still the main shareholder. The other shareholders, Bente Jørgensen, Morten Hallum, Steen Ray Pedersen and Jørgen Grand retain their shares.
"We are delighted that Mr. Juul Hansen is taking responsibility for Triscan and has great expectations for further development, with a doubling of storage capacities in Germany being the most recent of a series of projects in the European area," reports John Iversen. "Mr. Juul Hansen's successful career and solid experience in the spare parts market, will have great impact on Triscan's future development. Mr. Juul Hansen has a broad industry knowledge and is familiar with Triscan's most important customers, "continues John Iversen.
As of May 1st, John Iversen replaces Bente Jørgensen as Chairman of the Board, whereas Bente Jørgensen continues as a Member of the Board. "Alongside the board’s work I get the opportunity to step up work on small entrepreneurial businesses," concludes John Iversen.
The change comes after John Iversen for some time has had the desire to find a successor of the leadership of a strong and solid company with great international potential. "I am very much looking forward to the new challenges at Triscan, where I have the opportunity to work on a wider, international basis in the industry. Triscan is part of a very competitive industry. The Triscan team is extremely competent and I look forward to be part of this company as co-owner. I am motivated by the prospect of working for a company that has a solid foundation and great growth potential, "says Michael Juul Hansen.
Michael Juul Hansen originally came from the financial sector, where he graduated from Jyske Bank. After 10 years in the bank with a focus on investment advice, Mr. Juul Hansen gained extensive knowledge of the car sector in the years 1995 – 2000 at Woodchester Credit Lyonnais / GE Capital, who at that time was the market leader in car financing by car dealers and importers in Denmark. Michael Juul Hansen finished his career at GE as department head, responsible for financial cooperation with the car import companies under the Nic. Christiansen Group in Kolding. There he continued his career for 3 ½ years as Sales Manager at Hyundai Auto Import. In 2003 cars were replaced with spare parts for the Aftermarket, when Mr. Juul Hansen took the position as Director of the workshop chain AutoMester (part of the FTZ). In 2006, he became part of the FTZ Executive Board, where he first served as Vice President and for 3 years as.
If you have any questions, please contact:
John Blom Iversen Tel. +45 40295992
Michael Juul Hansen Tel. +45 24477110