Executive management and board of directors
A full overview of executive management, board of directors, and board members elected by the employees
Executive management and board of directors
Executive Management
Full list of RTX Executive Management
Peter Røpke
Title: President & CEO
Born: 1966
Education: M.Sc. Electrical Engineering 1992
Joined RTX: 2016
Previous positions: CEO, Flügger A/S; Group Executive Vice President, Business Development, Grundfos Holding A/S; executive positions within business unit management and product creation, Nokia Corporation
Morten Axel Petersen
Title: CFO
Born: 1974
Education: M.Sc. Business Administration 1999
Joined RTX: 2019
Previous positions: Group Chief Finance & Strategy Officer, Bladt Industries A/S; CEO, PolyTech A/S; COO, Baltic Asiatic Holding; Consultant and Project Leader, Boston Consulting Group
Jens Christian Lindof
Title: CTO
Born: 1967
Education: M.Sc. Electrical Engineering (Telecommunication) 1991
Joined RTX: 2011
Previous positions: Engineering Manager, Anaren Inc; CEO, Innovative RF A/S; R&D Director, Texas Instruments Denmark; Technology Manager and Co-founder, ATL Research A/S
Peter Christensen
Title: Senior Vice President, CCO
Born: 1973
Education: Electronics Engineer; Bachelor Degree in Management, IMD; High Performance Leadership, Pathfinder I-III
Joined RTX: 2001
Previous positions: Civilian Electronics Expert at FLIR for the Royal Danish Navy’s submarines, helicopters and ships. Peter has held previous positions in RTX as President - Business Communication, Business Development Manager, Project Manager, Product Owner, and R&D Manager.
Bjørn Strømboe Petersen
Title: COO
Born: 1967
Education: Bachelor of Science in Engineering (1991), Graduate Diploma in Economics (1994)
Joined RTX: 2022
Previous positions: Independent Consultant; Senior Vice President, International Sales, GN Hearing; Senior Vice President, Global Operations, GN Hearing; Consultant, Implement Consulting Group
Peter Jeggesen
Title: Vice President R&D
Born: 1970
Education: M.Sc.in Computer Science (1998); Diploma in Organization and Strategy (2004)
Joined RTX: 2021
Previous positions: COO, Lyngsoe Systems; VP Software development, KMD; Senior Program Manager, Systematic
Board of Directors
Full list of RTX Board of Directors
Peter Thostrup
Chairman
Title: Professional board member
Born: 1960
Education: M.Sc. Economics and Finance 1987; MBA 1986
Other directorships: Chairman of the Boards of Directors of Holmris B8 A/S, Linstol LLC and Power Stow A/S; Member of the Board of Directors of A/S Th. Wessel & Vett, Magasin du Nord.
Nationality: Danish
Elected since: 2009
Jesper Mailind
Deputy Chairman
Title: Professional board member
Born: 1956
Education: Graduate Diploma Business Administration 1982. MBA 1984
Other directorships: Member of the Boards of Directors of Sonion A/S, Etac AB and Leo Pharma A/S
Nationality: Danish
Elected 2009-2009 and since 2013
Ellen Andersen
Board Member
Title: Professional Board Member
Born: 1967
Education: Executive education at IMD, INSEAD, London Business School, Columbia University, and Aarhus University 2007-2015, Graduate Diploma Business administration 2004, IT Development and Business Administration 1987
Other directorships: None
Nationality: Danish
Elected since: 2022
Lars Christian Tofft
Board Member
Title: Group CEO, Cell Tower Services
Born: 1966
Education: M.Sc. in Business Administration and Business Law,1990. Executive education at INSEAD, Colombia University and Boston University.
Other directorships: None
Nationality: Danish
Elected since: 2017
Henrik Schimmell
Board Member
Title: President, Radiometer
Born: 1962
Education: Ph.D. in Engineering, 1992. M.Sc. in Engineering, 1986.
Other directorships: Chairman of the boards of directors of HemoCue AB and several Radiometer subsidiaries.
Nationality: Danish
Elected since: 2019
Employee-elected Board Members
Every four years, the employees of the RTX Group elect three colleagues for membership of the company’s Board of Directors. They also function as deputies for the employee representatives in accordance with the Danish Public Companies Act.
The latest election was held on 17 January 2019 and the employee representatives on the company’s Board of Directors were from the company’s Annual General Meeting 25 January 2019, Kurt Heick Rasmussen, Flemming Vendbjerg Andersen, and Kevin Harritsø.
RTX's Guidelines for Election of Employee Representatives to the Supervisory Board
Kevin Harritsø
Board Member (Employee Representative)
Title: Team Lead at RTX
Born: 1984
Education: M.Sc. Electrical Engineering 2009
Nationality: Danish
Elected since: 2019
Camilla Munk
Board Member (Employee Representative)
Title: Project Engineer at RTX
Born: 1989
Education: M.Sc.Wireless Communication System
Nationality: Danish
Elected since: 2023
Kurt Heick Rasmussen
Board Member (Employee Representative)
Title: Program Manager at RTX
Born: 1974
Education: B.Sc. Electrical Engineering 2000. Graduate Diploma Business Administration 2009
Nationality: Danish
Elected since: 2015