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
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
Peter Thostrup, Chairman
- Title: Professional Board Member
- Born: 1960 I Nationality: Danish
- Education: M.Sc. Economics and Finance (1987); MBA (1986)
- Elected since: 2009
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
Jesper Mailind, Deputy Chairman
- Title: Professional Board Member
- Born: 1956 I Nationality: Danish
- Education: Graduate Diploma Business Administration (1982); MBA (1984)
- Elected 2009-2009 and since 2013
Other directorships: Member of the Boards of Directors of Sonion A/S, Etac AB and Leo Pharma A/S
Ellen Andersen, Board Member
- Title: Professional Board Member
- Born: 1967 I Nationality: Danish
- 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)
- Elected since: 2022
Other directorships: None
Lars Christian Tofft, Board Member
- Title: Group CEO, Cell Tower Services
- Born: 1966 I Nationality: Danish
- Education: M.Sc. in Business Administration and Business Law (1990); Executive education at INSEAD, Colombia University and Boston University
- Elected since: 2017
Other directorships: None
Henrik Schimmell, Board Member
- Title: President, Radiometer
- Born: 1962 I Nationality: Danish
- Education: Ph.D. in Engineering (1992); M.Sc. in Engineering (1986)
- Elected since: 2019
Other directorships: Chairman of the boards of directors of HemoCue AB and several Radiometer subsidiaries
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 12 January 2023 and the employee representatives on the company’s Board of Directors were from the company’s Annual General Meeting 26 January 2023, Kurt Heick Rasmussen, Kevin Harritsø and Camilla Munk.
RTX's Guidelines for Election of Employee Representatives to the Supervisory Board
Employee-elected Board Members
Kevin Harritsø, Employee Representative
- Title: Team Lead at RTX
- Born: 1984 I Nationality: Danish
- Education: M.Sc. Electrical Engineering (2009)
- Elected since: 2019
Camilla Munk, Employee Representative
- Title: Project Engineer at RTX
- Born: 1989 I Nationality: Danish
- Education: M.Sc. Wireless Communication System
- Elected since: 2023
Kurt Heick Rasmussen, Employee Representative
- Title: Program Manager at RTX
- Born: 1974 I Nationality: Danish
- Education: B.Sc. Electrical Engineering (2000); Graduate Diploma Business Administration (2009)
- Elected since: 2015