Henrik Lund-Nielsen

Henrik Lund-Nielsen (born February 3, 1965 in Nyborg, Denmark) is a Danish business executive and serial-entrepreneur. He is chief executive officer (CEO) at Gypsum Recycling International A/S and an investor in and founder of several Danish growth companies mainly within the mobile and internet sector.
Henrik Lund-Nielsen is mostly known from his latest role as CEO and co-owner of Gypsum Recycling International A/S, a Danish plasterboard and gypsum recycling group. Based on a world record of 80% recycling rate for gypsum waste in Denmark, he grew the company from an initially marginal Danish presence to the world leader in recycling of gypsum plasterboard (drywall) waste with several European subsidiaries and business in the US and Asia. During his leadership the company has won several environmental awards within the clean tech field, such as Vækstfondens Cleantech Award in 2007 as the most promising Danish clean tech company and the “Recycler of the year” award in Sweden in 2010. The company has also been awarded for their contribution to fighting climate change by receiving PricewaterhouseCoopers award for climate reduction in 2008, and Henrik Lund-Nielsen was profiled at the official stand at the United Nations Cop 15 climate summit in Denmark in 2009 as one of the leading Danish climate profiles.
With the establishment and international expansion of the gypsum recycling system, Henrik Lund-Nielsen is seen as the founding father of plasterboard recycling in Europe. He is a frequent speaker at several international conferences on waste, recycling and gypsum such as the recurring Global Gypsum Conference. Since 2011 Henrik Lund-Nielsen has been the vice-chairman of the Danish Innovation network for environmental technology and The European Commission has also called upon him on more occasions to lecture on how effective recycling systems are established and run.
Henrik Lund-Nielsen holds a Master of Science in Economics from the Copenhagen Business School (Denmark) and in 1991 completed a MBA at U.S. international University (now Alliant International University) in San Diego (USA) where he received The President’s Award for outstanding academic performance. After finishing his MBA, Henrik Lund-Nielsen joined Skandinavisk Industries A/S, the second largest office furniture manufacturer in Europe, where he advanced several times having been the CEO of various subsidiaries to subsequently become Divisional Director in 1998. From 1999 until 2003 he served as CEO/Managing Director at Faber A/S and Faber Holding A/S, which at that time had 1.000 employees and was the second largest manufacturer of window treatments in Europe owned by Velux.
Henrik Lund-Nielsen is married to his wife Katja Remvig. They live with their two children in Gentofte, Denmark.