Jens Birgersson will continue as CEO until Jes Munk Hansen, currently CEO at Terma, joins ROCKWOOL, latest 1 September 2024. Successor Jes Munk Hansen has more than 20 years' experience from the building materials industry with a focus on energy efficiency and sustainability. Prior to joining Terma, Jes had substantial international leadership experience, and has among other things lived in the United States, where he was in charge of Grundfos' North America business for five years.

Subsequently, he held a number of leadership positions in OSRAM as well as being CEO for LEDVANCE. He is Vice Chairman in the Confederation of Danish Industries and Board member in WSAudiology and has also been on the ROCKWOOL Board for the past year. Jes Munk Hansen will stand for re-election to the ROCKWOOL Board at the next Annual General Meeting and will first step down from the Board in connection with taking over as CEO.

Jes Munk Hansen is 56 years-old, married, with four children. The family lives in Copenhagen. He has Danish and American citizenship and earned a Master of Science degree at Copenhagen University and an MBA from London Business School.