LiqTech adds to executive leadership team

Clean technology company LiqTech International Inc has appointed Janne Pedersen as vice president of Sales at LiqTech Holding and Kim Hansen as managing director of LiqTech Plastics.

Fei Chen, LiqTech's new CEO.
Fei Chen, LiqTech's new CEO.

Both Pedersen and Hansen become part of LiqTech’s senior leadership team. These hires follow the appointment of the company's new CEO, Fei Chen, earlier this month.

Pedersen has enjoyed a successful career in sales, business development and product management with Hach Lange, Grundfos, Diatom, FOSS Analytical and Alfa Laval. She holds an MSc in Agriculture from Copenhagen University and has wide industrial knowledge of water treatment, membrane filtration and instrumentation.

Hansen has many years of leadership experience with international companies such as Mercuri International Group and Grundfos. Recently, Hansen served as managing director of the Danish companies Flexiket, Intertek and Bording Link, where he achieved successful turnarounds and transformations, and is currently chairman of the board at Varo Machinery A/S. He holds an MSc degree in Business Administration from Aarhus University in Denmark.

Pedersen will start at LiqTech on 1 November 2022 and Hansen will join the company on 1 October 2022.

“As we advance LiqTech to the next stage of its commercial development, we strongly believe that Ms Pedersen and Mr Hansen will make significant contributions with their professional leadership skills and rich industrial knowledge," said Fei Chen, CEO of LiqTech.