Carsten Bjerg
| “As business leaders and as nations we need to challenge ourselves and our traditional ways of thinking and we need to seize the unique opportunity which the Copenhagen Summit 2009 offers to do something good for the global environment and at the same time do good business.” |
CEO and Group President, Grundfos
Carsten Bjerg was born 1959 and is CEO and Group President of Grundfos. He holds an MSc in Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark, and an ACPMM from the University of Cambridge, U.K.
Carsten Bjerg joined Grundfos 10 years ago (1997) as Director for International Production. In 2000 he became a member of Group Management and was appointed Group Executive Vice President for Production and Logistics, as well as taking over the responsibility for Research & Technology, eBusiness and Quality Management. Having made an outstanding contribution to the Grundfos Group’s continued growth, he was appointed CEO and Group President in March 2007. Carsten is chairman or member of the Board in several of the Grundfos companies, and chairman of the board in DHI Water & Environment.
Grundfos is one of the world’s leading pump manufacturers. It is Grundfos’ mission to successfully develop, produce and sell high-quality pumps and pumping systems world-wide, contributing to a better quality of life and a healthier environment. Grundfos wants to be known as the producer of unique, innovative product solutions and in the coming years the Group will expand its business platform, adding new and interesting business areas within environmental technology.
With an annual production of more than 14 million pump units, Grundfos is one of the world's leading pump manufacturers. Circulator pumps (UP), submersible pumps (SP), and centrifugal pumps (CR) are the three major product groups. Today, Grundfos is the world's largest manufacturer of circulator pumps, with approximately 50 per cent of the world market for these pumps. In addition to pumps and pump systems, Grundfos wish to venture into new fields and is now developing a number of new business areas which may hold important business potential aas well as contribute to meeting some of the world’s most urgent needs within water, water purification, and energy efficiency.
With more than 15,000 employees, the Group is represented throughout the world with sales companies in 41 countries and production companies in 12 countries.
