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Council and board

Council

According to DCA’s Articles of Association (2024) Art. 10, “The Council represents DanChurchAid’s popular and church roots and the democratic structure.”

The Council elects seven members for the Board.

Art. 10 -17 establishes the composition of members of the Council, principles for election, voting and appointment of members and chair, responsibilities of the Council and the Board, meeting frequency etc.

Board

According to act. 9 “DanChurchAid is managed by the Board”

Board members are also members of the Council, cf. § 10, stk. 15.

Marianne Hoff Andersen, chair
Director in Municipality of Faxe

Solvej Gasseholm Bang, vice-chair
Project Manager, deputy at Nørre Nissum Efterskole (independent boarding school)

Jonas Kolby Laub Kristiansen, treasurer
Vice President, Head of Group Treasury, NKT

Sofie Naesdorf
DCA Employee representative
Senior Advisor

Lone Riisgaard
Assistant Professor, Institut for Samfundsvidenskab og Erhverv
Assistant Professor, International Development Research Group
Socio-Economic Research Centre, Roskilde University

Astrid Kjeldgaard-Pedersen
PHD and Professor in International Law, Vice Dean for Research, University of copenhagen

Torben Hjul Andersen
Rural Dean, Haderslev

Christine Ravn Lund
Chairwoman – Danish Youth Council

Søren Hindbo
Vice President, Ørsted, Head of Power Transmission

Peter Damgaard Jensen
CEO, PKA from 2001-2020. Professional board member since 2001.