Poul was appointed Group President & CEO of Grundfos in November 2020, having been a member of Group Management since 2015 in his role as Group Executive Vice President with responsibility for Sales, Marketing and Service.
Prior to joining Grundfos, Poul worked as Sales Manager for Computerstore A/S from 1995 to 2000. His career path within Grundfos is as follows:
Marketing Manager, Denmark; Marketing Director, Grundfos Canada; Branding Director, Grundfos USA 2000-02; Regional Marketing Manager, Grundfos Pumps Corp., North America 2002-05; Segment Director, Denmark 2005-07; General Manager, Grundfos Singapore 2007-09; Area Managing Director, Grundfos Singapore 2009-10; Group Senior Vice President & Regional Managing Director, Asia-Pacific Region 2010-14; Group Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing, Branding & Guest Services 2014-15.
Poul is currently a member of the World Economic Forum Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders, DenmarkBridge, a jury member of The Danish Export Association’s HRH Crown Prince Frederik International Business Awards and board member of the Poul Due Jensen / Grundfos Foundation.
Poul is the grandson of Grundfos Founder Poul Due Jensen and son of Niels Due Jensen, Grundfos CEO from 1977 to 2003.
Year of birth
1971
Educational experience
- Business Administration and Marketing, Aarhus University.
- Executive education from Stanford University, IMD and INSEAD.
