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Niels Jacobsen has been president & CEO of William Demant Holding A/S and Oticon A/S, both Denmark, since 1998.
Mr Jacobsen is a board member of Nielsen & Nielsen Holding A/S, Denmark, and A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S, Denmark. Mr Jacobsen is also a board member of a number of companies wholly or partly owned by the William Demant Group, including Sennheiser Communications A/S, Himsa A/S, Himsa II A/S, Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Patent Partnership A/S (chairman), William Demant Invest A/S (chairman), all in Denmark, and Össur hf. (chairman), Iceland.
Mr Jacobsen also holds a seat on the Central Board of the Confederation of Danish Industries.
Mr Jacobsen has an MSc in Business Administration from the University of Aarhus, Denmark, from 1983.
Mr Jacobsen was elected to the Board of Novo Nordisk A/S in 2000 and reelected several times, most recently in 2007. His term as a board member expires in March 2008.
Mr Jacobsen is a member of the Audit Committee at Novo Nordisk A/S and is designated as Audit Committee financial expert.
Mr Jacobsen is a Danish national, born on 31 August 1957. | 