Birgit, a Danish national, currently holds a number of non-executive roles in the private and public sectors in the UK and overseas. Birgit is a Non-executive Director of IMI plc, a UK FTSE 100 company. In addition, she is a Non-executive Director at WSP Global Inc, a global consulting engineering company listed in Canada, Lindab International AB, a listed Swedish company in the ventilation and building products markets, DSV A/S an international transportation company listed on the Copenhagen stock exchange and Kvaerner AS, an engineering, procurement and construction company listed in Norway. She also holds a number of public sector positions.
Birgit’s last executive role was as both the Chief Executive Officer of Grontmij Carl Bro, the Danish engineering consultancy group as well as the Chief Operating Officer of Grontmij NV, the Dutch parent company. An economics graduate from Copenhagen Business School, Birgit has an MBA from INSEAD.
John Devaney, Cobham Chairman, commented: “I am pleased to welcome Birgit to Cobham’s Board. She brings with her additional Continental European experience, where we now have significant operations. Alongside this, she brings skill and experience in a number of international commercial and engineering markets. We look forward to benefiting from her extensive knowledge.”
About Cobham plc
Cobham protects lives and livelihoods with its differentiated technology and know-how. The Group offers an innovative range of technologies and services to solve challenging problems across commercial, defence and security markets, from deep space to the depths of the ocean. It has market leading positions in air-to-air refuelling; aviation services; audio, video and data communications, including satellite communications; defence electronics; life support and mission equipment.
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