Candidates 2026
ASTRID SIMONSEN JOOS
- Group CEO, Glamox
- Board Member, Hempel A/S
Career highlights:
- 2019-2021: Global Chief Digital Officer & Head of Transformation, Signify
- 2019-2026: Board member, Nordea Invest Funds Association.
- 2020-2024: Board member, Telenor Group ASA.
Jury: Astrid Simonsen Joos is an international CEO and board profile with strong experience in industry, technology, and digital transformation. She is an obvious role model for the next generation of female board leaders because she connects diversity to value creation, competence, and strategic renewal. Her profile clearly points towards progression from board member to future board leader.
CHRISTINA GRUMSTRUP
- Senior Partner and Founder, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, CIP
- Board member, DSB
Career highlights:
- 2014-2019: Board member, Terma
- 2013-2016: Board member, Nordea Foundation
- 2009-2013: Senior Vice President, DONG Energy.
Christina Grumstrup comes across as a focused, socially conscious, and technically strong board profile with a documented ability to lead complex committees and create decision quality in investment-heavy organizations. She is a realistic and strong candidate for board leadership and a clear role model for the award through her combination of competence, courage, and concrete action for diversity.
METTE MAIX
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Board member, Matas
- Board Member, Danske Spil
- Board member, Søstrene Grene
- Board member, Nornorm
- Board member, Coffee Collective
- Board member, Unicef.
Career highlights:
- 2020-2023: CEO, Rosendahl Design Group A/S
- 2017-2019: CEO, Flying Tiger Copenhagen
- 2016-2017: CEO, Berlingske Media
Jury: Mette Maix demonstrates how a top executive can translate heavy operational experience into professional board work and progression towards board leadership. She combines commercial and digital transformation power with a mature understanding of the board leader role as a trust-builder, strategic facilitator, and sparring partner for the CEO. At the same time, she is credible as a role model who can talk about learning, courage, P&L responsibility, the women's CEO pipeline, and the need to make oneself eligible for greater board responsibility.
