Award Winner of the Year 2023: Malou Aamund

Malou Aamund received the board award Women's Board Award on Friday, February 3, 2023. The award was presented by HRH the Crown Princess and jury leader Lars Rasmussen, head of DI's Diversity Council, at Nykredit in Copenhagen in the company of 200 guests from Danish business.

As a board member, Malou Aamund has experience in digital transformation, sustainability and cyber security in private equity, family-owned and listed companies. His career includes international leadership positions in the IT and Tech industry, at Microsoft and IBM, and most recently as Google's Danish CEO since 2016. Malou Aamund has also been active in politics and a member of the Danish Parliament. Malou Aamund has most recently chosen a full-time board career, and is currently a board member of DSV, Kirkbi, WSAudiology and the Lego Foundation.

"I am very grateful and proud to receive the award. It's been six months since I left a CEO career to go full-time with board work. I have worked for 25 years in three US tech companies, and I look forward to spending all my time getting European companies to be at the forefront of innovation and value creation in a world of increased geopolitical turmoil and rising inequality that challenges boards."

It is a jury of experienced board leaders who have chosen Malou Aamund as the recipient of the Women's Board Award 2023, with jury leader Lars Rasmussen in the lead:

"Malou Aamund receives the award especially because she shows that there are many paths to the boardroom. The important thing about board work is to have experience that is relevant to the company's situation, and Malou has gained her experience precisely by choosing more than most in her career choices. This makes her a very inspiring role model and a really good representative of the striking diversity we see when we in the jury evaluate the candidates."

Malou Aamund is the ninth recipient of the Women's Board Award in Denmark. She has been selected from an extensive pool of female board members who are ready to take on a chairmanship, and with their skills, ambitions and personal appearance, are role models for future board leaders of both genders.

"The award is given to candidates with chairman potential, and I see it as my responsibility not only to be sure that there is diversity on a board, but to make sure that the different competencies are brought into play, so that we listen, challenge and ultimately stand stronger, in a world that demands responsible leadership," concludes Malou Aamund.

The award also includes a membership of the Board Network and a painting by the international artist, Shefali Ranthe.