Merete Eldrup will be chairman for the University of Copenhagen. She replaces the director from Novo Nordisk.

The former TV2-director Merete Eldrup will be chairman of the board for the University of Copenhagen.

It informs the university in a press release.

She replaces Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, for the daily scientific director for Novo Nordisk, if the period has expired.

Merete Eldrup stopped earlier in the year in TV2, in order to work in the boards.

She is among others member of the board of directors of Nykredit, Rambøll, and the Rockwool Foundation.

in addition to Merete Eldrup, there come three new members of the board of directors of the University of Copenhagen, denmark.

It is Mikkel Bogh, director of Statens Museum for Kunst, Jan S. Hesthaven, dean at the university École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland, and Agnete Raaschou-Nielsen, who works as a professional board member.

The new members begin from the turn of the year.

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