Denmark
October 12, 2017

Danespo held its Annual General Meeting in September. 

Chairman of the Board, Truels Damsgaard, DLF went through the management report, highlighting that Danespo had had another successful year with a result after tax of DKK 9,3 mill., the best result in the company within the past 5 years. At the same time the balance sheet had been slimmed till DKK 163 mill. compared to DKK 201 mill. the year before. Further the Chairman informed, that Danespo as per April 1,2017 had taken over the employees from the breeding station LKF Vandel, and that the Board had approved the investment in a new breeding station and head office in Give.

After 10 years as Chairman of the Board Truels Damsgaard gave the word to the new Chairman, François Desprez.

François Desprez thanked Truels Damsgaard for his efforts as Chairman of the board, not least since Florimond Desprez entered the company as owners 1½ years ago. François Desprez stated: “My participation in the board since the beginning of 2016 has confirmed me  that Florimond Desprez was right to invest in Danespo. It is an honour for me to succeed Truels Damsgaard as chairman and to take forward his ambition to further develop Danespo in Denmark and abroad with the support of a motivated and devoted staff together with very professional and skilled growers. The new management team can count on me and on the other board members to assist them in the implementation of the strategic orientations particularly in terms of R&D and marketing together with an ambitious investment plan.”

The board of Danespo consists of the following members:

• François Desprez (Chairman), FD Admiral
• Bruno Desprez, FD Admiral
• Truels Damsgaard (Vice Chairman), DLF
• Gert van Straalen, DLF
• Jeppe Joergesen, Danespo’s Grower’s Union
• Niels Frederik Skov Jensen, Danespo’s Grower’s Union

DLF and Florimond Desprez each own 49% of the shares in Danespo; the last 2% are owned by growers and employees of Danespo.

François Desprez ny bestyrelsesformand i Danespo A/S

På Danespos generalforsamling i september i Billund fremhævede bestyrelsesformand Truels Damsgaard, DLF, at Danespo har haft endnu et succesfuldt år med et resultat efter skat på kr. 9,3 mio., det bedste resultat i selskabets seneste femårs periode.

Samtidig lykkedes det at slanke balancen til kr. 163 mio. mod kr. 201 mio. året før. Formanden oplyste, at Danespo pr. 1.april 2017 har overtaget medarbejderne fra forædlingsstationen LKF Vandel samt at bestyrelsen på det forudgående bestyrelsesmøde havde godkendt investeringen i en ny forædlingsstation og hovedkontor i Give.

Efter 10 år på posten som formand overlod Truels Damsgaard posten til Francois Desprez fra Florimond Desprez.

François Desprez takkede Truels Damsgaard for hans indsats som bestyrelsesformand, ikke mindst i de seneste 1½ år hvor Florimond Desprez købte sig ind i Danespo.

Francois Desprez sagde blandt andet: ”Min deltagelse i bestyrelsen siden begyndelsen af 2016 har bekræftet mig i, at Florimond Desprez gjorde rigtig i at investere i Danespo. Det er en ære for mig at efterfølge Truels Damsgaard som formand og at videreføre hans ambition om at videreudvikle Danespo i ind-og udland, godt hjulpet af motiverede og engagerede medarbejdere sammen med professionelle og dygtige avlere. Det nye ledelsesteam kan regne med mig og de øvrige bestyrelsesmedlemmers opbakning til de strategiske retningslinjer, særligt hvad angår F & U og markedsføring samt vores ambitiøse investeringsplaner i Give.”

Danespos bestyrelse består af følgende medlemmer:

• Francois Desprez (formand), FD Admiral
• Bruno Desprez, FD Admiral
• Truels Damsgaard (næstformand), DLF
• Gert van Straalen, DLF
• Jeppe Jørgensen, Danespos Avlerforening
• Niels Frederik Skov Jensen, Danespos Avlerforening

DLF og Florimond Desprez ejer hver 49% af aktierne i Danespo, mens de sidste 2% ejes af avlere og medarbejdere i Danespo.

Website: http://www.danespo.com/

Published: October 12, 2017