Freddy Frandsen
Born: 24 April 1944
Nationality: Danish
Resident: Denmark
Position: Director
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Position with Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Elected to the Board of Directors in April 2004 and re-elected for subsequent terms, most recently in 2011. Term of office expires in 2012.
Mr Frandsen meets the definition of independence as set out by the Danish Corporate Governance Committee and the definition of independence of audit committee members as set out in the Danish Auditors' Act.
Designated by the Board of Directors as chairman of the Manufacturing & Excellence Committee and elected as a member of the Audit Committee.
Shareholding
Vestas shareholding as per 31 December 2011: 3,653 shares.
Competencies
| Education: | ||
| 1967 | Electronic Engineer, Engineering College of Aarhus (Denmark) | |
| – | Various management courses INSEAD (Denmark) | |
| Former positions: | ||
| 1967–1973 | Engineer, Industry Department, Bruun & Sørensen A/S (Denmark) | |
| 1973–1987 | Divisional Director, Skako A/S (Denmark) | |
| 1987–1989 | Managing Director, Kverneland-Danmark A/S (Denmark) | |
| 1989–1993 | Managing Director, Pedershaab A/S (Denmark) | |
| 1993–2005 | Managing Director, Aalborg Industries A/S (Denmark) | |
Special competencies
Mr Frandsen has the following special competencies which specifically are essential to the work of the Board of Directors of Vestas Wind Systems A/S: In-depth knowledge of management and manufacturing matters and industry insight into production companies.
Fiduciary positions
Chairman of the Board of: Hans Følsgaard A/S (Denmark).
Member of the Boards of: Desmi A/S (Denmark), Lindø Industripark A/S (Denmark), Odense Staalskibsværft A/S (Denmark), Polaris Invest II ApS (Denmark), Polaris anagement A/S (Denmark), Svejsemaskinefabrikken Migatronic A/S (Denmark) and Aalborg University (Denmark).
Positions of trust
Chairman of: Følsgaard Fonden (Denmark).
Member of: Nordsøen Forskerpark/Ocenarium (Denmark) and The non-profit foundation: Utzon Foundation (Denmark
