New CEO for Palsgaard’s Sister Company

Nexus A/S, the independent research and innovation center whose discoveries inspire the emulsifiers and stabilizers of Palsgaard A/S, will welcome a new CEO, according to an announcement made by Palsgaard.

Danish-based ingredients manufacturer Palsgaard A/S says its portfolio of vegetable-based emulsifiers and stabilizers is based on research made by sister company Nexus A/S, comprising a range of laboratories and functions that continuously refine existing emulsifier formulations.

Claus Hviid Christensen will officially replace Nexus CEO Viggo Norn, “a scientist and entrepreneurial innovator” who has led the company for over 25 years, according to the announcement. The ceremony will be held at the company’s headquarters.
Claus joins Palsgaard just as the company celebrates 100 years since its founder, Einar Schou, invented the modern commercial emulsifier. “We will compete in more areas, not just food, and will start to compete more and more with larger companies,” Claus Hviid says. “We are going to cover a lot of new ground with our emulsifiers, beginning with our most recent move into polymers and developing this along with other entirely new business segments. In fact, given that our products, their derivatives and our competencies can be expanded into so many new potential applications and services, we need to choose the next steps with care.”

With an education background in chemistry, Hviid has experience both as a senior executive in large and small technology enterprises, and as a full professor in a lengthy and award-winning international academic career. “In my first job, I learned that chemistry can actually change the world,” he explains. “Over the years, this interest has more become a passion for developing innovative products and solutions than for chemistry itself.”