Career
Jeff Gravenhorst joined ISS in 2002 as Chief Financial Officer of ISS’ United Kingdom operation and later advanced to Group Chief Financial Officer before taking over at the helm of the group in 2010. He headed the company’s successful relisting at the Copenhagen Stock Exchange in March 2014, the biggest Danish IPO in two decades. Jeff Gravenhorst was born in Nairobi in Kenya in 1962 to Danish parents.
His father had his own machine factory and his mother was taking care of the family and assisting with the administration of the factory.
After a few years as a trainee in a grain and fodder business, Gravenhorst attended Copenhagen Business School to earn his Bachelor of Business Administration and later, his Master of Science in Business Administration and Auditing. After graduating from business school, Gravenhorst started as manager/consultant at Arthur Andersen in 1986 before moving on to become Finance Director of Wittenborg United Kingdom Limited in 1994.
By 1999 he became Vice President at ALTO United States. Incorporated. and later Managing Director of ALTO Europe. He joined ISS in 2002 as Chief Financial Officer of ISS United Kingdom, and by 2005, he became the Group Chief Financial Officer. Since 2010, Gravenhorst has been Group Chief Executive Officer of ISS A/South.
Jeff Gravenhorst’s focus is on instilling pride and purpose in all of his employees and nurturing engagement through a compelling vision and respectful leadership behaviour throughout the company.
The vision of ISS is ‘to become the world’s greatest service organisation’.
He is a firm believer in maintaining strong, common identity and values across the global group.
