Career

He has a master"s degree in social science from Aalborg University, which he received in 1984. In 2007 he became a Knight of the Dannebrog. 1985 – 1986 Teaching at the gymnasium and High Frequency course in Frederikshavn and Aars

1986 – 1987 Head of the Public Procurement Board

1987 – 1992 Head of Section and Head of Department, the Greenland Home Rule Economics Directorate

1992 – 1995 Director/deputy chief, The Cabinet Secretariat in Greenland Home Rule

1995 – 1996 Chief Executive Officer of KNI Holding A/South

1997 – 1999 Director of Greenland Home Rule, the Directorate of Environment and Nature

1999 – 2002 Managing Director of The Cabinet Secretariat in Greenland Home Rule

2002 – 2005 Project Manager and Head of Department, the Greenland Home Rule Bureau of Minerals And Petroleum

2005 – 2011 High Commissioner of Greenland

2011 - 2013 Chief Executive Officer of Municipality Sermersooq

2013 - Director, the Greenland Government"s Environment Agency for Mineral Resources Activities.