Denmark-based Velliv has appointed Jacob Carlsen as its new chief financial officer and member of the executive board, effective March 1, 2026.
“With Jacob, we get a CFO who combines deep professional insight with a strong understanding of the business’ commercial needs,” said Kim Kehlet Johansen, chief executive officer at Velliv, in a press release.
“Velliv is facing a new strategic period with ambitious goals for our customer community,” she added. “Therefore, over the past year, we have adapted and renewed the management team so that it reflects the competencies and needs that best support our strategic goals and Velliv’s future development. We have now put together the team that will lead Velliv forward.”
Carlsen will succeed Gitte Aggerholm, who recently resigned from Velliv’s CFO role. In the release, Kehlet Johansen thanked Aggerholm for her efforts over many years and for her contribution to making Velliv one of Denmark’s largest commercial pension companies.
“[Aggerholm] has made a significant contribution to Velliv’s development. She has done a great deal of responsible work over the years — not least in connection with the transition from being bank-owned to a strongly customer-owned pension company.”
Carlsen will join Velliv from PFA, where he currently serves as director of actuarial and accounting. He has been at the pension fund for over 23 years, starting out as a financial risk manager in August 2002. Since then, he has held several senior roles at the organization, including head of risk management, chief risk officer, director of risk management, and director of risk and compliance.
