Ulrik Helleskov Bjerre Email & Phone Number

Brande Midtjylland, Danmark

Responsibilities:o Overall plant responsibility with full P&L accountability, yearly revenue ~500m EURo Managing 350-600 employees, with 12 managers reporting directlyo Multi-site operational responsibilityo Oversight of departments including Operations, Warehouse, Supply Management, Production Engineering, Tooling, Maintenance, Planning, Administration, Operational Excellence (Competence Management, Digitalization), Quality, HSE, Finance/Controlling, and NPIAchievements:o Improved safety performance (12 months without any incidents)o Achieved 100% on-time deliveryo Implemented new plant strategy for 1-3 yearso Increased productivity by 10% in production and 20% in officeso Established a new production line in record time – 2 months from concept to start of productionAdditional Roles:o Site responsibility for SGRE Site Brande (~3500 employees)o Member of the Danish SGRE management team (~6500 employees)o DI Board Member, MidtVestjyllando DA Representative at the RAR Board, MidtVestjyllando Chairman of the Local Agreement “Non-Blades” SGRE Denmark

Brande, Midtjylland, Danmark

Responsibilities:o Oversight of Plant Brande operations in Brande and Esbjerg:o 4 production lines, 400+ employees, including Production Managers, Group Leads, and Team Leadso Operational Excellence in Brande:o 3 teams (Digitalization, Team Assistants for the plant, Process Optimization & Trainings), 20+ employees/managersAchievements:o Implemented a new operational model, fostering a culture of continuous improvemento Improved productivity by 20%o Established a new team assistant setup, achieving a 30% productivity increase and a uniform approach across the planto Set up a digital shopflooro Implemented a new onboarding conceptAdditional Roles:o WEO Chairman for SGRE Plant Brande & Site Brande (~3500 employees)

Brande, Region Midtjylland, Danmark

Responsibilities:o Oversight of Plant Brande Quality Management & HSE and Logistics:o 8 departments, 260 employeeso NC handling, driving 8D's, quality improvements in production, quality inspections, audit handling, quality reporting, safety improvement projects, incident investigations, safety reporting, purchasing, planning, supply chain optimizations, material handling, pick/pack to production, and packing for siteAchievements:o Reorganized the Quality organization, achieving a 30% productivity increaseo Improved productivity in non-conformance handling by 60%o Achieved a warehouse cost-out improvement of 5 MDKo Established quality business reviews for the planto Achieved a 3 MEUR cost-out in 2016 in the Quality department, contributing an additional 2 MEUR in OperationsAdditional Roles:o WEO Chairman for SGRE Plant Brande & Site Brande (~3500 employees)

Brande, Denmark