Jørgen Buhl Rasmussen (born 18 August 1955) is a Danish businessman and former Chief Executive of the Danish multi-national brewing company

Carlsberg Group Carlsberg A/S (; ) is a Danish multinational brewer. Founded in 1847 by J. C. Jacobsen, the company's headquarters is in Copenhagen, Denmark. Since Jacobsen's death in 1887, the majority owner of the company has been the Carlsberg Foundation. Th ...

(Carlsberg A/S), based in

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(native ''København'') in

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Carlsberg Carlsberg may refer to: Places * Carlsberg (district), a district in Copenhagen, Denmark ** Carlsberg station, its train station * Carlsberg, Germany, a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * Carlsberg Fjord, Greenland Other uses * Carlsbe ...

is the name of a district of Copenhagen. The main shareholder of Carlsberg is the

Carlsberg Foundation Carlsberg Foundation () is a not-for-profit organization that was founded by J. C. Jacobsen in 1876, by allocating some of his shares in the Carlsberg Brewery to fund and operate the Carlsberg Laboratory and the Museum of National History at ...

Early life

He has a BBA and an MBA from

Copenhagen Business School Copenhagen Business School (Danish'': Handelshøjskolen i København'') often abbreviated and referred to as CBS (also in Danish), is a public university situated in Copenhagen, Denmark and is considered one of the most prestigious business scho ...

Career

He started his career at IFH Research International in Denmark, owned by the Anglo-Dutch

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, now owned by WPP since 1989.

Carlsberg

He joined the executive board of Carlsberg Group on 1 April 2006. He became Chief Executive on 1 October 2007. He retired from the position in June 2015 when he was succeeded by Cees 't Hart.

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Carlsberg Group
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