The Diversity Council is a cross-industry alliance to strengthen inclusive cultures and leadership
The Council facilitates knowledge-sharing and benchmarking across companies, and provides four focused tracks for CEOs and C-suite leaders, CHROs, People & Culture/Diversity and Inclusion Leaders, and Organisation-Wide Learning.
LEARN SHARE LEAD
Built on a Learn, Share, Lead methodology, the Council enables members to learn from the perspectives and knowledge of global experts, confidentially share strategies and challenges across industries, and lead with practical actions that strengthen inclusive, future-ready cultures.
Bianca Bruhn
CEO & Country Director, Google Denmark
Jacob Aarup-Andersen
CEO, Carlsberg Group
Christina Petersen
Managing Director, TotalEnergies Country Services Denmark
Vincent Clerc
CEO, A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S
Henrik Andersen
CEO, Vestas
Michael Hansen
Group President & CEO at Hempel
Bianca Bruhn
CEO & Country Director, Google Denmark
“Google’s commitment to Womenomics and the Diversity Council is simple: Diversity fuels growth and innovation. By actively supporting inclusive leadership and equitable workplaces, we are securing the best talent and building a more resilient, sustainable future for Google in Denmark and beyond.”
Jacob Aarup-Andersen
CEO, Carlsberg Group
“At Carlsberg, we are dedicated to brewing for a better today and tomorrow.
This commitment extends beyond our products to the very heart of our company- our people. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace, where every individual feels valued, supported, included and empowered, is essential for driving innovation and achieving excellence.
By joining The Diversity Council, we reaffirm our dedication to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within our organization and the broader business community.”
Christina Petersen
Managing Director, TotalEnergies Country Services Denmark
“At TotalEnergies, we are focused on delivering today’s energy while driving the energy transition for the future. Meeting the challenges of this transition requires new and innovative solutions, technology and competence, and it is our diverse workforce that gives us the ability to tackle it just as they have done in the past 100 years. We aim to create a workplace where everyone feelswelcome, valued, supported and included. While we have made significant progress, we know there is more to do. By joining The Diversity Council, we seek to learn from others’ experiences, contribute our own and actively support the shared mission.”
Vincent Clerc
CEO, A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S
”As a values driven company, we have in Maersk always had a strong focus on our People and the society around us. We truly believe, that as societies and businesses today it is paramount that we do not neglect the potential of diversity. For Maersk, it is not our physical assets that will make us successful in terms of serving our customers, facilitating global trade and helping societies create jobs and prosperity. It’s our people! Our engaged group of colleagues across the globe, working together as one diverse global team. Studies show that a diverse group makes better decisions faster – and therefore we believe it to be simply common sense for our leaders to look at the entire talent mass and ensure role models and incentives for all our employees.”
Henrik Andersen
CEO, Vestas
“We acknowledge that a diverse and engaging workplace of sustainable leadership will bring different experiences, skills, and perspectives to the table – and only by acknowledging and harvesting from these, will Vestas gain competitive advantage and leverage the effect of diversity for our overall performance.”
Michael Hansen
Group President & CEO at Hempel
“Here at Hempel, we are 7,500 colleagues dedicated to developing innovative and trailblazing coating solutions for our customers around the world. Innovative solutions that contribute to solving our customers’ most important challenges and, not least, creating a more sustainable future. To deliver on this ambition, it is paramount that we have a diverse group of colleagues with a vast variety of backgrounds, experiences, skills and knowledge. As an example, we have already made great strides in strengthening the opportunities for female colleagues, but much more still needs to be done. Our goal is to give every employee a fantastic place to work, one where they feel valued for being exactly who they are.
Joining the Diversity Council is a further commitment to our colleagues that we are invested to deliver on our DE&I promises. To have the opportunity to share our experiences on this journey and learn from other companies faced with similar opportunities and challenges is extremely valuable and one that we are happy to jump into feet first.”
The Diversity Council runs biannual meetings at CEO, CHRO and People & Culture/DE&I level, and also provides access to centralised resources such as complimentary webinars, tools and tickets to The Womenomics Summit. Further to this, our cross-industry initiatives have included: research into the Danish Gender Equality Paradox, in collaboration with McKinsey & Company Denmark and a zero-tolerance statement regarding harassment.







