Jensen, an experienced senior executive, most recently was CFO at Arxada, a carve-out of Lonza Specialty Ingredients. Previous positions include CFO and executive roles at companies such as Lonza, Syngenta, Danisco and Lego.

Jan Secher, President and CEO of Perstorp, said: “It is with great pleasure we welcome such a seasoned executive in to our team and the CFO role. In particular I value the highly relevant experience from our industry, however most importantly, Ib has a great personality, and I am convinced he will fit in to our already diverse team and contribute to future value creation in a very successful way.”