Christian Nielsen
Group CEO
Christian Nielsen has dedicated his career to DEIF’s technological and strategic development for nearly three decades. As Group CEO of DEIF, Christian Nielsen leads the company with a clear strategic ambition: strengthening DEIF’s long‑term position and driving the organisation toward global market leadership. With a background in electronics engineering and nearly three decades of experience within DEIF, Christian combines deep technical insight with strong commercial and strategic capabilities.
Throughout his career, he has been a central figure in DEIF’s development - from early product engineering to senior executive leadership. His work has spanned innovation, business development, global sales, and the large-scale growth of the wind power division. Christian is particularly proud of bringing DEIF to growth and implementing the strategy to become number one.
Today, Christian is motivated by shaping DEIF’s future: securing long-term competitiveness, developing the organisation, and positioning the company to lead the industry with high-impact solutions.
Career
DEIF
2021–present: Group CEO
2018–2021: Senior Vice President, Sales & Business
2011–2018: Executive Vice President & Managing Director, DEIF Wind Power Technology
2009–2011: Director, DEIF Wind Power
2003–2009: Technical Director
2002–2003: Executive Business Development Manager
2002–2003: Executive Business Development Manager
2000–2002: R&D Manager
1997–2000: Project Manager
1996–1997: Development Engineer
Education
1996: Bachelor of Electronics
