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Karolina Henriksen

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Executive Vice President, Foods at Danish Crown
📍 Denmark

Karolina Henriksen is the Executive Vice President of Foods at Danish Crown, bringing over 20 years of global leadership experience from companies like Orkla, Nortura, and Procter & Gamble. She has a proven record of delivering strong business results and driving transformations in both growth and turnaround environments, with deep expertise in M&A, strategy, and sales.

She is a strong advocate for workplace diversity and building international teams. While at Orkla Health, she proudly celebrated the companys culture, which included over 40 nationalities and a strong representation of women in both the general workforce and leadership positions, reflecting her commitment to inclusive growth.

Interesting fact: After declining an international role 15 years ago, she made a personal commitment to seize the right opportunity later, which ultimately led to her current executive role.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Executive Vice President, Foods
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Denmark
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Priorities

Topics Karolina cares about

Business Transformation
Her career is marked by leading transformations, such as unifying five companies at Orkla and her current mandate to drive change and profitability at Danish Crown Foods.
Organic Growth
She emphasizes long-term success through organic growth, having led multi-day strategic sessions with cross-functional teams to build three-year growth plans.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Executive Vice President, Foods
Danish Crown
4-2024 - 12-2025
Managing Director and Board Chair
Orkla Health
10-2021 - 4-2024
CEO Orkla Health Group
Orkla Health
8-2020 - 10-2021
Executive Vice President/ Konserndirektør Rødt kjøtt Gilde
Nortura SA
1-2018 - 8-2020
Board member
eSmiley A/S
In the press

Media appearances

Strong Norwegian Profile set to lead Danish Crown Foods. Featured in Danish Crown (official news site)
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Education
10-2021 - 4-2022
Orkla accelerator program
IMD
2015 - 2016
Orkla Senior Management program
IMD
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