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Pernille Wendel Mehl

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Chief Executive Officer at Zoologisk Have
📍 Denmark

Pernille Wendel Mehl is the CEO of Copenhagen Zoo, leveraging her extensive background in business transformation to lead the cultural institution. With a Master of Management Development from Copenhagen Business School, she is focused on enhancing the zoos mission of conservation and biodiversity. People who have worked with her describe her as energetic and a natural leader.

She has a lifelong passion for animals and nature, having grown up reading National Geographic and caring for numerous pets. To maintain balance, she finds peace through yoga, long walks in nature with her dogs, and spending time with her family. She lives with her husband and two children north of Copenhagen.

As a child, she was so passionate about her pets that her father made her sign a formal contract to ensure she would care for them all herself.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Denmark
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Business Transformation
She has a proven history of leading significant transformations at companies like Danske Lotteri Spil, Clio, and now the Copenhagen Zoo, focusing on strategy, culture, and financial turnarounds.
Biodiversity & Conservation
A core part of her mission at the zoo is to strengthen its role in global conservation, fight for wildlife, and educate the public on biodiversity challenges.
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Career

Work history

9-2023
Chief Executive Officer
Zoologisk Have
3-2025
Chairman
Nine A/S
4-2023 - 3-2025
Board Member
Nine A/S
4-2023
Board Member
TCM Group A/S
9-2025
Medlem af DI's hovedbestyrelse
Danish Industry
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Education
2020 - 2020
CBS & Børsens Bestyrelsesuddannelse
Copenhagen Business School
2017 - 2018
Master of Management Development (MMD)
Copenhagen Business School
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