Change of leadership at Tican
Tican Fresh Meat A/S is making a long-planned change at the top of the company. On April 1, 2022, Sebastian Laursen will be the new CEO of the group of companies has belonged to the German Tönnies Holding since 2016. He succeeds Niels Jørgen Villesen, who spent 24 years in top management at the company, most recently as CEO. For a transitional period up to the end of June at the latest, Laursen and Villesen will continue to run the business together in order to ensure a smooth transition at the top of the company. During this time, Niels Jørgen Villesen will remain in charge as CEO.
Frank Duffe, CEO of Tican Fresh Meat A/S, on the change at the top of the company: “Sebastian Laursen has held management positions at Tican Fresh Meat A/S since 2016 Tonnies and Tican employed. He has already worked with Niels Jørgen Villesen for a number of years and thus gained insight into the company and its processes. We are convinced that Sebastian, with his knowledge of the industry and international sales experience, will continue to lead the company into a good future. Niels Jørgen Villesen has played a key role in Tican's history for almost 25 years and made it successful. We are particularly grateful to Niels Jørgen for remaining available as CEO for the coming months, thus ensuring a smooth transition at the top of the company.”
Sebastian Laursen (30) started his career in 2010 as a Sales and Logistic Trainee at BPI A/S, where he was then Sales Manager for Hong Kong and China from 2012 to 2016. In 2016 he came to Tonnies Nordic as Export Manager and was responsible for sales in the Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Vietnam and Singapore regions. In his position as Export Manager at Tönnies Nordic, he was involved in the development and expansion of sales in Australia, the USA and New Zealand from both the Danish and German factories of the Tönnies Group. He also oversaw the establishment of the Tönnies branch in the USA.
Niels Jørgen Villesen (55) has been with Tican for 24 years, first as CFO and since 2019 as CEO. During his time as part of Tican's top management, the company developed from a medium-sized cooperative slaughterhouse into an international group with branches in numerous countries. He accompanied the expansion of slaughtering and the acquisition of distribution and processing companies in order to open up markets and ensure Tican's competitiveness.
