Henrik Christiansen (b. 1947)
Henrik Christiansen is a Danish citizen living in Limhamn just outside Malmö, Sweden. Henrik has a comprehensive experience within the global printing industry, marketing and selling offset presses and developing and marketing various ancillary equipment. Henrik speaks, besides the Scandinavian languages, English, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese to a very decent level of business negotiation. Henrik has written several articles about the economics of printing, temperature- and dampening water behavior, coating units for dispersion and UV coatings and robotics for the printing industry.
Business career July 2016-2017 President/CEO & part-owner, Graphic Robotics Aps Graphic Robotics was established as a specialized R&D, system integrator and marketer of Yaskawa’s industrial robots for the printing industry 2013-2016, Consultant regarding the printing industry, Yaskawa Nordic AB, Torsås, Sweden Yaskawa Nordic is one of the leading suppliers of industrial robot in the Nordic area. It is a 100% subsidiary of Yaskawa Electric Corporation, Kitakyushu, Japan 2012-2013, Sales Director/COO & part-owner, Industrial Robot Automation Aps, Espergærde, Denmark Graphic Robotic changed name to Industrial Robot Automation 2009-2012, Sales Director/COO & part-owner, Graphic Robotics Aps, Espergærde, Denmark Graphic Robotics was established as a developer of robot solutions for the printing industry in close cooperation with Yaskawa and The Danish Technological Institute 2008-2010, Sales Director/COO, Camelot Robotics Aps, Helsinge, Denmark Camolot Robotics is a manufacturer of off-line robot control systems 2003-2007, External Product Manager, Tresu Production Aps, Sdr. Bjert, Denmark Tresu is a leading manufacturer of flexo presses and coating systems. Tresu bought Royse mfg in 2003, and Tresu-Royse is today a leading manufacturer of ancillary equipment for offset- and digital presses 2000-2003, President/CEO & part-owner, Royse Europe Aps, Hellerup, Denmark Royse Europe was a venture between Royse mfg, Dallas, Texas, USA and Cool Graphics. Royse mfg was a leading manufacturer of dampening water and coater circulators 1997-present, President/CEO & owner, Cool Graphics Aps Cool started with developing and marketing ink-roller temperature control systems for offset presses and moved in 2008 into robotics 1990-1997, President/CEO & owner, CLP Scandinavia Aps, Hellerup, Denmark CLP was the agent for MLP (Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses) in Scandinavia 1987-1990, President/CEO, Komori Scandinavia AS, Brøndby, Denmark HMC and the other Scandinavian Komori agents were taken over by Komori and merged to Komori Scandinavia 1984-2012, External journalist, AGI AGI (Aktuel Grafisk Information) were the Graphic Arts Magazines in Denmark, Norway & Sweden 1984-1987, President/CEO & owner, HMC Graphic Equipment AS, Birkerød, Denmark HMC was the agent for Komori in Denmark 1979-1984, Vice-President, Anapal Lda., Lisbon, Portugal Anapal was the agent for Komori in Portugal 1977-1979, Vice-President, international copier division, Eskofot AS, Ballerup, Denmark Eskofot was a leading manufacturer of pre-press equipment for the printing industry. It is today a part of Esko 1975-1977, Advertising Manager, Bohnstedt-Petersen AS, Hillerød, Denmark Bohnstedt was the Danish agent for Daimler-Benz in Denmark 1974-1975, Marketing Consultant, J+J Industrial Marketing AS, Valby, Denmark J+J was the leading industrial marketing agency in Denmark 1973-1974, Military service, The Danish Army Education 1976-80 Various language courses (German, French, Spanish, Portuguese) at universities and language schools in Aix-en-Provence, Pau, Strasbourg, Barcelona, Seville, Salamanca, Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro 1974-1976 Various courses in international finance at CBS 1976 Economist (HD) from CBS – Specialization in International marketing and sales 1973 Economist (HA) from CBS – Copenhagen Business School – general Economics 1967 Mathematical Student from Birkerød Statskole in Denmark |