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1999-2004 

AmCham Denmark is the 

leading association representing 

American-Danish business 

interests. Founded in 1999, 

AmCham Denmark is a notfor-profit, 

non-governmental 

association that promotes and 

facilitates better business relations 

between the two countries. 

AmCham Denmark’s members 

include large and small companies 

in sectors such as Banking, 

Biotechnology, IT, Investment, 

Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, 

Telecommunications, Transport 

and Service, among many others. 

AmCham Denmark Yearbook 

& Membership Directory is 

an official publication of the 

American Chamber of 

Commerce in Denmark. 

Managing Editor: Stephen Brugger 

Writer and Editor: Scott Berman 

Layout & Design: Woer|Gregorius 

Printing: Phønix Trykkeriet A/S 

Contact Information: 

AmCham Denmark, 

Christians Brygge 28 

1559 Copenhagen V, Denmark 

Phone (+45) 33 932 932, 

Fax (+45) 33 130 517 

mail@amcham.dk 

http://www.amcham.dk/ 

The American Chamber of 

Commerce in Denmark has made 

every effort to insure the accuracy 

of the information in this publication. 

We apologize for any errors 

or omissions. 

Contents 

Message from the Ambassador 6 

Message from the Chairman 8 

Board of Directors 9 

AmCham Denmark 11 

Message from the Executive Director 12 

AmCham Staff 12 

AmCham Denmark Profile 13 

AmCham Denmark Committees 17 

AmCham Denmark Company Promotions 25 

Ambassador Visits Member Companies 28 

AmCham Denmark Events 31 

Special Section 

Europe, USA, & Denmark: Trans-Atlantic Economic Relations 47 

AmCham Denmark Worldwide Network 55 

AmCham Denmark Members 61 

AmCham Denmark Annual Membership Reception 

& Business Award 70 

AmCham Denmark Membership Directory 73 

Other Key Contacts 103 

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Message from the 

Ambassador 

An Open Letter from the American Ambassador 

As my time as U.S. Ambassador to Denmark draws to a close, this is a time for me to reflect on both the past and 

the future. I have been pleased by the close cooperation between the Embassy and the American Chamber of 

Commerce in Denmark, a relationship that has been crucial to the accomplishments of both organizations. 

Working together, we have enjoyed considerable success this year in organizing programs for visiting 

Congressional delegations, most importantly the June 2004 visit of House Majority Whip Roy Blunt. An AmChamsponsored 

breakfast was a special thrill when the U.S. Ambassadors in the Nordic-Baltic region gathered in 

Copenhagen earlier this year. Finally, the tireless efforts by AmCham and its members were vital to the great 

success we achieved in marking American Independence Day in a way that highlighted American business in 

Denmark. 

When I arrived in Denmark in the summer of 2001, the Chamber had 100 members and that membership now 

numbers more than 240. AmCham continues to grow and is now working hard to offer membership and services 

to the many fine companies in Jutland. While I am pleased to have played a small part in AmCham's success, I 

want to give credit where it is due – to the hard work and leadership of AmCham's Board of Directors and 

Executive Director Stephen Brugger. 

Outgoing Chairman of the Board Jonathan Grover deserves a special note of thanks for retaining his leadership role 

even in the midst of planning for an international move of his corporate headquarters. I also want to welcome and 

wish every success to incoming AmCham Chairman Paul Coleman. I know he will continue to enjoy strong 

Embassy support throughout his tenure. 

I also want to note a new AmCham initiative that will become a tradition of its own and offer my congratulations 

to Nypro for winning the brand new AmCham Business Award. 

Lastly, I want to stress what a great honor it has been for me and Wilma to have had the opportunity to represent 

the United States of America in our great friend and ally, the Kingdom of Denmark. The relationship between our 

two great countries is built on abiding ties based on shared values and common interests. For that reason, I know 

that Denmark will continue to be a great place for American firms to do business. 

Sincerely, 

Stuart Bernstein 

American Ambassador to Denmark 

Ambassador Stuart Bernstein 

Ambassador Stuart Bernstein, of Washington, 

D.C., came to Denmark with a distinguished 

career as a successful businessman and community 

leader, both in the United States and 

abroad. 

He arrived in Denmark on August 23, 2001 

and presented his credentials to Her Majesty 

Queen Margrethe on September 3, 2001. 

For over forty years, Ambassador Bernstein was 

a recognized leader in real estate development, 

investment and management in the 

Mid-Atlantic region, with the focus of his 

business efforts centered in Washington, D.C. 

Ambassador Bernstein also has had a distinguished 

career serving many charitable causes. 

His efforts in the community have earned him 

recognition and many awards. Ambassador 

Bernstein is a graduate of American University 

and was a member of the Board of Trustees of 

that institution. He also served on numerous 

other boards, including the Weizman Institute 

of Science. 

Ambassador Bernstein was appointed by 

President George H.W. Bush as a Commissioner 

of the International Cultural and Trade 

Center in 1991. The following year, in recognition 

of his achievements, President George H. 

W. Bush appointed him as a Trustee of the John 

F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 

1992, where he served until he was appointed 

Ambassador to Denmark in 2001. 

Ambassador Bernstein was born in 

Washington, D.C. He and his wife Wilma 

have three grown children, Brian, Adam 

and Alison, and ten grandchildren. 

American Chiefs 

of Mission at Rydhave 

Minister Monett B. Davis (1945) 

Ambassador Josiah Marvel, Jr. (1946-1949) 

Ambassador Eugenie Andersen (1950-1953) 

Ambassador Robert Coe (1953-1957) 

Ambassador Val Peterson (1957-1960) 

Ambassador William McCormick Blair, Jr. (1961-1964) 

Ambassador Katherine E. White (1964-1968) 

Ambassador Angier Biddle Duke (1968-1969) 

Ambassador Guilford Dudley, Jr. (1969-1971) 

Ambassador Fred J. Russel (1971-1972) 

Ambassador Philip K. Growe (1973-1975) 

Ambassador John G. Dean (1975-1978) 

Ambassador Warren D. Manshel (1978-1981) 

Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr. (1981-1983) 

Ambassador Terence Todman (1983-1989) 

Ambassador Keith L. Brown (1989-1992) 

Ambassador Richard B. Stone (1992-1993) 

Ambassador Edward E. Elson (1993-1998) 

Ambassador Richard N. Swett (1998-2001) 

Ambassador Stuart Bernstein (2001-) 

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Chairman 

I'm pleased and honored to assume the 

Chairmanship of AmCham Denmark. I 

have followed the development of the 

Chamber since my arrival in 2001 and 

I'm impressed with the level of success 

that’s been achieved in such a short 

time. This success reflects the strength 

of the AmCham global brand, as well as 

the dedication and commitment of the 

Board of Directors, the AmCham Staff 

and a strong partnership with the U.S. 

Embassy. 

As we round out 2004 and move into 2005, the Chamber 

finds itself with an unprecedented opportunity to boost the 

value of AmCham membership in the following ways: 

• Increasing our interaction with Danish Ministries & 

Ministers, whose decisions impact the health and growth 

of international investment in Denmark. We are making 

progress along these lines, as evidenced by the appearances 

of two ministers at AmCham events in recent 

months, Bendt Bendtsen, Minister of Economic & 

Business Affairs, and Claus Hjort Frederiksen, Minister 

of Employment. 

• Promoting the positive aspects of American & international 

business in Denmark. As the voice of U.S. business in 

Denmark, we must share our experiences as well as best 

practices about building productive organizations here. We 

need to work together to inform the U.S. business community 

of the great potential of investing here, and to share 

the success stories. One such example is Nypro, the recipient 

of the 2004 AmCham Denmark Business Award. This 

AmCham Denmark Lifetime Honorary Members: 

Ambassador Richard N. Swett 

Christopher Beede 

Elias Panayotopoulos 

innovative company exemplifies the positive aspects of 

Denmark as a hub of globalization. 

• Solidifying our presence west of the Great Belt. AmCham’s 

Jutland initiative, started this year, has spurred three events 

with the business community there. In addition, Ole Lund 

Andersen, President & CEO, Tvilum-Scanbirk, one of the 

Jutland region’s leading enterprises, has joined our Board of 

Directors. 

• Speaking out on issues important to our members, be it 

stock options, taxation, or economic incentives. But while 

doing so, we must keep looking at the big picture commercial 

environment in the region. 

• Looking to our members for ideas and initiatives. As I said at 

the kickoff to our Jutland Committee, AmCham is about the 

members: we depend on their input, thoughts, and feedback. 

The members drive what we do at AmCham, so their 

participation is vitally important. 

In closing, I want to thank our outgoing Chairman, Jonathan 

Grover, for his leadership and hard work. We wish Jonathan 

all the best as he moves on to Switzerland in June 2005. 

Thanks as well to the U.S. Embassy staff for its support and, 

in particular, to Ambassador Bernstein for his dedication to 

helping make AmCham a vibrant, assertive, and growing 

organization. 

I’m looking forward to serving as your chairman in this most 

interesting time. Thanks for your support. 

Paul Coleman 

Management 

AmCham Denmark's chief governing and policy body consists of a Board of Directors democratically elected by the 

membership for two-year terms. Through the donation of their time and experience, the Board members are responsible 

for the overall strategies and policy decisions of the AmCham Denmark organization. 

The Board appoints an Executive Director who manages the organization’s daily operations in the areas of membership, 

publications, finances, advocacy programs and the work of the various committees. 

AmCham Denmark 

Board of Directors 

Honorary President: 

Stuart Bernstein 

U.S. Ambassador to Denmark 

United States Embassy 

Chairman: 

Paul Coleman 

General Manager 

Biogen Idec Manufacturing ApS 

Torben Juul Andersen 

Associate Professor 

Copenhagen Business School 

Jørgen Bardenfleth 

Country General Manager 

Microsoft Denmark 

Chris I. Devries 

Managing Director 

Citigroup Denmark 

Jonathan Grover 

Senior Vice President, IT 

Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S 

Søren Holm 

Chairman 

Amerada Hess ApS 

Tim Koenig 

Managing Director 

3M a/s 

Daniel O’Day 

General Manager 

Roche a/s 

Vice Chairman: 

Eskil A. Westh 

Partner 

Amrop Hever 

Ole Lund Andersen 

President & CEO 

Tvilum-Scanbirk 

Steen Blomquist 

Head of Transaction Services 

KPMG 

Jørgen A. Engell 

Executive Vice President 

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S 

Jesper Bertel Hansen 

National Account 

Manager Nordic 

UPS Danmark A/S 

Ole Haaber 

Customer Relations 

Executive Nordic 

IBM Danmark A/S 

Per Månsson 

Executive Vice President & CFO 

Novozymes A/S 

Ex-Officio liaison Board Member: 

Greg Burton 

Economic Officer 


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Copenhagen, Nyhavn 


Message from the Executive Director 

Who We Are 

Our Mission 

What We Do 

Membership 

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Executive Director 

As AmCham Denmark marks its fifth 

year of operations, it is with great 

pleasure that we present this year's 

Membership Directory & Yearbook, 

which is bigger and more useful than 

ever. I wish to thank our sponsors for 

their support in bringing this quality 

publication to our members. 

In the pages that follow, you can read 

about AmCham Denmark, the facts, 

details, and life of the Chamber, and 

also how you can utilize our structure, 

staff, business services, and activities to help you grow your 

business. The yearbook will introduce you to our growing 

system of committees, new services, and opportunities for 

your company through AmChams in Scandinavia & Europe. 

You will also find a comprehensive directory of our more 

than 240 member companies. 

Committees 

One of best ways to maximize your AmCham membership is 

by participating in our extensive committee system, which 

continued to grow this past year with the addition of See 

America-Denmark and Human Resources. This year also saw 

our Pharmaceutical Committee rejuvenated, thanks to the 

hard work of Daniel O'Day, General Manager, Roche. In the 

following year, the Chamber will be looking to the membership 

to identify other areas of common interest for new 

strategic committees. 

AmCham Denmark · Staff 

David Barrett 

Communications & IT 

Chris Eberhart 

Events & Committees 

Seminars & Events 

The AmCham Calendar promises to be as busy in 2005 as 

it was in 2004, offering an extensive program of informative 

events and speakers. I encourage you all to participate. 

Services 

We will continue to assist our members in promoting their 

companies and products, using the US Embassy and The 

Diplomat restaurant as an exclusive venue as well as encouraging 

our members to make special member-to-member 

offers to fellow AmCham members, by direct mailings and 

packaging along with our publications. 

Of special note, we have developed a Mutual Benefits and 

Services Program with our AmCham colleagues throughout 

Scandinavia and Europe giving our members a competitive 

edge through access to a local business network in these 

countries. 

As we continue to grow, please know that networks do not 

grow by themselves. The AmCham network is no exception. 

You get out of AmCham what you put into it and only your 

active participation can guarantee success in the future. 

Thanks for your continued support. 

Stephen Brugger 

Executive Director 

Scott Berman 

Freelance Journalist 

Scott Berman Public Relations 

AmCham Denmark Profile 

Our Mission 

The American Chamber of Commerce in Denmark (AmCham Denmark) is 

a non-governmental, not-for-profit business association committed to 

furthering the development of economic and commercial relations between 

the United States and Denmark. AmCham Denmark advocates and supports 

unrestricted trade and investment between our two countries, leading to 

a healthy, open, and productive business climate. 

With more than 240 member firms, AmCham Denmark represents the 

business interests of American firms located in Denmark and also acts on 

behalf of its many Danish members that maintain significant commercial 

interests in the United States. 

AmCham Denmark receives no subsidy from any governmental body 

and relies solely on membership dues to cover its operating expenses. 

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What We Do 

AmCham Denmark serves as the collective voice of American-Danish business 

in Denmark and takes action to further those interests. 

AmCham Denmark works to: 

• Promote and facilitate better business relations between the U.S. and Denmark 

• Provide essential information about doing business in these markets 

• Create a business, social and policy forum for its members 

• Provide profiling opportunities for members’ products and/or services 

• Bring business leaders together to facilitate networking in both countries 

• Foster good corporate citizenship to benefit the members’ communities 

• Produce informative publications such as regular newsletters and an annual Membership Directory 

Membership 

AmCham Denmark membership is open to both major corporations and small businesses 

(American, Danish and others) that have direct links to American business interests. Approval 

of membership resides with the AmCham Denmark Board of Directors. AmCham Denmark 

offers three membership levels: Patron, Corporate, and Associate. 

Patron Membership 

Voting membership is open exclusively to American companies that wish 

to support AmCham Denmark to its fullest. Benefits include: 

• Eligibility for election to the AmCham Denmark Board of Directors 

• Exclusive invitations to special Patron member events 

• Invitations to all regular events and activities for up to five company representatives 

• Participation in all Executive Forum events 

• Eligibility for chairmanship of AmCham Denmark committees 

• Special profile with a company logo in the Annual Chamber Membership Directory 

• Corporate profile and news features in Chamber newsletters and publications 

• Professional assistance from Chamber staff in organizing corporate events 

• Listing on the chamber website with company logo and link 

Corporate Membership 

Voting membership open to American, Danish, and other companies. Benefits include: 

• Eligibility for election to the AmCham Denmark Board of Directors 

• Invitations to all regular events and activities for up to two company representatives 

• Participation in Executive Forum events (by invitation) 

• Eligibility for chairmanship of AmCham Denmark committees 

• Listing in the Annual Chamber Membership Directory 

• Listing on the Chamber website with link 

Associate Membership 

Non-voting membership open to small businesses and organizations 

with less than 10 employees. Benefits include: 

• Invitations to all regular events and activities for one company representative 

• Participation on AmCham Denmark committees 

• Listing in the Annual Chamber Membership Directory 

• Listing on the Chamber website 

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Copenhagen, Stock Exchange 

AmCham Denmark Committees 

Through the committee system, AmCham Denmark 

encourages cooperation between companies within 

the same industry, across industries within the same 

profession, or within unique geographical areas, 

enabling them to identify and address common 

issues, and achieve common goals. 

AmCham Denmark currently 

supports eight committees: 

Pharmaceutical 

Human Resources 

See America – Denmark 

Insurance 

Jutland 

Øresund 

Analytical Instruments 

OSAC 

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Pharmaceutical Committee 

The Pharmaceutical Committee maintained a busy 2004 

agenda exploring the issues of access, pricing, and reimbursement 

under the leadership of Daniel O’Day, General 

Manager, Roche A/S, and a member of the Chamber’s Board 

of Directors, who was named Committee Chairman in March. 

At a session early in 2004, Pharmaceutical general managers 

met to discuss key industry issues with representatives from 

the U.S. Embassy. And in March, Eric Stewart, U.S. 

Commerce Department Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Europe, joined the committee to discuss challenges facing 

the pharmaceutical industry in Denmark. 

Ambassador Stuart Bernstein welcomes Eric Stewart, U.S. 

Commerce Department Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Europe to the March 24 Pharma Committee event. 

AmCham Pharma Committee 

Members: Kim Røjgaard, 

Corporate Affairs Manager, 

Pfizer; Jan Hendrickx, Managing 

Director, Sanofi-Synthelabo; Paul 

Coleman, Managing Director, 

Biogen-Idec and AmCham Board 

Chairman; and Daniel O’Day, 

General Manager, Roche; meet 

ar recent AmCham reception. 

Our Vision 

We want International Pharmaceutical companies in general to be recognized 

as an invaluable asset to the Danish Community and to the people of Denmark 

through our investments in research and development of new and better medicines. 

To achieve this, we will: 

• Establish an understanding of how access to innovative pharmaceuticals 

contribute to the improvement of peoples health in Denmark 

• Proactively seek influence in the Danish Healthcare system and to bring 

access to medicines in alignment with international best practice 

• Ensure that decisions made in the future political environment will not 

endanger the availability of innovative medicines vital to patients and society. 

The key focus for the committee is to engage in activities to improve the overall 

image of research-based companies in Denmark through public relations and 

meetings with various stakeholders in the Danish healthcare system in coordination 

with the Danish Pharmaceutical Industry association, LIF. 

Currently, general managers of the Pharma Committee are cooperating closely 

with LIF to move forward on important common industry goals. 

Pharmaceutical Committee: Chairman: Daniel O’Day, Roche a/s· Jean-Paul Kress, Abbott Laboratories A/S · Paul Coleman, Biogen 

Idec Manufacturing ApS · Fabrice Chouraqui, Bristol-Myers Squibb - Denmark · Teddy Hebo Larsen, Eli Lilly Danmark A/S · Jan Peutzfeldt, 

FerringPharmaceuticals A/S · Simon Jose, GlaxoSmithKline Pharma A/S Claus Bræstrup, H. Lundbeck A/S · Patrik Ringblom, Janssen-Cilag 

Eric J. Sandquist, Merck Sharp & Dohme · Jan Eriksson, Novartis Healthcare A/S · Jesper Høiland, Novo Nordisk A/S · Kim Røjgaard, 

Pfizer ApS · Jan Hendrickx, Sanofi-Synthelabo A/S · Peter Popowicz, Wyeth Denmark 

Human Resources Committee 

The Human Resources Committee’s mission is to provide a 

meeting forum for its members to consider strategic issues, 

facilitate the regular exchange of information, share best 

practices within the area of HR management, and provide 

a policy platform for key issues within Denmark and the 

Nordic region. 

The Human Resources Committee maintained an active 

agenda in its first year under the chairmanship of Lars Wittig, 

Horton International, and the efforts of its Steering Group 

formed early in 2004. “We are extremely satisfied with the 

active participation in the committee’s work,” Wittig says, 

adding that HR issues are proving to be of “relevant strategic 

interest” to the broader AmCham membership. 

Participants considered whether a company should operate 

without a HR department on January 15. Guest speaker Lars 

Holten Petersen, Managing Director of Birch & Krogboe, a 

construction company without an HR department, sparked a 

spirited discussion. The committee met again at a Round 

Table discussion on June 10, “From Skateboards to Neck Ties, 

dealing with Generation “Why,” which addressed how 

younger employees are impacting organizations, how to 

connect with them, and whether they will conform to an 

Participants gather at the August 24 HR event. (L to R) Lars 

Wittig, Horton International & HR Committee Chair; Jette Ronøe, 

Bech-Bruun Dragsted; Minister of Employment, Claus Hjort 

Frederiksen; Ellen Raahede, GE Capital; Kim Staack Nielsen, 

PID; Henrik Holt Larsen, Copenhagen Business School 

organization’s values. On August 24, the committee welcomed 

Minister of Employment, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, to 

discuss Corporate Social Responsibility. 

The committee plans more such discussions in its effort to get 

to the core of challenging HR issues and put the knowledge 

gained to work for the organizations in Denmark. 

Aïda Vestergaard Andersen, Director, EOS Communications; Ellen 

Raahede, Director Human Resources, GE Capital Bank Danmark; 

and Lars Wittig, President, Horton International, at the June 10 

HR event. 

HR Steering Committee: Chairman: Lars Wittig, Horton International · Aïda Vestergaard Andersen, 

AidaCom · Annette Bjørke, Amerada Hess · Niels Bentzen, Amrop Hever · Jette H. Ronøe, Bech-Bruun Dragsted 

Anders Johansen, Ecolab · Ellen Raahede, GE Money Bank · Jayne Haines, GlaxoSmithKline 

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See America – Denmark is a cooperation of private sector and 

public sector bodies whose mission is to promote travel and 

tourism to the United States from Denmark through travel 

trade shows, workshops, seminars, and other targeted events 

for our members. We strive to increase our members’ knowledge 

of the U.S. and its destinations so that they can more 

effectively sell to their clients. 

Newly formed in April 2004, the See America – Denmark 

steering group has worked diligently to finalize the operational 

aspects of See America – Denmark in order to build a 

solid foundation for growth, and to develop an active 2004- 

2005 calendar of events, including its Membership Drive & 

Reception at the U.S. Embassy in September; the See America 

– Denmark Website Launch; a See America – Denmark 

Workshop in October; and the See America – Denmark 

Pavilion at the Ferie 2005 Travel Trade Show in January 2005. 

“The backup from AmCham helps build a strong foundation 

to create exciting events for members and, in the future, the 

public,” says See America’s Chairman Cimm Barslev, Director 

of Asia Sales, SAS. The Committee’s activities are generating 

“a strong, positive response,” he adds. 

A company can become a member of See America – Denmark 

by either joining AmCham Denmark or by joining See 

America – Denmark directly. Criteria for becoming a member 

and details on how to join can be found on the newly 

launched See America – Denmark website: 

www.amcham.dk/seeamerica 

See America – Denmark Steering Group Chairman: Cimm Barslev, SAS · Karin Gert Nielsen, Atlantic Link · Karen Boye, 

Billetkontoret A/S · Yvonne (Schiedel) Halphen, Hertz Biludlejning · Karin Ipsen, British Airways · Arna Ormarsdóttir, IcelandAir 

Georg K. Mogensen, Kuoni Denmark · Dorthe Lærke Nielsen, Profil Rejser · Karin Selbach, Nyhavn Rejser · Anne Haugwitz, 


Keynote speaker Jens Willumsen, 

Vice Director, Scandinavian 

Airlines; Gabriella Vecchio, 

Manager of International 

Marketing, Europe, TIA; Eric 

Hamblen, Director of Sales & 

Marketing, Wyndham 

International; join Cimm Barslev, 

Chairman, Director of Leisure 

Sales and See America – 

Denmark Chairman, at the 

September Membership 

Reception. 

Insurance Committee 

The Insurance Committee’s mission is to build a strong 

professional dialogue between the insurance industry in 

Denmark and its clients, and to inform decision makers in the 

public and private sectors about developments, challenges, 

and trends in insurance for the benefit of all. 

On September 14, 2004, the committee sponsored a seminar 

on Risk Management at the Hilton Copenhagen Airport. 

Experts Allison O’Sullivan, The Coca-Cola Company; and 

Troy Priesmeyer of The Wackenhut Corporation (Group4- 

Securicor) – both are their companies’ directors of Risk 

Management – spoke at “Managing Risk in a Global 

Environment,” an AmCham Executive Forum. Lars Andersen, 

Risk Manager, TDC, moderated. 

Topics included risk financing, multi-line programs, actuary 

reports, and basket aggregates. But there was a bigger story. 

The Insurance Committee welcomes guest speakers on September 14. (L to R) Committee 

Chairman Jan Auerbach, CHUBB; Viggo Hauerberg, CNA; guest speakers Allison O’Sullivan, 

The Coca Cola Company and Troy F. Preismeyer, The Wackenhut Corporation; and Søren 

Lindbo, AON; Lars Andersen, TDC; Kenneth Nielsen, AIG 

The 90 specialists and other AmCham members heard that 

insurance can be a unifying, strategic pursuit – a means to 

important ends – and that risk managers should be key players 

in helping their companies to achieve goals. 

The Committee will continue to share such innovative ideas 

with specialists and the broader AmCham membership in the 

coming year. 

Steen Parsholt, AON, Paul Merlino, AON, and Ms. O’Sullivan 

share information during the break. 

Insurance Committee : Chairman: Jan Auerbach, CHUBB Insurance · Viggo Hauerberg, CNA Insurance 

Søren Lindbo, AON · Klaus Møller, Marsh · Kenneth Nielsen, AIG 

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AmCham Board member Kevin Fix, TDC; Swedish Ambassador to 

Denmark Carl-Magnus Hyltenius; and AmCham Board member 

Steen Blomquist, KPMG, on January 28. 

Øresund Committee 

The Øresund Committee’s Mission is to identify the “real“ 

Øresund issues and address these issues with government 

officials in both countries. The goal is to build awareness, 

facilitate positive change, and educate other members so 

that they may better prepare for doing business in a more 

unified, trans-national region. 

On January 28, 2004, the committee sponsored an event 

at which Swedish Ambassador to Denmark Carl-Magnus 

Hyltenius discussed ”Danish-Swedish Cultural 

Differences...So Close Yet So Far Away.” His bottom line: 

“We should keep our differences…the difference is the 

interesting part, but when we join together, we become 

a strong combination.” 

The committee expects to continue to grow and bring 

value-added events to the AmCham membership in the 

upcoming year. 

Øresund Committee: Chairman, Steen Blomquist, KPMG, 

is heading up initiatives in 2005 and is seeking input from 

interested members. Contact AmCham for more information. 

Ambassador Stuart Bernstein with Paul Coleman, Stephen 

Brugger, Kevin Fix, and Eskil A. Westh at the Jutland Committee 

Launch in Aarhus. 

Jutland Committee 

In a day of firsts for AmCham, 40 executives from 17 industries 

including IT, shipping, furniture, banking, and executive 

search gathered on March 31, 2004, in Aarhus for the 

“Jutland Committee Launch,” sponsored and hosted by 

TDC at its headquarters. 

The event was the Chamber’s first step in its outreach effort 

in Jutland, which U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Stuart 

Bernstein called “the backbone of Denmark.” There are more 

than 75 companies of American parentage headquartered 

west of the Great Belt; many Danish companies in Jutland 

with business interests in the U.S.; as well as a number of 

Chamber Members with subsidiaries in Jutland. 

AmCham Board members Paul Coleman, General Manager, 

Biogen Idec; Eskil A. Westh, Partner, Amrop Hever; and Kevin 

Fix, Senior Vice President, TDC, spoke to the networking, 

information, and development value of the Chamber. Urging 

the Jutland executives to tell AmCham their needs and concerns, 

Coleman said, “Don’t be silent. We must hear your 

voice. The Jutland initiative is at least 50% in your hands.” 

Jutland Committee: Chairman, Ole Lund Andersen, 

Tvilum-Scanbirk, will hold a planning meeting 

in January 2005 to set programs and goals for 

the coming year. Contact AmCham for more 

information. 

The largest crowd in ESAC history gathers 

at Symbion Science Park on April 20. 

Analytical Instruments 

Committee 

Executive Seminars in Analytic Chemistry 

Copenhagen · Stockholm 

AmCham’s Analytical Instruments 

Committee had another banner 

year, marked by ESAC 2004, the 

Committee’s fourth annual executive 

seminar. 

Committee members continued their efforts to build a 

professional and scientific network between environmental, 

food, chemical, biotech, and pharmaceutical chemists, 

suppliers, and users. 

ESAC 2004 was held in April at Symbion Science Park in 

Copenhagen. Among ESAC 2004’s accomplishments: 

shared knowledge about increasing industry productivity, 

and presentations of new developments. 

The industry’s most progressive vendors joined specialists for 

the latest in Proteomics, Pharmaceutical, Biotech and Food, 

and Environmental applications. Organizers proudly noted 

that this year’s seminar attracted 165 participants – the 

largest gathering in ESAC history – in three parallel sessions. 

Analytical Instruments Committee: Henriette Olsen, 

Agilent Technologies Denmark A/S · Peter Milland, Analytical 

Instruments A/S · Nikolaj Schmølker, Applied Biosystems 

Claus Sjøner, Dionex Denmark A/S · Hasse Hedeby, 

PerkinElmer · Jan B. Petersen, Thermo Electron 

Rune Buhl Frederiksen, Waters A/S 

Winni Johansen, Associate Professor, Århus School of Business; 

Finn Frandsen, Associate Professor, Århus School of Business; and 

Arthur Buchman, Psychologist, NLP World, spoke at the June 8 event. 

Overseas Security Advisory 

Council in Denmark (OSAC) 

OSAC’s mission is to provide a forum for the American private 

sector in Denmark and the U.S. Embassy that will facilitate the 

regular, two-way exchange of information and promote programs 

designed to enhance the safety and security of the 

community. The Council also shares information regarding 

the general security situation, security techniques and knowhow, 

and disseminates security information rapidly and accurately. 

Organized in 2003, OSAC explored a number of important 

and timely security issues in a series of forums, for example a 

January seminar, the first of its kind here, on personal security. 

Speakers Erik Nelbom, Head of Kastrup’s Staff Security; Arthur 

Buchman, Psychologist, NLP World; David L. Barnes, General 

Manager, Premiere Security Agency; and Peter Gibbons, 

Regional Security Officer, U.S. Embassy, addressed issues 

including, new EU transportation security regulations, personal 

security, and regional security. Also addressed at the session: 

a security survey of American companies in Denmark. 

OSAC Steering Committee: Chairman: Tim A. Koenig, 

3M a/s · Lizzi Schultz, 3M a/s · Peer Wollenberg, 

American Aviation Data, Inc. · Andrew Deacon, Citigroup 

Denmark · Steen Nybo, Intel Copenhagen ApS · Steffen Ring, 

Motorola A/S · Arthur Buchman, NLP World · Anette 

Landberg, Oracle Danmark A/S · Jesper Arnold, Sun 

Chemical A/S · Edward Collins, United States Embassy 

Anders de la Motte, UPS Danmark A/S 

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Copenhagen, Planetarium 


Company Promotions 

AmCham Denmark members who are American 

subsidiaries or who represent American products 

have the unique opportunity to hold business meetings, 

press conferences, and special events at the 

U.S. Embassy coordinated by the AmCham Denmark 

team. 

In 2004, the following companies took advantage 

of the Embassy’s excellent facilities and world-class 

gourmet restaurant, The Diplomat: 

Dell Marsh 

Elizabeth Arden Mattel 

EMC SAS Institute 

Ambassador Visits 

Not only does the Embassy open its doors to 

AmCham Denmark member companies, U.S. 

Ambassador to Denmark Stuart Bernstein has also 

made several visits to U.S. companies including: 

Amerada Hess 

Texas Instruments 

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Company Promotions 

Guy Auger, 

General 

Manager, 

Dell on 

April 30. 

Owner/Chef Keld 

Johnsen of The 

Diplomat Restaurant. 

AmCham’s Company & Product 

Promotions at the U.S. Embassy 

EMC held a company promotion 

dinner at the US Embassy on May 

25. (L to R) Jonathan Berger, Public 

Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy; Kurt 

Bager, Country Manager, EMC 

Denmark; Keld Johnsen, 

Owner/Chef, The Diplomat 

Restaurant; and Tim Frank 

Andersen, Director, Where2Go, 

who gave a presentation on 

“Explosive growth of digital 

information.” 

A round-table format 

is just one way groups 

can utilize the Embassy 

facilities. 

Nicolai Lindhardt, 

Mattel, presents new 

product line to press. 

During 2004, members took advantage of an attractive 

opportunity: AmCham’s Company & Product Promotions 

program. Early in the year, the Chamber and the U.S. 

Embassy in Copenhagen entered into an agreement to help 

AmCham members arrange customized events at the 75person-capacity 

meeting room and superb restaurant, The 

Diplomat. The service is exclusively for American subsidiaries 

and companies representing American products. Costs are 

based on the nature and size of the event. 

Under the AmCham program, a number of such companies 

have convened at the Embassy facilities on Dag Hammerskjölds 

Allé in Copenhagen’s prestigious Embassy District. 

Events have included a Marsh seminar, a Mattel news conference 

and product launch, a SAS Institute company promotion, 

a Dell company kickoff and dinner, an EMC company 

promotion dinner, and an Elizabeth Arden sales incentive 

meeting. 

(L to R) 

Nicolai Worziger, 

General Manager, 

Elizabeth Arden; U.S. 

Ambassador Stuart 

Bernstein; Birger von 

Holdt, Nordic Sales 

Manager. 

Organizers and participants pointed out the world-class gourmet 

menu and American wine list of The Diplomat and its 

Owner/Chef Keld Johnsen, which adds an excellent finishing 

touch to events. 

The comments of Birger Holdt, Nordic Sales Manager, 

Elizabeth Arden, an AmCham Corporate Member, are telling. 

His company’s event at the Embassy was a good experience 

that brought value, Holdt says. The price was right, the 

embassy setting and ambiance was “fun,” the food was 

superb, and Chef Johnsen was “inspiring,” Holdt says. Besides 

its practical benefits and logistical convenience, the event also 

introduced his Danish employees “in a small way, to what the 

U.S. is,” Holdt says. The friendly, authentically American 

aspect was accented when U.S. Ambassador to Denmark 

Stuart Bernstein stopped by and greeted Elizabeth Arden’s 

employees at the event, Holdt adds. 

Contact AmCham Denmark for details on your Company & 

Product Promotion at the U.S. Embassy. 

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Ambassador Visits Member Companies 

(L to R) Stephen 

Brugger, AmCham; 

Bjarke Frederiksen, 

U.S. Embassy; Greg 

Burton,U.S. 

Embassy; DCM 

Sally Light; U.S. 


Bernstein; Christen 

Minos & Søren 

Holm, Amerada 

Hess) 

Diplomats Visit 

Amerada Hess Oil Platform 

It was a good-will visit to one of the most unique and 

striking facilities of an American multi-national corporation 

in Denmark. 

U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Stuart Bernstein, led the 

delegation which included Embassy DCM Sally Light, Greg 

Burton, Embassy Commercial/Economics Officer, Bjarke 

Frederiksen, Embassy Senior Commercial Specialist and 

AmCham Executive Director Stephen Brugger, for a special 

tour of Amerada Hess’s operations in the South Arne field of 

the North Sea on September 9, 2004. 

The delegates were hosted by Amerada Hess Chairman Søren 

Holm, who is a member of AmCham’s Board of Directors, and 

Christen Minos, Managing Director of Amerada Hess. 

Over the last five years in operation, Hess has developed 

innovative techniques for a typically difficult task of extract- 

ing oil from the tight chalkfield reservoirs found in Denmark, 

making Hess one of the industry leaders worldwide. On average 

20 workers on the platform extract oil and natural gas 

from Denmark’s sector of the North Sea oil fields by wells 

which are drilled horizontally under the sea floor. The platform 

pumps great volumes of water into chalk deposits to extract 

approximately 45,000 barrels of oil each day as well as natural 

gas. 

The visit to the super structure was unusual as it was fascinating 

for participants. 

Following regulations, Ambassador Bernstein and the rest of 

the delegation, donned survival gear, including wet suits, and 

boarded a helicopter for a noisy, but spectacular, one-hour, 

15-minute flight to the platform, which is about 250 km from 

Esbjerg on Denmark’s west coast. 

They were given a full tour of the facility – which the 

Ambassador compared to a city – including its living quarters 

and drilling operations. Amerada Hess specialists described 

the facility’s exemplary safety and environmental practices 

and record, as measured by international standards. South 

Arne has had more than 450 days without any lost time incidents 

and a very good environmental record the last two 

years including to stay well within discharge limits. 

“The trip was a highlight of my time in Denmark,” Ambassador 

Bernstein says, adding, “The South Arne oil platform is 

another example of an American global organization doing 

great work and adding value here in Denmark.” 

DCM Sally Light 

and Ambassador 

Bernstein enjoy 

the views from 

the platform. 

U.S. Ambassador Stuart Bernstein (right) and Kim Breum-Christensen, 

Managing Director, Texas Instruments (left) cut the ribbon. 

Texas Instruments Opens 

New Facility in Aalborg 

U.S. Ambassador Stuart Bernstein officially opened the new 

Texas Instruments facilities in Aalborg on July 3, 2004. The new 

facilities boost the company’s space by 50%. During the groundbreaking, 

Kim Breum-Christensen, Managing Director, said, “We 

expect a steady progress in the number of employees, and for 

this reason it is important for us to prepare the organization to 

meet future requirements.” 

Kim Breum-Christensen, Managing Director, Texas Instruments, 

Ambassador Bernstein, and Lars Sedenmark, Controller, 

Texas Instruments, open the new facility. 

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Copenhagen, City hall 

AmCham Denmark Events 

AmCham Denmark regularly sponsors events and functions 

promoting networking and knowledge sharing among its 

members, prominent professionals, and business leaders 

across industries and cultures. These events include: 

AmCham Denmark Executive Forums 

AmCham Denmark Business Breakfasts 

Exclusive Patron Member Events 

Social/Cultural Events 

2003-2004 Year in Review 

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Event Review 

September 2003 

Amcham Business Breakfast 

“Global Challenge: Value Generation 

& Business System Integration.” 

Keynote speaker: Richard Ryan, 

President of Rockwell Automation. 

Hosted by Rockwell Automation. 

October 2003 

Annual Membership 

Drive Reception at Rydhave 

Presentation of 2003 – 2004 AmCham 

Yearbook & Membership Directory. 

AmCham Celebrates its 200th member, 

Coloplast. 


“The Law of Europe ... A Unified 

Approach to Major EU Legislation.” 

Keynote speaker: Attorney Geoffrey 

Morson, Consultant, Eversheds Law Firm. 

Sponsored by Eversheds Law Firm, at the 

Radisson SAS Scandinavian. 

Amcham’s European Council 

(ECACC) Fall Meeting 

Chamber executives met in Cyprus to 

share best practices and discuss European 

cooperation. 

November 2003 

Chief of Mission Breakfast 

“Rethinking the Top of Europe… 

Nordic – Baltic Cooperation.” 

Speakers: Danish Prime Minister Poul 

Schlüter, Special Advisor to the Nordic 

Council; Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, former 

Danish foreign Minister and Chairman 

of the Baltic Development Forum. 

Hosted by Copenhagen Marriott Hotel. 


“Human Resource’s Emerging 

Contribution to Profitability.” 

Speakers: Kim Staack Nielsen, Chairman 

of The Association of Danish Personnel 

Managers (PID) and Karin Sevaldsen, 

International HR Manager for Louis 

Poulsen Lighting at the U.S. Embassy. 

AmCham’s Second Annual 

Family Thanksgiving Dinner 

Nearly 400 people enjoyed the event – the 

largest of its kind in Denmark – at the 

Copenhagen Marriott. 

December 2003 

Visit to AmCham EU 

EU workshop in Brussels attended by Steffen 

Ring, Motorola, and Stephen Brugger, the 

Chamber’s Executive Director. 

January 2004 

AmCham Business Breakfast 

“Trends in U.S. Tourism” 

Keynote speaker: Mark A. Hoy, Vice 

President of Marketing of the US Travel 

Industry Association (TIA). Sponsored 

by the Travel & Tourism Committee at the 

U.S. Embassy. 

AmCham HR Committee Launch 

“HR’s Emerging Contribution to 

Profitability” 

Guest speaker: Lars Holten Petersen, 

Managing Director of Birch & Krogboe 

“Fire the Human Resources Manager,” 

at the U.S. Embassy. 

AmCham Denmark’s Second Annual 

New Year’s Dinner Party at Rydhave 

Exclusive event for Patron members, 

AmCham’s 5th Anniversary. 

AmCham Executive Forum 

”Danish-Swedish Cultural Differences: 

So Close Yet So Far Away.” 

Keynote speakers: Swedish Ambassador to 

Denmark Carl-Magnus Hyltenius, Kathrine 

Heilberg, Partner – Retailia, Jesper Friis 

Hoffmann-Petersen, Managing Director – 

Toms Sweden. In cooperation with the 

AmCham Øresund Committee. Hosted by 

the Hilton Copenhagen Airport. 


“Personal Safety & Security Awareness… 

Travel Smarts & Street Smarts.” Presented 

by the Overseas Security Advisory Council 

in Denmark (OSAC). Hosted by Copenhagen 

Airports. 

February 2004 

AmCham Super Bowl XXXVIII Party 

Late-night fix of Americana at the 

Copenhagen Marriott Hotel. Special 

VIP viewing room for AmCham Denmark 

members. 


“Information Technology... Management 

Implications for International Firms.” 

Keynote speakers Ole Haaber, Customer 

Relations Executive, IBM Danmark; and 

Torben Juul Andersen, Associate Professor, 

Copenhagen Business School. Panel members: 

Jan Damsgaard, Copenhagen Business 

School; Niels Christian Furu, Cisco Systems; 

Preben Engell, IDG; Jonathan Grover, Ferring 

Pharmaceuticals; at the U.S. Embassy. 

March 2004 


“Stock Options: A Useful Tool or a Liability?” 

Speakers: Jette H. Ronøe, Bech-Bruun & 

Dragsted; Henrik Louv, Ernst & Young; Marc 

Ketzel, Maxygen; and Finn L. Meyer, KPMG. 

Panel members: Jørgen Bardenfleth, Intel; 

Tim Koenig, 3M; Henrik Gürtler, Novozymes. 

Hosted by Ernst & Young. 


“Education and Business… 

Producing Leaders for the Future” 

Keynote speaker: Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, 

President of George Washington University in 

Washington, DC, in cooperation with The 

Fulbright Commission and FUHU. 


“Location Denmark: Are American 

Companies Coming or Going?” 

Keynote speakers: Atle Farman, Managing 

Director, MasterFoods A/S; and Lou Gaviglia, 

Corporate Vice President, Nypro Denmark. 

Results of joint AmCham / Copenhagen 

Capacity survey on status and trends of 

American companies in Denmark. Sponsored 

by Copenhagen Capacity at the U.S. 

Embassy. 

AmCham Pharmaceutical 

Committee Roundtable 

Eric Stewart, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Europe, U.S. Department of Commerce. 

Discussed strengthening the Pharmaceutical 

Industry’s Commercial Position in Europe & 

Denmark. Hosted by the U.S. Embassy. 

AmCham’s Jutland 

Committee Launch 

Keynote speakers Ambassador Stuart 

Bernstein: “Danish-American Trade… 

A History of Success.“ Hosted by TDC in 

Aarhus. 

April 2004 


“Homeland Security and Its Impact on 

International Trade…Is American turning its 

back on the world?” 

Keynote speaker: Rep. Alcee Hastings 

(D-Florida) – a Member of the International 

Relations, Permanent Select Intelligence, 

and House Rules committees. Hosted by the 

Copenhagen Marriott. 

ESAC 2004 

Fourth Annual Executive Seminars in 

Analytical Chemistry. 

Organized by the AmCham Analytical 

Instruments Committee at Symbion 

Science Park. 

European AmChams Gather for 

Annual Washington, DC Meeting 

AmCham directors from 24 countries were 

briefed by policy experts and shared best 

practices. 

May 2004 

AmCham Annual General Meeting 

“Outsourcing … Can Denmark remain 

competitive in a global market place?” 

Keynote speaker: Bendt Bendtsen, Minister 

of Economic & Business Affairs. Hosted by 

PriceWaterhouseCoopers. 

AmCham Patron Member 

Breakfast at Rydhave 

Keynote speaker: Jack Welch, 

former CEO of General Electric. 

Hosted by Ambassador Bernstein. 

AmCham Denmark Executive Forum 

“Working with Americans: Building 

Profitable Relationships.” 

Keynote speaker: Business consultant 

Allyson Stewart-Allen. Hosted by Bech-Bruun 

Dragsted Law Firm in Copenhagen and by 

Grundfos in Bjerringbro. 

June 2004 


“Security and Anti-Terrorism: 

Protecting Your Assets.” 

Speakers: Winni Johansen, Ph.D. and 

Finn Frandsen, both of Aarhus School of 

Business; Arthur Buchman, Psychologist, 

NLP World. An OSAC Committee event. 

AmCham HR 

Committee Roundtable 

“From Skateboard to Neck Tie, 

dealing with Generation Why.” 

Speaker: Ellen Raahede, 

HR Director, GE-Capital Bank. 


“Transatlantic Affairs in the Context 

of the Global War on Terror and the 

Coalition Effort to Stabilize Iraq.” 

Keynote speaker: Majority Whip Roy Blunt, 

and panel of congressional delegates. 

Hosted by the SAS Radisson Hotel. 

July 2004 

Ambassador’s Independence 

Day Celebration at Rydhave 

AmCham Members sponsored the event 

attended by more than 800 guests. 

August 2004 


“Integrating the European Labor Market 

and Corporate Social Responsibility.” 

Keynote speaker: Employment Minister 

Claus Hjort Frederiksen. Organized by the 

AmCham HR Committee event and sponsored 

by Scandinavian Cruise Center and 

Celebrity Cruises. 

September 2004 

AmCham Cup 2004 

Third Annual AmCham Golf Tournament 

held at Simon’s Golf Club in Humlebæk. 


“Managing Risk in a Global Environment.” 

Keynote speakers: Allison O’Sullivan, Director 

of Risk Management, Coca-Cola Company; 

and Troy F. Priesmeyer, Director 

of Risk Management, The Wackenhut 

Corporation. An AmCham Insurance 

Committee event at the Copenhagen Hilton. 


Membership Drive and Reception 

Keynote speakers: Jens Willumsen, Vice 

Director of SAS & Director of Sales & 

Marketing, Wyndham International, Member 

of TIA Board of Directors. A See America – 

Denmark Committee Event, hosted by the 

U.S. Embassy. 

October 2004 

AmCham Denmark Annual 

Membership Reception and 

Business Awards 

Hosted by U.S. Ambassador to Denmark 

Stuart Bernstein at his residence, Rydhave. 

AmCham Denmark Business Award 2004 

winner: Nypro Denmark. 

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Nordic Ambassadors 

Schlüter & Ellemann-Jensen to AmCham: 

Nordic Cooperation A Key to “New Europe” 

Nordic cooperation – which is being brought to fruition by pending tax, educational, and financial 

agreements – is a key to successfully integrating the entire Baltic region into the growing European 

Union. 

That was part of a frank, sweeping overview on regionalization issues by former Danish Prime 

Minister Poul Schlüter, Special Advisor to the Nordic Council, and former Danish Foreign Minister 

Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, Chairman of the Baltic Development Forum. They spoke to an AmCham 

Denmark audience of 130, including U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Stuart Bernstein, U.S. ambassadors 

to five other Nordic and Baltic nations, and six other regional nations’ ambassadors to 

Denmark. They gathered November 4, 2004, at the Copenhagen Marriott for AmCham 

Denmark’s Chiefs of Mission Breakfast, entitled “Rethinking the top of Europe: Nordic-Baltic 

cooperation.“ 

The diplomats came to Copenhagen for a meeting of the Partnership In Northern Europe initiative, 

which coordinates efforts to help integrate Baltic nations into the North Atlantic Treaty 

Organization and the European Union (Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia are slated to enter 

each next year), as well as to boost security, trade, investment, and business partnerships. 

Event keynote speakers Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, Chairman, Baltic 

Development Forum and Poul Schlüter, Special Advisor, Nordic 

Council of Ministers. 

As Chairman of the Baltic Development Forum and as a policy 

advocate, Ellemann-Jensen said, “my goal is crystal clear:” to 

establish a single Baltic regional market that would remove economic 

and regulatory barriers and would support Russia’s entry 

to the World Trade Organization and the EU. 

Schlüter’s and Ellemann-Jensen’s bottom line: region building 

is happening, should be happening, and will pay dividends for 

Northern Europe and the entire EU. In addition, the “New 

Europe” that will result in part from the addition of 10 new 

member nations next year will create a new EU balance predicated 

on trans-Atlantic cooperation, not on outmoded confrontational 

stances in relation to the United States, Ellemann-Jensen 

said. Looking ahead, for Baltic regional cooperation to happen 

and for the region to succeed, Ellemann-Jensen added that “we 

(the Nordic nations) have to continue to be the good example.” 

Guy Auger, General Manager, Dell Computer; Jason Turflinger, 

Managing Director, AmCham Norway; Finn Gjersøe, People 

Director, Sun Chemical, at the Nov. 4 breakfast. 

Ambassador of Foreign Trade Poul Erik Dam Kristensen, 

Schlüter, Ambassador Bernstein, Ellemann-Jensen, and 

Chamber Chairman Jonathan Grover on November 4. 

U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Stuart Bernstein joins keynote speakers and visiting fellow American ambassadors. 

Event Sponsor: 

Ambassador Bernstein welcomes Uffe Ellemann-Jensen 

and Poul Schlüter to the Nov. 4 Chiefs of Mission Breakfast. 

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Family Thanksgiving Dinner Independence Day 

Honored guests 

Ambassador and 

Mrs. Bernstein 

attend the 2003 

Family Thanksgiving 

Dinner. 

AmCham’s Second Annual Family 

Thanksgiving Dinner A Festive Gathering 

The evening’s big winner, Larry 

Folkerts, Business Analyst, ALD 

Automotive, comes to the stage to 

collect his prize of two roundtrip 

tickets to the US from Icelandair. 

Nearly 400 people enjoyed AmCham’s second annual Family Thanksgiving Dinner, which is the 

largest event of its kind held in Denmark. Participants described the event as festive, relaxed, and 

uplifting, and the buffet as delicious as it was huge. 

Sights and sounds of this authentic American Thanksgiving included stirring renditions of spirituals 

by the 40-person G-Force Gospel Choir; gifts for the children; a raffle of prizes from event sponsors 

including the grand prize: two roundtrip tickets to the US from Icelandair; and after-dinner 

American football broadcasts. 

U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Stuart Bernstein delivered President George W. Bush’s Thanksgiving 

Proclamation and added some heartfelt thoughts of his own. He recognized the importance of 

coming together and sharing blessings at Thanksgiving during such an “uncertain time” in world 

affairs. Bernstein later personally greeted guests at each table in the ballroom at the Copenhagen 

Marriott Hotel. 

1. Chamber Chairman Jonathan Grover and Executive Assistant Hedvig Berry Wibskov congratulate raffle winner and Chamber Board member, 

Kevin Fix, on his Motorola T720i Mobile Camera Phone. 2. Pianist Niels Engell and soloist Jeanette Christiansen from G-Force Gospel 

Choir, after performing The Star-Spangled Banner, are congratulated by Ambassador Bernstein.3. Guest speaker Isaac Greenetz, student 

representative, DIS, attended with his Danish host family. 

AmCham Sponsors Ambassador’s 

Independence Day Celebration 

More than 800 people joined U.S. Ambassador to Denmark 

Stuart Bernstein at Rydhave, his official residence, at the 

AmCham-sponsored Independence Day celebration on July 1, 

2004. 

Rains briefly sent the guests under tents set up on Rydhave’s 

expansive garden, but spirits were undampened. Chamber 

members mingled with diplomats, executives, and government 

officials of both countries. Ambassador and Mrs. 

Bernstein personally greeted guests in Rydhave’s main hall, 

and then welcomed the crowd to the festivities from the outdoor 

stage. The grounds were decorated with flags, balloons, 

and banners, and the bill of fare conjured up the best of traditional 

barbeque, providing a sophisticated touch of home for 


Bernstein and Mrs. Wilma 

Bernstein welcome Danish 

Minister of Defense Søren 

Gade to Rydhave. 

the American guests, and a flavor of Independence Day for 

the Danes. 

The Copenhagen Police Male Voice Choir and the U.S. Air 

Forces in Europe Band offered renditions of the national 

anthems in addition to spirituals and Danish and American 

standards. 

The event – which marked the 228th anniversary of the signing 

of the U.S. Declaration of Independence – is known 

among the American and wider communities in Denmark as 

a fine tradition combining patriotism, good food and drink, 

fellowship and networking in Rydhave’s beautiful setting. 

1. Jakob Stengel, Marketing Manager Nordic Region, Chubb Insurance Company; Mrs. Inger Hauerberg, and Viggo Hauerberg, Managing 

Director, CNA Insurance. 2. The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band play for the guests at Rydhave.3. Ambassador Stuart Bernstein and Claus 

Bretton-Meyer, Managing Director, Observer Denmark A/S. 

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Fifth-Year Anniversary Jack Welch 

AmCham Chairman Jonathan Grover, Ferring Pharmaceuticals; DCM Sally Light; 

Ambassador Bernstein; Tine Colsted; Peter Colsted, Microsoft, at the New Year’s Dinner Party. 

Rydhave Dinner Marks 

AmCham’s Fifth-Year Anniversary 

Seventy Patron and selected Corporate member representatives and their spouses joined U.S. Ambassador Stuart 

Bernstein at AmCham Denmark’s second annual New Year's Dinner Party at Rydhave, the Ambassador’s residence, 

on January 16. The occasion also marked the Chamber’s Fifth-Year Anniversary. 

Bernstein was joined by AmCham Denmark Chairman Jonathan Grover, Senior Vice President, IT, Ferring 

Pharmaceuticals; and guests of honor Mark Hoy, Vice President, International Marketing, Travel Industry Association 

of America (TIA) and his colleague from London, Gabriella Vecchio, TIA’s Manager of International Marketing in 

Europe. ‘This was a wonderful evening of excellent food and wine, and a chance for members to get to know the 

Board members and the Ambassador better,’ says AmCham’s Executive Director Stephen Brugger. 

Pharma Committee members joined the Ambassador at the Patron 

member dinner: Simon Jose, GlaxoSmithKline Pharma; Ambassador 

Bernstein; Daniel O’Day, Roche; Eric Sandquist, Merck Sharp & Dohme. 

John Abbott, PricewaterhouseCoopers, 

and Ingelise Bogason, Computer Sciences 

Corporation, at the January 16 event. 

Waldemar Nuvall, 

Managing Director, 

McDonald’s, meets with 

Jack Welch at the May 13 

Patron Member Breakfast. 

Jack Welch Meets with 

AmCham Patron Members 

Business legend Jack Welch joined U.S. Ambassador Stuart Bernstein 

and AmCham Denmark Patron member representatives at an exclusive 

May 13 Business Breakfast at the Ambassador’s residence, 

Rydhave. 

Welch, who was in Denmark to address a seminar co-sponsored by 

the Confederation of Danish Industry and Berlingske Tidende, said 

that more moderate rules are needed in two areas: corporate governance 

and VISA restrictions. 

First, “bad cases make bad laws,” Welch said of the Sarbanes-Oxley 

(S-O) Act, which sets federal rules on domestic and foreign companies 

raising capital in the U.S. The federal law was created to protect 

shareholders after the implosion of some major corporations, such as 

WorldCom, Tyco, and Enron. Welch believes that the law has initiated 

auditing that has built the confidence of everyday investors. But 

he said that S-O’s requirement that companies create audit committees 

comprised of independent financial experts is “silly and ridiculous.” 

This provision is “a killer to smaller companies,” Welch said. 

And second, Welch said that current restrictions on student VISAs to 

the U.S. – enacted in the wake of September 11 – are causing fewer 

foreign students to enter and conduct valuable research in the U.S. 

He called for a more balanced approach to “too vigorous a reaction.” 

Guy Auger, Dell; Geoffrey E. Bromige, Brenntag Nordic; and Klaus 

Holse Andersen, Microsoft, at the Welch event. 

Jack Welch and Ambassador Stuart Bernstein at an exclusive 

Business Breakfast for Patron members at Rydhave. 

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Working with Americans 

International Consultant to AmCham: 

Understanding U.S. Business 

Behavior a Key to Success 

Danish managers of American subsidiaries in Denmark interested in keeping or growing those 

operations here need to understand how American businesspeople work and think. 

That was part of what international business consultant Allyson Stewart-Allen told 75 executives at 

“Working with Americans: Building Profitable Relationships,” an AmCham Denmark Executive 

Forum hosted by Bech-Bruun Dragsted Law Firm in Copenhagen on May 25 and by Grundfos in 

Bjerringbro on May 26. 

Bridging gaps in American and European business behaviors is not necessarily easy, Stewart-Allen 

said. There are key differences. In the U.S., “you are defined by what you do;” in Europe’s older cultures, 

it is more about “who you are” and social ranking, according to Stewart-Allen. 

Among other things, this means that Americans tend to be bolder, more open to ideas from any 

source, and less reliant on intricate personal introductions, she said. 

Stewart-Allen drew parallels between American history and contemporary business practices. 

American pioneers were entrepreneurial, taking great risks for success, an ethos still highly valued 

in the U.S. 

She acknowledged that at times, Europeans may see blunt, direct American businesspeople as 

greedy. But instead of greed, such Americans are motivated by a belief that they have little time to 

dally, so they set aggressive goals, make fast deals, and exploit opportunities quickly. 

According to Stewart-Allen, Danes need to understand and appreciate that American 

businesspeople tend to: 

Believe that “the clock is king” 

Expect quick responses to proposals 

Do business first, and get to know clients later 

Want to know almost instantly, “What’s in it for me?” 

Believe that “anything is possible” 

Have less global awareness or acumen than their European counterparts 

Speak with few inferences, and expect the same 

Value objectivity and quantitative data 

Do not want too much emotion in the workplace 

Event Sponsors: 

www bechbruundragsted com 

Karin Gert Nielsen, Managing Director, Nordic Region, 

Wyndham Hotels / Atlantic Link; Gert Hansen, CEO, 

GHDsign; Per Dylov, President, Scandinavian Travel 

Center, at the May 25 seminar. 

Allyson Stewart-Allen “Working with Americans” 

Event host 

Jes Anker 

Mikkelsen, 

Partner, 

Bech-Bruun 

Dragsted and 

Preben Engell, 

Managing 

Director/CEO, 

IDG, gather at 

the luncheon 

following the 

event. 

Allyson Stewart- 

Allen is joined 

by (L) Ole Lund 

Andersen, 



and (R) Søren Ø. 

Sørensen, Group 

Executive Vice 

President, 

Grundfos on 

May 26. 

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and Business Affairs, speaks at the AGM. 

AGM U.S. House Delegation 

Pharma Committee Members Fabrice Chouraqui, Bristol-Myers Squibb; Daniel O’Day, Roche; 

and Jan Hendrickx, Sanofi-Synthelabo, on May 4. 

AGM Sets Board and Goals 

AmCham Denmark reviewed accounts, named its board, and set goals to 

build on what Chairman Jonathan Grover called a “tremendous year” for the 

Chamber. 

The facts and figures were discussed at the Chamber’s Annual General 

Meeting (AGM) on May 4, hosted by PricewaterhouseCoopers in Hellerup. 

Almost 100 members and guests attended. Jes Anker Mikkelsen, Partner, 

Bech-Bruun Dragsted Law Firm, served as AGM Chair. 

AmCham reelected the following members to its board: Jørgen Bardenfleth, 

Microsoft; Jørgen A. Engell, A.P. Møller–Mærsk; Jesper Bertel Hansen, UPS; and 

Chamber Vice Chairman Eskil A. Westh, Amrop Hever. Also, these board members, 

who had been appointed to fill vacant seats during the past year, were 

confirmed at the AGM: Torben Juul Andersen, Copenhagen Business School; 

Steen Blomquist, KPMG; Chris I. Devries, Citigroup; Kevin Fix, TDC; and 

Daniel O'Day, Roche. AmCham also welcomed Greg Burton, Economic 

Officer, U.S. Embassy, at its board as an ex-officio liaison member. 

U.S. Ambassador Stuart Bernstein; DCM Sally Light; and Allan 

Vestergaard Andersen, PricewaterhouseCoopers, on May 4. 

Bendt Bendtsen, Minister of Economic 

The Global Economy Offers New Opportunities 

Following AmCham business, Bendt Bendtsen, Denmark’s 

Minister of Economic & Business Affairs, gave a keynote speech 

to the gathering. He said that globalization is a challenge, not 

necessarily a threat, and is, in fact, an opportunity. Investments 

in education and research and development are the only ways 

to exploit that opportunity. That was Minister Bendtsen’s bottom 

line. 

Investing in the kind of jobs and technologies that will thrive in 

a global economy pays off, he said. Global competition “is not 

just some theory,” he said. It is a “new reality.” The Minister 

argued that Denmark needs to prepare to be a global player 

now, because the expanded European Union has placed the 

nation “once again at the very heart of Europe.” 

Søren Holm, Amerada Hess; Paul Coleman, Biogen Idec; join 

Helle Bank Jørgensen, PricewaterhouseCoopers, at the AGM. 

U.S. House Delegation 

Meets with AmCham Denmark 

The U.S. needs to stay the course in Iraq, and depending on the United 

Nations to fight terrorism just won’t cut it. 

That’s part of what a delegation of six U.S. representatives said at a June 28, 

2004, AmCham Denmark Business Breakfast at the Radisson SAS “Royal” 

Hotel in Copenhagen. 

The representatives were: House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO); Bud 

Cramer (D-AL), Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Ander 

Crenshaw (R-FL) House Deputy Majority Whip; Kay Granger (R-TX), House 

Deputy Majority Whip, Select Committee on Homeland Security; Ed Whitfield 

(R-KY), Energy and Commerce Committee; and Roger Wicker (R-Miss), 

Deputy Majority Whip. 

U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Stuart Bernstein introduced Blunt. The lawmakers 

told the 70 executives, diplomats, and other officials at the event that 

U.S. Ambassador Stuart Bernstein and House 

Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO). 

Ole Haaber, IBM, Aileesh 

Carew, Radisson SAS Royal 

Hotel, and Søren B. 

Henriksen, Dansk Handel 

& Service, enjoy the 

buffet breakfast. 

the situation in Iraq would likely get better – for the Iraqis and 

for international businesses looking for contracts there – within 

30-90 days after the June 27 handover of power to the 

Iraqis. Still, they did not sugarcoat the difficulties they expect 

ahead in the war on terror. 

Blunt said he was not confident in the U.N.’s ability to act in 

difficult situations, and that NATO is probably a more effective 

force against terrorism. “If we depended on the 

U.N…the world would be stuck in neutral,” Blunt said. 

Still, the representatives said they are optimistic and hopeful 

that things will continue to improve in Iraq, adding that international 

media coverage does not show positive aspects of 

the situation. 

House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) addresses Chamber Members. 

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AmCham Cup 2004 

For the second year in a row, Motorola came 

away with first prize and the AmCham Cup. 

Henrik Asbjørn, General Manager, EMEA; 

Jesper Madsen, Administrative Director; 

Christian Buhl Jørgensen, Motorola; and 

Michael Meyerheim, TV Journalist, 

Scandinaviske Film Company. 

Henrik Andersen, Head of Department, 

Ministry of Economics & Business Affairs; Jens 

Andersen, CEO, National Rail Authority; Niels 

Sodberg, SAS Institute A/S; and Lars Verning, 

Department Manager, WM Data. 

Team Biogen Idec. Paul Coleman, 

Biogen Idec; Spencer Oliver, OSCE; 

Michael Kristiansen, Statsministeriet; 

U.S. Ambassador Stuart Bernstein. 

AmCham Cup 2004 – Filled to Capacity 

First Prize | Team Motorola Second Prize | Team SAS Institute Third Prize I Team Shurgard Denmark Closest to pin (hole10) Longest Drive (hole 7) 

Knud Foldschack, VP Sales & Marketing, 

Struers; Michael Dreyer, Operations 

Manager, Shurgard; Andreas Helsti, 

Senior Construction Manager, Shurgard, 

and Steen Claudi Andersen, Store 

Manager, Shurgard. 

Event Sponsors: Additional Sponsors: 

Winner Niels Brahm Andersen (Middle), Senior 

Manager, Ernst & Young (Iceland Air tickets to 

U.S.); and runner-ups, René Steen Larsen, 

Partner, Deloitte & Touche Business Consulting 

(Weekend car rental in Europe); and Poul Jagd 

Mogensen, Partner, Rønne & Lundgren Law Firm 

At this year’s third annual AmCham Golf Tournament, 80 golfers comprising 20 teams gathered at 

Simon’s Golf Club in Humlebæk to compete for the prestigious AmCham Cup on September 2. 

The attendance, the hefty waiting list, and the sponsors’ generous prizes all speak to the quality of 

the tournament, says Jesper Bertel Hansen, a golfer and AmCham Golf Committee Chairman. 

“In addition, the scramble format is unique for Denmark, the setting is great, and the prizes are nothing 

short of phenomenal,” he says. “Add all that to a day’s worth of high-level personal and business 

relationship-building, and you have one of Denmark’s blue-chip business networking events.“ 

Among the numerous prizes was round-trip airfare for two to China on Finnair, round-trip airfare for 

two to the U.S. on Icelandair, top-of-the-line cell phones from Motorola and X-Boxes from Microsoft. 

Marsh provided some additional entertainment by sponsoring a prize to the player who could guess 

the number of balls that would be hit into the water on hole10. The guesses varied widely, from 7 to 

62, but the actual number was 11. 

Jesper Madsen, Administrative Director, 

Motorola (Trip to China). Karina Block 

Henriksen, Client Manager, Finnair presents 

Finnair certificate to Jesper Madsen 

Amerada Hess · Hertz · Fair Forsikring · SAS Institute · CSC · Computer Associates 

Arbortext · 3M · Shurgard · Xerox · US Embassy · Master Foods · Budweiser 

Ambassador Bernstein, an avid golfer, joined 

Team Biogen Idec, captained by AmCham 

Board member Paul Coleman. 

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Copenhagen, The Marble Church 

Special Section 

Europe, USA & Denmark 

Trans-Atlantic Economic Relations 

This special section offers a glimpse of the trading and economic 

relationship between the United States, Denmark, and the European 

Union. 

AmCham Denmark wishes to thank the American Chamber of 

Commerce to the European Union for the following information. 

To request a copy of the full publication, please visit 

www.amchameu.be 

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EU / Member States 

Portugal 

Spain 

Ireland 

Iceland 

United 

Kingdom 

France 

Denmark 

Belgium 

Netherlands 

Luxembourg 

Switzerland 

Norway 

Germany 

Italy 

Sweden 

Czech Republic 

Austria 

Slovenia 

Croatia 

Poland 

Slovakia 

Hungary 

Bosnia and 

Herzegovina 

Montenegro 

Finland 

Yogoslavia 

Albania 

Estonia 

Lithuania 

Macedonia 

Greece 

Latvia 

Belarus 

Romania 

Ukraine 

Bulgaria 

Russia 

Moldova 

Turkey 

Investment, Trade and Jobs: 

The Motor of the Trans-Atlantic Economic Relationship 

The US and the EU share the largest trade and investment relationship 

in the world. They account for about 40% of the entire world economy 

and generate roughly $2.5 trillion in total commercial sales a year. 

Trans-Atlantic flows of trade and investment amount to around $1 billion a day. 

Investment 

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a key part of the trans- 

Atlantic economic relationship. Often overshadowed by 

trade in goods and services between Europe and the US, 

direct investment on both sides of the Atlantic contributes 

hugely to economic growth, employment and prosperity. 

Despite seemingly tense trans-Atlantic relations during 

2003, US FDI in Europe amounted to $87 billion, an increase 

of 30.5% on 2002 figures. Likewise European direct investment 

accounted for nearly 65% of total US FDI at $36.9 

billion in 2003, $10.9 billion more than in 2002. 

Trade 

US – EU trade constitutes the largest bilateral trading relationship 

in the world. In 2003 US exports to Europe grew by 

4.8% to $150.6 billion, whilst EU exports to the US grew by 

8.5% to $245 billion despite a 20% appreciation of the euro 

against the dollar. Although US – EU trade relations are often 

US Direct Investment Position 

in Europe by Sector 2003 

Other industries (47%) 

Electrical equipment, appliances, 

& components (0.6%) 

Utilities (1.1%) 

Primary & fabricated metals (1.2%) 

Machinery (1.3%) 

Food (1.3%) 

Mining (2%) 

Transportation equipment (2.1%) 

Professional, scientific, & 

technical services (2.5%) 

Computers & electronic products (2.9%) 

Depository institutions (3.7%) 

Information (4.2%) 

Chemicals (6.4%) 

Wholesale trade (9.3%) 

Finance (except depository 

institutions) & insurance (14.4%) 

portrayed in the media as dominated by disputes, in general, 

such issues represent a fraction of total trade between the 

two economies (1-2%). 

Jobs 

Together, European and US companies invest more in each 

other’s economies than in the rest of the world. Very often, 

for US or European companies it is the trans-Atlantic market 

place that provides the major source of global earnings. This 

relationship accounts for many jobs – an estimated 12-14 

million on both sides of the Atlantic. 

European affiliates of US firms directly employed 3.5 million 

Europeans in 2001. It has been suggested that indirect 

employment may take the total close to 6 million European 

jobs. On the other side of the Atlantic, European companies 

in the US provided Americans with just over 4.2 million jobs, 

up to 7 million if one includes indirect employment. 

300,000 

250,000 

200,000 

150,000 

100,000 

50,000 

0 

-50,000 

-100,000 

US-EU Trade 2000-2003 

(millions of $US) 

2000 2001 2002 2003 

US Exports US Imports Trade Balance 

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US / Trade, Investment and Jobs from Europe 

HAWAII- 

ALEUTIAN 

1 PM 

PACIFIC 

3 PM 

ALASKA 

2 PM 

Population: 293,027,571 

GDP per capita: $37,800 

GDP: $ 10.98 trillion 

MOUNTAIN 

4 PM 

CENTRAL 

5 PM EASTERN 

6 PM 

1,400,000 

1,200,000 

1,000,000 

800,000 

600,000 

400,000 

200,000 

0 

Investment, Trade and Jobs: 

In the US from Europe 

The Trans-Atlantic economy is a two-way partnership, crucial to business 

of American and European origin. In order to illustrate the reciprocal 

nature of the trans-Atlantic economic relationship, we present here some 

figures on European investment in the US. 

Investment 

After doubling between 1998 and 2002 European direct investment in the US on a historical-cost basis broke 

the $1 trillion mark. European investment in the US accounts for 75% of all foreign investment in the US. 

European investment in the US continued to grow sharply increasing from $26 billion in 2002 to $36.9 billion 

in 2003. 

Trade 

2003 was a record year in terms of transatlantic trade flows growing by 7% to $395 billion. US exports experienced 

a dramatic recovery in 2003 rebounding from a two-year downturn to grow by 4.8% to $150.6 billion. 

Jobs 

The trans-Atlantic workforce totaled over 8.4 million employees in 2001. European firms accounted 

for two-thirds of the 6.4 million US workers on the pay-rolls of foreign affiliates in 2001. 

Foreign Direct Investment 

in the US 2002-2003 (millions of $US) 

2000 2001 2002 2003 

All countries Europe European Union (15) 

1,200,000 

1,000,000 

800,000 

600,000 

400,000 

200,000 

0 

European Investment 

In The US 1994-2003 


1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 

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8,000 

7,000 

6,000 

5,000 

4,000 

3,000 

2,000 

1,000 

0 

Denmark 

• Denmark is an excellent distribution center for Northern Europe. Due to its location and sophisticated 

infrastructure, a large market is directly accessible through Denmark. Its central position in the enlarged 

EU makes it an obvious starting point for regional marketing and distribution. 

• The U.S. is Denmark’s largest non-EU trading partner. Denmark accounts for 4% of U.S. global exports. 

6% of U.S. global imports come from Denmark. 

• Currently, there are some 350 US subsidiaries or wholly-owned companies operating in Denmark. 

Manufactured Goods Classified 

Chiefly by Material (80) 

Commodities & Transactions (88) 

Chemicals & Related Products (180) 

Other (202) 

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles (241) 

Machinery & Transport 

Equipment (757) 

US Imports and Exports by Sector 2003 


US Direct Investment 2000-2003 


2000 2001 2002 2003 

Imports from the US Exports to the US 

Commodities & Transactions (158) 

Manufactured Goods Classified 

Chiefly by Material (164) 

Other (654) 

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles (686) 

Chemicals & Related Products (969) 

Machinery & Transport Equipment (1,087) 

Principal Sectors of 

US Direct Investment 2003 


Transportation equipment (9) 

Chemicals (208) 

Food (273) 

Other industries (6,839) 

Year of joining EU: 1973 

Population: 5,413,392 

GDP per capita (PPP): $ 31,200 

GDP (PPP): $ 167.7 billion (2003 est.) 

JUTLAND 

Esbjerg 

Herning 

Vejle 

Kolding 

Flensborg 

Aalborg 

Aarhus 

Skagen 

Randers 

FUNEN 

Odense 

ZEALAND 

Korsør 

Rødby 

Roskilde 

Helsingør 

Copenhagen 

Rønne 

SWEDEN 

Helsingborg 

Bornholm 

Malmø 

Rønne 

Bornholm 

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Copenhagen, Round Tower 


Worldwide Network 

COCUSA 

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OF AMERICA 

ECACC 

EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF AMERICAN CHAMBERS 

OF COMMERCE 

Other AmChams in Europe (Non ECACC) 

Other Regional American Chamber Organizations 

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ECACC – European Council of American 

Chambers of Commerce 

AmCham Denmark is one of the 35 members of ECACC, which represents the corporate interests of some 17,000 

companies in 34 countries, 20 million employees, and more than $ 1.1 trillion in trans-Atlantic investment. 

Mutual Benefits & Services Program 

This year, European AmChams have developed a program of Mutual Benefits & Services aimed at assisting 

AmCham members who seek to expand their businesses in other European countries. This program includes: 

• Access to European AmChams’ Publications: Membership Directories, 

Newsletters & Magazines and Country Guides 

• Access to events and activities organized by other European AmChams 

• Introductory “Country Briefings” when visiting other European countries* 

• An “Executive Referral” to senior managers when relocating to other European countries* 

* Requests must be made through your local AmCham Executive Director. 

COCUSA – Chamber of Commerce 

of the United States of America 

AmCham Denmark is a fully accredited member of COCUSA, which is consistently ranked among the top 

10 most influential non-governmental lobbying and trade organizations (NGOs) in the USA. 

Chamber Headquarters U.S.A. (COCUSA): 

UNITED STATES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 

1615 H Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20062-2000 

Tel: (+001) 202 463 5460, Fax: (+001) 202 463 3173/3114 

E-mail: eurasia@uschamber.com 

WWW: http://www.uschamber.com 

Thomas J. Donohue, President and Chief Executive Officer 

Gary Litman, Vice President, Europe and Eurasia 

Kristal Alley, Permanent Representative Europe Office 

ECACC 

Directory of Members 

Secretariat - AmCham Germany 

D-60311 Germany, Rossmarkt 12 

Tel:(+49) 69 92 91 04 0, Fax:(+49) 69 92 91 04 11 

Chair: Robert Simoncic 

E-mail: rsimonc@microsoft.com 

Vice Chair: Dr. Dierk Mueller (Frankfurt/Main) 

E-mail: dmueller@amcham.de 

ALBANIA 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN ALBANIA 

Rr. Deshmoret 4 shkurtit, Pall. 1, Kati 2 

Tirana 

Tel.: (+355) 4 25 97 79, Fax: (+355) 4 23 53 50 

E-mail:info@amcham.com.al 

WWW: http://www.amcham.com.al/ 

Jeffrey Griffin, President 

Floreta Luli-Faber, Executive Director 

AUSTRIA 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN AUSTRIA 

Porzellangasse 35 

A-1090 Wien 

Tel: (+43) 1 319 57 51, Fax: (+43) 1 319 51 51 

E-mail: office@amcham.or.at 

WWW: http://www.amcham.or.at/ 

Dr. Ernst Nonhoff, President 

Patricia A. Helletzgruber, Secretary General 

BELGIUM 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN BELGIUM 

Avenue des Arts 50, Bte. 5 

B-1000 Brussels 

Tel: (+32) 2 513 67 70, Fax: (+32) 2 513 35 90 

E-mail: gchamber@amcham.be 

WWW: http://www.amcham.be/ 

Leonard H. Schrank, President 

Eric Osterwell, Chief Executive 

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 

IN BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 

Zmaja Od Bosne 4 St 

7100 Sarajevo 

Tel: (+387) 33 269 230/1, Fax: (+387) 33 269 232 

E-mail: 20amcham@isinter.net 

Dzenita Becic, Executive Director 

Faruk Telibecirovic, President 

BULGARIA 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN BULGARIA 

Business Park Sofia, Mladost 4 Area, Building 2, Floor 6 

BG-1715 Sofia 

Tel: (+359) 2 97 69 565, Fax: (+359) 2 97 69 569 

E-mail: amcham@amcham.bg 

WWW: http://www.amcham.bg/ 

Kenneth M. Lefkowitz, President 

Valentin Georgiev, Executive Director 

CROATIA 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN CROATIA 

Krsnjavoga 1, HR - 10000 Zagreb, Croatia 

Tel: (+385) 1 4836 777, Fax: (+385) 1 4836 776 

E-mail: execdir@amcham.hr 

WWW: http://www.amcham.hr/ 

Wade Channell, President 

CYPRUS 

CYPRUS-AMERICAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION 

P.O. Box 21455, CY-1509 Nicosia 

Tel: (+357) 22 889 830, Fax: (+357) 22 668 630 

E-mail: androulla@ccci.org.cy 

WWW: http://www.cyaba.com.cy/ 

Kyriakos Kokkinos, President 

Elena Kontemeniotou- Volos, Business Development Manager 

Anthis Nathanel, Director 

CZECH REPUBLIC 


IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC 

Dusni 10, CZ-11000 Prague 1 

Tel: (+420) 2 22 329 430, Fax: (+420) 2 22 329 433 

E-mail: amcham@amcham.cz 

WWW: http://www.amcham.cz/ 

Barry Kumins, President 

Weston Stacey, Executive Director 

DENMARK 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN DENMARK 

Christians Brygge 28, DK-1559 Copenhagen V 

Tel: (+45) 33 932 932, Fax: (+45) 33 130 517 

E-mail: mail@amcham.dk 

WWW: http://www.amcham.dk/ 

Paul Coleman, Chairman of the Board 

Stephen Brugger, Executive Director 

EU 


TO THE EU (AmCham EU) 

Avenue des Arts 50, Bte. 5, B-1000 Brussels 

Belgium 

Tel: (+32) 2 513 68 92, Fax: (+32) 2 513 35 90 

WWW: http://www.amcham.be 

Claudio Murri, Chair 

Susan Danger, Managing Director 

FRANCE 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN FRANCE 

156 boulevard Haussmann, F-75008 Paris 

Tel: (+33) 1 56 43 45 67, Fax: (+33) 1 56 43 45 60 

E-mail: amchamfrance@amchamfrance.org 

WWW: http://www.amchamfrance.org/ 

Bruno Grob, President 

Stephen B. Pierce, Managing Director 

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GERMANY 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN GERMANY 

D-60311 Frankfurt/Main, Rossmarkt 12 

Tel: (+49) 69 92 91 04-0, Fax: (+49) 69 92 91 04-11 

E-mail: amcham@amcham.de 

WWW: http://www.amcham.de/ 

Frederick B. Irwin, President 

Dierk Mueller, General Manager 

BERLIN OFFICE 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN GERMANY 

D-10117 Berlin, Charlottenstraße 42 

Tel: (+49) 30 288 78 921, Fax: (+49) 30 288 78 929 

Yvonne von Duehren, Manager, Membership & Events 

GREECE 

AMERICAN HELLENIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 

109-111 Messoghion Avenue, GR-11526 Athens 

Politia Business Center 

Tel: (+30) 210 699 3559, Fax: (+30) 210 698 5686 

E-mail:a.lamnidis@amcham.gr 

WWW: http://www.amcham.gr 

Stephanos Costopoulos, President 

Alexander Lamnidis, Executive Director 

HUNGARY 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN HUNGARY 

V. Deák Ferenc u. 10, H-1052 Budapest 

Tel: (+36) 1 266 9880, Fax: (+36) 1 266 9888 

E-mail: info@amcham.hu 

WWW: http://www.amcham.hu/ 

Les Nemethy, President 

Péter Fáth, Executive Director 

IRELAND 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN IRELAND 

6 Wilton Place, IE-Dublin 2 

Tel: (+353) 1 661 6201, Fax: (+353) 1 661 6217 

E-mail: info@amcham.ie 

WWW: http://www.amcham.ie/ 

Cirián Ennis, President 

Joanne Richardson, Chief Executive 

ISRAEL 

ISRAEL-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY 

35 Shaul Hamelech Blvd., IL-Tel Aviv 61333 

Tel: (+972) 3 695 23 41, Fax: (+972) 3 695 12 72 

E-mail: amcham@amcham.co.il 

WWW: http://www.amcham.co.il/ 

Zalman Shoval, President 

Nina Admoni, Executive Director 

ITALY 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN ITALY 

Via Cantú 1, 20123 Milano 

Tel: (+39) 02 86 90 661, Fax: (+39) 02 80 57 737 

E-mail: amcham@amcham.it 

WWW: http://www.amcham.it/ 

Mario Resca, President 

Enrico Sassoon, Managing Director 

LATVIA 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN LATVIA 

Torna 4, II-A, Room 301, LV-1050 Riga 

Tel: (+37) 1 721 22 04, Fax: (+37) 1 721 22 04 

E-mail: amcham@amcham.lv 

WWW: http://www.amcham.lv 

Raimonds Slaidins, President 

Krista Taurins, Executive Director 

LUXEMBOURG 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN LUXEMBOURG 

6 rue Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, L-1432 Luxembourg 

Tel: (+352) 43 17 56, Fax: (+352) 43 17 56 

E-mail: mailto:info@amcham.lu 

WWW: http://www.amcham.lu/ 

Paul M. Schonenberg, Chairman & CEO 

Margot Parra, Marketing Director 

MACEDONIA 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN MACEDONIA 

Majka Tereza str. # 20/1/12, 1000-Skopje 

Tel: (+389) 2 3123 873, Fax: (+389) 2 3123 872 

E-mail mailto:hennessey@amcham.com.mk 

WWW: http://www.amcham.com.mk/ 

Antoni Pesev, President 

William F. Hennessy, Executive Officer 

NETHERLANDS 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN THE NETHERLANDS 

Scheveningseweg 58, NL-2517 KW The Hague 

Tel: (+31) 70 365 98 08, Fax: (+31) 70 364 69 92 

E-mail: office@amcham.nl 

WWW: http://www.amcham.nl/ 

C. I. Devries, President 

Kees Burgersdijk, Executive Officer 

NORWAY 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN NORWAY 

P.O.B. 2604 Solli, Drammensveien 20C, N-0203 Oslo 

Tel: (+47) 22 54 60 40, Fax: (+47) 22 54 67 20 

E-mail: amcham@amcham.no 

WWW: http://www.amcham.no/ 

John Ustas, Chairman 

Jason Turflinger, Managing Director 

POLAND 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN POLAND 

Warsaw Financial Center, ul. Emilii Plater 53, PL-00-113 Warsaw 

Tel: (+48) 22 520 5999, Fax: (+48) 22 520 5998 

E-mail: office@amcham.com.pl 

WWW: http://www.amcham.com.pl/ 

Mac Raczkiewicz, Chairman 

Dorota Dabrowska, Executive Director 

PORTUGAL 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN PORTUGAL 

Rua D. Estefania 155, 5 Esq., P-1000-154 Lisboa 

Tel: (+35) 1 213 572 561, Fax: (+35) 1 213 572 580 

E-Mail: nop37676@mail.telepac.pt 

WWW: http://cca.imediata.pt/ 

Carlos Rodrigues, President 

Henrique M. Brito do Rio, Executive Director 

ROMANIA 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN ROMANIA 

Union International Center 

11 Ion Cimpineanu St., Sector 1, RO-701161 Bucharest 

Tel: (+40) 21 315 86 94 or 312 48 34, Fax: (+40) 21 312 48 51 

E-mail: amcham@amcham.ro 

WWW: http://www.amcham.ro/ 

Obie Moore, President 

Anca Harasim, Executive Director 

RUSSIA 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN RUSSIA MOSCOW OFFICE 

Dolgorukovskaya ul. 7, Business Center "Sadovaja Plaza", 14th Floor 

RU-103006 Moscow 

Tel: (+70) 95 961 21 41, Fax: (+70) 95 961 21 42 

E-mail: amchamru@amcham.ru 

WWW: http://www.amcham.ru/ 

Andrew B. Somers, President 

Richard Weden, Chairman 

ST. PETERSBURG CHAPTER 

Nevsky pr. 25, office 218 B, RU- 191186 St. Petersburg 

Tel: +7 (812) 326 2590, Fax: +7 (812) 326 2591 

E-mail: eberezan@spb.amcham.ru 

Elena Berezantseva, Executive Director 

SERBIA & MONTENEGRO 


IN SERBIA & MONTENEGRO 

Vlajkoviceva 30/III/10, Beograd 

Tel.: (+381) 11 334 59 61, Fax: (+381) 11 324 77 71 

Email: info@amcham.yu 

WWW: http://www.amcham.yu/ 

Danko Djunic, President 

Richard Sinisa Danicic, Executive Director 

SLOVAK REPUBLIC 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC 

Hotel Danube, Rybné námestie 1, SK-811 02 Bratislava 

Tel: (+421) 2 546 40 534, Fax: (+421) 2 593 40 556 

E-mail: director@amcham.sk 

WWW: http://www.amcham.sk/ 

Ronald Surbey, President 

Jake C. Slegers, Executive Director 

SLOVENIA 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN SLOVENIA 

Pod Hribom 55, 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia 

Tel: (+386) 1 581 62 85, Fax: (+386) 1 581 61 11 

E-mail: office@amcham.si or vida.dolenc@amcham.si 

WWW: http://www.amcham.si/ 

Richard A. Johnson, President 

Janez Moder, Executive Director 

SPAIN 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN SPAIN 

Tuset, 8, Entlo. 3a, E-08006 Barcelona 

Tel: (+34) 93 415 99 63, Fax: (+34) 93 415 11 98 

E-mail: info@amchamspain.com 

WWW: http://www.amchamspain.com/ 

Jaime Malet, President 

SWEDEN 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN SWEDEN 

Jakobs Torg 3, P.O. Box 16050, S-103 21 Stockholm 

Tel: (+46) 8 506 12 610, Fax: (+46) 8 506 12 910 

E-mail: amcham@chamber.se 

WWW: http://www.amchamswe.se/ 

Gunnar Hesse, Chairman 

Marianne Raidna, Managing Director 

SWITZERLAND 

SWISS-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 

Talacker 41, CH-8001Zurich 

Tel: (+41) 043 443 7200, Fax: (+41) 043 497 2270 

E-mail: info@amcham.ch ; martin.naville@amcham.ch 

WWW: http://www.amcham.ch/ 

Paul Polman, Chairman and President of the Board 

Martin Naville, Chief Executive Director 

TURKEY 

TURKISH-AMERICAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (TABA) 

Büyükdere Caddesi 18, Tankaya Apt. Kat 7 20 Sisli 

TR-34360 Istanbul 

Tel: (+90) 212 291 09 16-17, Fax: (+90) 212 291 06 45-47 

E-mail: amcham@amcham.org 

WWW: http://www.amcham.org 

Derun Ülgen, Manager 

Adnan Nas, Chairman 

UKRAINE 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN UKRAINE 

42-44 Shovkovychna vul., LL1 Floor, Kiev 01601 

Tel: (+380) 44 490 58 00, Fax: (+380) 44 490 58 01 

E-mail: acc@amcham.ua 

WWW: http://www.amcham.ua 

Jorge Zukoski, President 

Myron Wasyluk, Chairman 

UNITED KINGDOM 

BRITISH-AMERICAN BUSINESS INC. (BABi) 

75 Brook Street, London W1K 4AD 

Tel.: (+44) 20 7467 7400, Fax: (+44) 20 7493 2394 

E-mail: ukinfo@babinc.org 

WWW: http://www.babinc.org/ 

Alison Holmes, Managing Director 

Richard Fursland OBE, New York, Chief Executive 

Ian Stopps CBE,Chairman 

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Other AmChams in Europe 

ARMENIA 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN ARMENIA 

1 Amiryan Str., 375010 Yerevan 

Tel. (+374) 1 599 187, Fax: (+374) 1 599 191 

E-mail: amcham@arminco.com 

WWW: http://www.amcham.am 

Tim Papworth, Second Vice President, Treasurer 

Nanik Melkomian, Executive Director 

AZERBAIJAN 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN AZERBAIJAN 

ISR Plaza Business Centre 

340 Nizami Street, 6th Floor, 370000 Baku 

Tel: (+99) 412 497 1333, Fax: (+99) 412 497 1091 

E-mail: amcham@amchamaz.org 

WWW: http://www.amchamaz.org/ 

Stanley Escudero, President 

Nargiz Nasrullayeva-Muduroglu, Executive Director 

BELARUS 

AmCham Belarus 

c/o Coca Cola Belarus, Promuzel Kolyadichi 

223010 Minsk Belarus 

Tel: (+375) 172 69 03 76, Fax: (+375) 172 10 11 57 

Warren Grawemeyer, President 

ESTONIA 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ESTONIA 

Tallinn Business Center, Harju 6, 10130 Tallinn 

Tel: (+37) 2 6 310 522, Fax: (+37) 2 6 310 521 

E-mail: acce@acce.ee 

WWW: http://www.acce.ee/ 

Tim Ferland, President 

Kaire Kotsalainen, Executive Director 

GEORGIA 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN GEORGIA 

1 Nutsubidze St., Tbilisi, 0177 Georgia 

Tel.: (+995) 32 25 04 94, Fax: (+995) 32 25 04 95 

E-mail: amcham@amcham.ge 

WWW: http://www.amcham.ge/ 

Fady Asly, President 

Amy Denman, Executive Director 

KAZAKHSTAN 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN KAZAKHSTAN 

531 Sefullina Prospect, 4th Floor Suites 414-416 

480091 Almaty, Kazakhstan 

Tel.: (+32) 72 58 79 38, Fax: (+32) 72 58 79 39 

E-mail: information@amcham.kz 

WWW: http://www.amcham.kz/ 

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K. Umit Eruysal, General Manager 

LITHUANIA 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN LITHUANIA 

Lukiskiu 5-204, LT-1108 Vilnius 

Tel: (+370) 5 2611 181, Fax: (+370) 5 212 6128 

E-mail: acc@iti.lt 

WWW: http://www.acc.lt/ 

Rimtautas Vizgirda, Chairman 

Aldona Brogiene, Chamber Director 

MOLDOVA 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN MOLDOVA 

37, Maria Cibotari str., 2012-Chisinau 

Tel: (+373) 2 23 81 22, Fax: (+373) 2 23 81 20 

E-mail: Titica_Natalia@hotmail.com 

WWW: http://www.amchammoldova.org/ 

Natalia Titica, General Manager 

UZBEKISTAN 

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN UZBEKISTAN 

c/o American Business Center, 41 Buyuk Turon St. 

700000 Tashkent 

Tel: (+998) 71 120 6077, Fax: (+998) 71 120 7077 

E-mail: amcham.director@amcham.uz 

WWW: http://www.amcham.com.uz/ 

Robert L. Horton, President 

Dr. Tatiana Okunskaya, Executive Director 

Other regional American Chamber 

Organizations 

LATIN AMERICA 

Association of American Chambers 

iof Commerce in Latin America (AACCLA) 

WWW: http://www.aaccla.org/ 

Maston N. Cunningham, Chairman 

President & General Manager, Occidental 

Exploration & Production Company 

P.O. Box 17-15-0095C, Sucursal No. 15, Quito, Ecuador 

Tel: (+593) 2 467-500, Fax: (+593) 2 468-850 

E-mail: inbox@aaccla.org 

ASIA-PACIFIC 

Asia-Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce (APCAC) 

WWW: http://www.interaccess.com/apcac/ 

Mark Israelsen, Chairman 

Chairman, Asia-Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce 

c/o Oracle Corporation, Asia Pacific Division 

16th Floor, Ramaland Building, 952 Rama IV Road 

Bangkok 10500, Thailand 

Tel: (+66) 2 632-9400-1, Fax: (+66) 2 632-9350-1 

MIDDLE EAST 

American Business Council of the Gulf Countries (ABCGC) 

WWW: http://www.abcgc.org/ 

David M. Stockwell, Chairman 

American Business Council of the Gulf Countries (ABCGC) 

c/o Stockwell & Associates 

P.O. Box 6750 

Dubai, United Arab Emirates 

Tel: (+971) 4 283-194, Fax: (+971) 4 227-250 

E-mail: uslaw@emirates.net.ae 

AmCham Denmark Our Members 

Membership Category & 

Industry Sector 

Annual membership Reception 

First Annual AmCham Denmark Business Award 

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AmCham Membership | 241 Companies Patron Members 

3M a/s 


A.T. Kearney 

Abbott Laboratories A/S 

Accelerate A/S 

Accenture 

Accura Law Firm 

Agilent Technologies Denmark A/S 

AidaCom 

AIG Europe S.A. 

Air France - KLM Group 

ALD Automotive 

All Denmark Relocation 


American Aviation Data, Inc. 

American Express Corporate Travel A/S 

Ametek Denmark A/S 

Amicorp Denmark A/S 

Amrop Hever 

Amway Denmark 

Analytical Instruments A/S 

AON Denmark A/S 

Applied Biosystems 

Arbortext Nordic 

Arcito 

Assurant Services Denmark A/S 

Atlantic Link 

Atlas Stord A/S 

Avis Biludlejning A/S 

Babcock & Wilcox Vølund ApS 

Bang & Olufsen A/S 

BankInvest-gruppen 

Bavarian Nordic A/S 

Bech-Bruun Dragsted Law Firm 

Bentley Scandinavia A/S 

Berlitz Language Services Scandinavia A/S 

Best Talent ApS 

Billetkontoret A/S 


B-K Medical 

Blockbuster Video 

BMC Software A/S 

Bodilsen a/s 

Booz Allen Hamilton ApS 

The Boston Consulting Group 

Bowne Global Solutions Denmark A/S 

Boyden International 

Brenntag Nordic A/S 

Bristol-Myers Squibb - Denmark 

British Airways 

Burson-Marsteller A/S 

Butterflies PR and More 

Cap’s Harley-Davidson Denmark 

Carl Bro A/S 

Carlson Wagonlit Travel 

Change Management aps 

ChevronTexaco Denmark Inc. 

CHUBB Insurance Company of Europe S.A. 

Cisco Systems Denmark Aps 

Citco (Denmark) ApS 


CNA Insurance Hansen & Klein A/S 

Coca-Cola Nordic Services A/S 

Coloplast A/S 

Component Software 

Computer Associates Scandinavia A/S 

Computer Sciences Corporation Denmark A/S 

ComputerCamp A/S 

Connexion by Boeing 

ConocoPhillips Danmark A/S 

Copenhagen Airports A/S 

Copenhagen Business Center 


Copenhagen Capacity 

Copenhagen Marriott Hotel 

COWI A/S 

Cultivator A/S 

D&B 

DaimlerChrysler Danmark A/S 

Danisco A/S 

Danish American Football Federation, DAFF 

Dansk Handel & Service 

Danske Bank A/S 

Dell A/S 

Deloitte 

Dionex Denmark A/S 

DIS – Denmark’s International Study Program 

Discovery Networks Nordic A/S 

Dunlop Hiflex a/s 

Ecolab A/S 

EDS Denmark A/S 

Effector Communications A/S 

Eli Lilly Danmark A/S 

Elizabeth Arden A/S 

EM Growth 

EMC Computer Systems A/S 

Emerson Process Management 

ErgoIDP A/S 

Ernst & Young 

Estée Lauder Cosmetics A/S 

Eversheds Law Firm 

Fair Forsikring A/S 

FeedBack Scandinavia 


Finnair PLC 

Ford Motor Company A/S 

FUHU-The Dan. Soc. for Adv. of Bus. Ed. 

Gartner Denmark ApS 

GE Money Bank 

General Motors Danmark 

Geologistics AB 

GHDesign ApS 

GlaxoSmithKline Pharma A/S 

Global Refund Denmark 

Grant Thornton 

Green & Andersen A/S 

Grundfos Management A/S 

H. Lundbeck A/S 

Hans Just A/S 

Havreholm Slot 

Heidrick & Struggles 

Hertz Biludlejning 

Hewlett-Packard ApS 

Hilton Copenhagen Airport 

Hobart Foster Scandinavia A/S 

Honeywell A/S 

Horton International A/S 

Houghton Danmark A/S 


Icelandair 

IDG Danmark A/S 

IHS Northern Europe & the CIS Countries A/S 

IMS Health 

Intel Copenhagen ApS 

Invest in Denmark 

J. Lauritzen A/S 

Janssen-Cilag 

Johnson & Johnson 

Jyske Bank A/S 

Kinetico Denmark ApS 

KL Marketing ApS 

KPMG 

Kuoni Denmark 

Leif Hansen Consulting Engineers 

Leo Burnett Denmark 

Lexmark Danmark 

Magnusson Wahlin Qvist Stanbrook Law Firm 

(MAQS) 

Marsh A/S 

MasterFoods A/S 

Mattel Northern Europe A/S 

Maxygen ApS 

McDonald’s Danmark A/S 

MCI 

McKinsey & Company Denmark 

Merck Sharp & Dohme 

Mercuri Urval A/S 


Mobilglas 2000 ApS 

Moore Stephens Danmark 

Motorola A/S 

Møbeltransport Danmark 

National Instruments Danmark 

NHG A/S 

NLP World 

Nordea Financial Institutions Division 

Nordisk Kellogg’s A/S 

Novartis Healthcare A/S 

Novell Denmark A/S 

Novo Nordisk A/S 

Novozymes A/S 

Nykredit A/S 

Nypro Denmark ApS 

Observer Denmark A/S 

OFS Fitel Denmark I/S 

Ogilvy Denmark 

OneSeal A/S 

Oracle Denmark A/S 

Otis A/S 

PeopleGroup A/S 

PerkinElmer 

Pfizer ApS 

Philip Morris ApS 

Corporate Members Associate Members 

Pitney Bowes Management Services A/S 

PPC Denmark 

Premiere Security Agency 

PricewaterhouseCoopers 

PrimeTime Communication 

Radiometer A/S 

Resenbro + Partners a/s 

ResQ A/S 

Rezidor SAS Hospitality 

Right Kjær & Kjerulf 

Roche A/S 

Rockwell Automation A/S 

Rosendahl International A/S 

Rønne & Lundgren Law Firm 

Sales-Force 1 A/S 

Sanofi-Synthelabo A/S 

SAS – Scandinavian Airlines System 

SAS Institute A/S 

Scandinavian Travel Center 

Scott Berman PR 

Sealed Air Denmark A/S 

Shurgard Denmark ApS 

SimCorp A/S 

Spamfighter ApS. 

SprintLink Denmark ApS 

Stanley Nordic A/S 

Struers A/S 

Sun Chemical A/S 

Sun Microsystems Danmark A/S 

Symbol Technologies A/S 

T. Rowe Price Global Investment Services 

TDC A/S 

Texas Instruments Denmark A/S 

The Diplomat Restaurant – U.S. Embassy 

The International Institute of Written Oxford English 

Thermo Electron 

Toms Gruppen A/S 

Travel Partner 

TriVirix Denmark ApS 


UL International Demko A/S 

uni-chains A/S 

Unisys A/S 

United Airlines 


Varian Medical Systems Scandinavia A/S 

Velux A/S 

Viewpoint Communication 

Virksomhedsskolen A/S 

Waters A/S 

Weibel Scientific A/S 

Woer | Gregorius 

World Jet Trading A/S 

Worldspan Services A/S 

Wyeth Denmark 

Xerox A/S 

York Denmark ApS 

Zealand Pharma 

ZYXEL Communications A/S 

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Patron Members 

AmCham Denmark is proud to recognize our Patron members – exclusively American companies 

– and thank them for their vital and continuing support 

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AmCham Membership by Industry Sector 

(17) Travel & Tourism 

(8) Telecommunications 

(5) Moving/Relocation 

(5) Media/Entertainment/Publishing 

(18) Manufacturing/Industrial Automation 

(25) IT/Computers: 

Hardware, Software & Consulting 

(8) Hospitality/Restaurant/Food Service 

(34) Healthcare: Pharmaceuticals 

Member Distribution 

by Industry Sectors 

Automotive (7) 

Banking/Finance/Insurance (16) 

Building & Construction (7) 

Business Services (47) 

Consumer Goods & Services (13) 

Distribution/Logistics (8) 

Education/Training (11) 

Energy/Oil & Gas (4) 

Facility Management/Security & Safety (4) 

Organizations/Government Agency (4) 

Automotive 

ALD Automotive 

Avis Biludlejning A/S 

DaimlerChrysler Danmark A/S 

Ford Motor Company A/S 

General Motors Danmark 

Hertz Biludlejning 

Mobilglas 2000 ApS 

Banking/Finance/Insurance 

AIG Europe S.A. 

AON Denmark A/S 

Assurant Services Denmark A/S 

BankInvest-gruppen 

CHUBB Insurance Company of 

Europe S.A. 


CNA Insurance Hansen & Klein A/S 

Danske Bank A/S 

Fair Forsikring A/S 

GE Money Bank 

Jyske Bank A/S 

Marsh A/S 

Nordea Financial Institutions 

Division 

Nykredit A/S 

SimCorp A/S 

World Jet Trading A/S 

Biotechnology 


Danisco A/S 

Maxygen ApS 

Novozymes A/S 

Building & Construction 

Arcito 

Carl Bro A/S 

COWI A/S 

Leif Hansen Consulting Engineers 

Otis A/S 

Stanley Nordic A/S 

Velux A/S 

Business Services: 

Accounting & Financial 

Amicorp Denmark A/S 

Citco (Denmark) ApS 

D&B 

Deloitte & Touche 

Ernst & Young 

Grant Thornton 

KPMG 

Moore Stephens Danmark 

PricewaterhouseCoopers 

T. Rowe Price Global Investment 

Services 


Advertising/PR/Event Planning 

Burson-Marsteller A/S 

Butterflies PR and More 

Effector Communications A/S 

KL Marketing ApS 

Leo Burnett Denmark 

NHG A/S 

Observer Denmark A/S 

Ogilvy Denmark 

PeopleGroup A/S 

PrimeTime Communication 

Resenbro + Partners a/s 

Scott Berman PR 


Employment/Executive Search 

Amrop Hever 

Best Talent ApS 

Boyden International 

Heidrick & Struggles 

Horton International A/S 

Mercuri Urval A/S 

Sales-Force 1 A/S 

Business Services: Legal 

Accura Law Firm 

Bech-Bruun Dragsted Law Firm 

Eversheds Law Firm 

Magnusson Wahlin Qvist Stanbrook 

Law Firm (MAQS) 

Rønne & Lundgren Law Firm 


Management Consultants 

A.T. Kearney 

Accenture 

Booz Allen Hamilton ApS 

Bowne Global Solutions Denmark A/S 

Change Management aps 

Cultivator A/S 

McKinsey & Company Denmark 

Right Kjær & Kjerulf 

SAS Institute A/S 

The Boston Consulting Group 

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AmCham Membership by Industry Sector 


Office Systems/Management 

Lexmark Danmark 

Pitney Bowes Management Services A/S 

Xerox A/S 

Consumer Goods & Services 

3M a/s 

Amway Denmark 

Bang & Olufsen A/S 

Cap’s Harley-Davidson Denmark 

Coca-Cola Nordic Services A/S 

Elizabeth Arden A/S 

Estée Lauder Cosmetics A/S 

MasterFoods A/S 

Mattel Northern Europe A/S 

Nordisk Kellogg’s A/S 

Philip Morris ApS 

Rosendahl International A/S 

Toms Gruppen A/S 

Distribution/Logistics 


Brenntag Nordic A/S 

ErgoIDP A/S 

CF Geologistics A/S 

J. Lauritzen A/S 

OneSeal A/S 

Symbol Technologies A/S 


Education/Training 

Accelerate A/S 

AidaCom 

Berlitz Language Services 

Scandinavia A/S 


DIS – Denmark’s International Study 

Program 

FeedBack Scandinavia 

FUHU-The Dan. Soc. for Adv. of Bus. Ed. 

Green & Andersen A/S 

NLP World 

The International Institute of Written 

Oxford English 

Virksomhedsskolen A/S 

Energy/Oil & Gas 


Babcock & Wilcox Vølund ApS 

ChevronTexaco Denmark Inc. 

ConocoPhillips Danmark A/S 

Facility Management/ 

Security & Safety 

Ecolab A/S 

Premiere Security Agency 

ResQ A/S 

York Denmark ApS 

Healthcare: Medical Equipment & 

Instruments 

Agilent Technologies Denmark A/S 

Analytical Instruments A/S 

Applied Biosystems 

B-K Medical 

Coloplast A/S 

Dionex Denmark A/S 

Johnson & Johnson 

PerkinElmer 

Radiometer A/S 

Thermo Electron 

TriVirix Denmark ApS 

Varian Medical Systems 

Scandinavia A/S 

Waters A/S 

Healthcare: 

Pharmaceuticals 

Abbott Laboratories A/S 

Bavarian Nordic A/S 

Bristol-Myers Squibb - Denmark 

Eli Lilly Danmark A/S 


GlaxoSmithKline Pharma A/S 

H. Lundbeck A/S 

IMS Health 

Janssen-Cilag 

Merck Sharp & Dohme 

Novartis Healthcare A/S 

Novo Nordisk A/S 

Pfizer ApS 

Roche a/s 

Sanofi-Synthelabo A/S 

Wyeth Denmark 

Zealand Pharma 

Hospitality/Restaurant/Food Service 

Copenhagen Marriott Hotel 

Hans Just A/S 

Havreholm Slot 

Hilton Copenhagen Airport 

Hobart Foster Scandinavia A/S 

McDonald’s Danmark A/S 

Rezidor SAS Hospitality 

The Diplomat Restaurant - U.S. 

Embassy 

IT/Computers: Hardware, 

Software & Consulting 

American Aviation Data, Inc. 

Arbortext Nordic 

Bentley Scandinavia A/S 

BMC Software A/S 

Cisco Systems Denmark Aps 

Component Software 

Computer Associates Scandinavia A/S 

Computer Sciences Corporation 

Denmark A/S 

ComputerCamp A/S 

Dell A/S 

EDS Denmark A/S 

EMC Computer Systems A/S 

Gartner Denmark ApS 

GHDesign ApS 

Hewlett-Packard ApS 


IHS Northern Europe & the CIS 

Countries A/S 

Intel Copenhagen ApS 


Novell Denmark A/S 

Oracle Denmark A/S 

Spamfighter ApS 

Sun Microsystems Danmark A/S 

Texas Instruments Denmark A/S 

Unisys A/S 

Manufacturing/Industrial 

Automation 

Ametek Denmark A/S 

Atlas Stord A/S 

Bodilsen a/s 

Dunlop Hiflex a/s 

Emerson Process Management 

Grundfos Management A/S 

Honeywell A/S 

Houghton Danmark A/S 

Kinetico Denmark ApS 

National Instruments Danmark 

Nypro Denmark ApS 

Rockwell Automation A/S 

Sealed Air Denmark A/S 

Struers A/S 

Sun Chemical A/S 


uni-chains A/S 

Weibel Scientific A/S 

Media/Entertainment/Publishing 

Blockbuster Video 

Danish American Football Federation, 

DAFF 

Discovery Networks Nordic A/S 

IDG Danmark A/S 

Woer / Gregorius 

Moving/Relocation 

All Denmark Relocation 

Copenhagen Business Center 

EM Growth 

Møbeltransport Danmark 

Shurgard Denmark ApS 

Organizations/ 

Government Agency 

Copenhagen Capacity 

Dansk Handel & Service 

Invest in Denmark 

UL International Demko A/S 

Telecommunications 

Connexion by Boeing 

MCI 

Motorola A/S 

OFS Fitel Denmark I/S 

PPC Denmark 

SprintLink Denmark ApS 

TDC A/S 

ZYXEL Communications A/S 

Travel & Tourism 

Air France – KLM Group 

American Express Corporate Travel A/S 

Atlantic Link 

Billetkontoret A/S 

British Airways 

Carlson Wagonlit Travel 

Copenhagen Airports A/S 

Finnair PLC 

Global Refund Denmark 

Icelandair 

Kuoni Denmark 

SAS – Scandinavian Airlines System 

Scandinavian Cruise Center A/S 

Scandinavian Travel Center 

Travel Partner 

United Airlines 

Viewpoint Communication 

Worldspan Services A/S 

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Annual Membership Reception & Business Award 


Annual Membership Reception & Business Award 

The AmCham Annual Membership Reception was held 

October 7 at Rydhave, the official residence of U.S. Ambassador 

to Denmark Stuart Bernstein. More than 110 businesspeople, 

whom AmCham’s incoming Chairman, Paul 

Coleman, identified as a “who’s who” of American-Danish 

business and trade, gathered for the event. 

The Membership Reception has become one of the flagship 

events of the year for AmCham. New members are welcomed, 

existing members are celebrated, and potential 

members are introduced to the Chamber. 

This year, the first annual AmCham Denmark Business Award 

was presented by Ambassador Bernstein during the event. 

Ambassador 

Bernstein welcomes 

new AmCham 

Patron member, 

John Buckles, 


Kellogg’s. 

AmCham Denmark Business Award 

The AmCham Denmark Business Award recognizes and promotes excellence 

within the Danish – American business community and draws attention to the 

significance of Danish – American trade. 

The winner of the award will have: 

• Contributed to the Danish-American business community by setting new 

business standards, demonstrated innovative ways of managing the global 

market, actively participated in industry partnerships and organizations, 

and achieved significant company growth. 

• Demonstrated solid corporate social responsibility by encouraging diversity 

in the workforce, established community programs or supported community 

initiatives, and promoted global cultural and informational exchanges. 

Nypro receives the AmCham Denmark Business Award 2004. (Left to right: Paul Coleman, Managing Director Biogen-Idec and AmCham 

Board Chairman; Lou Gaviglia, Corporate Vice President, Nypro; Mike McGee, Global Program manager, Nypro; Ambassador Stuart Bernstein) 

2004 Winner – Nypro Denmark A/S 

Nypro Denmark, a leading global precision injection molding 

company, won the first AmCham Denmark Business Award. 

“We are setting the bar high with this first award,” Coleman 

says. “This award shows that we are looking far beyond tradi- 

tional growth and sales. The board sees this as an award for excellence, innovation, 

corporate governance, good citizenship, and sustainability. Nypro 

demonstrates all of these.” 

Ambassador Bernstein presented the award to Mike McGee, Nypro’s Global 

Program Manager, and Lou Gaviglia, Corporate Vice President. 

Since being established in Denmark three years ago, Nypro’s staff has grown 

from three to 25 highly trained specialists representing nine nationalities. 

Coleman pointed out that “Nypro’s presence has attracted support companies 

and co-suppliers to the region,” saying that the ripple effect has benefited 

the industry and economy of the Øresund region. 

He added, “Nypro’s international staff exemplifies the kind of value added 

expertise so vital to a healthy, progressive regional business environment. 

Nypro is a model of the kind of American operation that’s right at home in 

Denmark. They are also a model of the future of business in this region.” 

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Join us 

Membership in AmCham Denmark is open to both major corporations 

and small businesses alike (American, Danish and others) that have 

direct links to American business interests. 

Log on to www.amcham.dk to download an application form or call 

us at (+45) 33 932 932 for more information. 

We welcome your interest in AmCham Denmark and invite your company 

to become a part of our expanding business-to-business network. 


Membership Directory 

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