Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – PensionDanmark’s Head of Alternatives, Kim Nielsen, is leaving the Danish pension fund after 11 years to join the newly-established family office of Tais Clausen, the co-founder of Danish 3D scanner manufacturer 3Shape, as Investment Director. The pension fund’s Head of Private Debt, Rune Gade Holm, has been appointed to replace Nielsen in the role that is now called Head of Private Markets.

“After having been part of a fantastic journey for the past 11 years in PensionDanmark within Alternative Investments, I have chosen to retire as Head of Alternative Investments to start a new fantastic journey, as Investment Director in a newly established Family Office for one of the 3Shape founders Tais Clausen,” Kim Nielsen announces on LinkedIn. “I pass the baton to Rune Gade Holm, who I have worked closely with for the past 10 years and who has played a major role in developing and professionalizing Alternative Investments in PensionDanmark.”

“After having been part of a fantastic journey for the past 11 years in PensionDanmark within Alternative Investments, I have chosen to retire as Head of Alternative Investments to start a new fantastic journey…”

After more than ten years at PensionDanmark, Rune Gade Holm has been appointed as Head of Private Markets, formerly Alternative Investments. Holm joined PensionDanmark in early 2012 as Senior Investment Manager before taking on the role of Investment Director within alternative investments four years later. He has served as Head of Private Debt since October of 2019.

“PensionDanmark is one of the pioneers of alternative investments and I look forward to working with Denmark’s best team to ensure that we continue to set the gold standard.”

“I am happy and proud that I have been appointed Head of Private Markets (formerly Alternative Investments) at PensionDanmark,” Holm announces on LinkedIn. In his new role as Head of Private Markets, he will be responsible for all PensionDanmark’s investments in the unlisted space, ranging from infrastructure, and private equity to private debt but excluding real estate. “PensionDanmark is one of the pioneers of alternative investments and I look forward to working with Denmark’s best team to ensure that we continue to set the gold standard,” he continues. “Big thanks to my predecessor, Kim Nielsen, for 10 years of fantastic cooperation.”