Jens Jørgen Bigum (born 28 July 1938) is a Danish business executive and former CEO of

Arla Foods Arla Foods is a Danish-Swedish multinational co-operative based in Viby, Denmark. It is the fifth biggest dairy company in the world and the largest producer of dairy products in Scandinavia and United Kingdom. Arla Foods was formed as the re ...

. Bigum is a graduate of the

Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (, abbr. KVL, , abbr. RVA) was a veterinary and agricultural science university in Denmark. It was founded in 1856 and operated until 2007, when it became a part of the University of Copenhagen. It ...

in 1965 and earned his "Handelshøjskolernes erhvervsøkonomiske diplomuddannelsein" (roughly translated as "Business Economics Diploma") in organization in 1970. After graduating, he was appointed as a deputy head of Oxexport Executive in

Axelborg Axelborg, located across the street from Tivoli Gardens on Vesterbrogade in Copenhagen, Denmark, is home to the Danish Agriculture and Food Council. DLG Group is also headquartered in the building. The building was built in 1920 and was originall ...

, In 1970 he joined the dairy company MD Foods as an organization manager. In 1972 he became CFO and in 1987 he became a member of the Group Management. He became Deputy Director in 1989 and Managing Director in 1992. Under his leadership, the company merged twice - first in 1998 with Kløver Mælk, then in 2000 with the Swedish Arla company. After the merge with Swedish Arla, he became the first CEO of the new company,

. He retired in 2004. He has also been Vice President of

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. Bigum is on the board of several organizations, including as Chairman of the Board of

Aarhus University Aarhus University (, abbreviated AU) is a public research university. Its main campus is located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Group, the Guild, and Ut ...

, for Scan Energy and as a member of the Board of Directors of BBH (a subsidiary of Carlsberg Breweries).

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