Organization chart for the Danish Veterinary, Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Agency

Get to know the agency's different units, and learn about the various professional business areas.

Director General - Kenneth Joensen

  • Executive Office and Corporate Communication
  • Deputy Director General of Regulatory Simplification - Mark Olsen

Deputy Director Generals of Agriculture and Fisheries - Mark Olsen & Signe Skibstrup Blach

  • Fisheries Inspection
  • Quota Administration and Authorisations
  • Fisheries Management and Simplification of Rules
  • First-sale fish reporting
  • Legal Services and Fisheries
  • Analysis, Audit and Subsidy Administration
  • Maritime and Fisheries Subsidies
  • Plants, Seeds & Biosecurity
  • Green Development & New Knowledge

Chief Inspection Officer - Thomas Anderskov

  • Chief Meat Inspection Officer
    • Meat Inspection
    • Three Meat Inspection Units
  • Control Development and Analysis
  • Three Food Inspection Units
  • National Food Crime Unit
  • Three Veterinary Inspection Units
  • National Veterinary Crime Unit

Chief Financial Officer - Sarah Børner

  • Finance and Accounting
  • Human Resources
  • Data and Corporate Analysis
  • IT and Digitalisation
  • Digitalisation and Data for Fisheries
  • Customers and Business Services

Deputy Director General of Food Affairs - Cecilie Solstad

  • Food and Feed Safety
  • Chemistry and Food Quality
  • Sustainable Diet and Health
  • Center for International Cooperation
  • International Trade Division
  • Laboratory

Chief Veterinary Officer - Charlotte Vilstrup Castle

  • Animal Health
  • Animal Welfare
  • Veterinary Medicine and Movement of Animals

Chief Legal Officer - Christian Vigh

  • Legal Services
  • Public Administration and Sanctioning
  • Compensation

About the Danish Veterinary, Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Agency

As of 1 January 2026, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration has merged with the Danish Agricultural and Fisheries Agency into a new, unified agency: the Danish Veterinary, Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Agency.

You can read more about the background of the merger and find additional information on the ministry’s website (in Danish)