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.

English organization chart coming soon

Please note that the organization chart for for the Danish Veterinary, Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Agency will soon be available in English.

Director General - Kenneth Joensen

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

Deputy Directors of Agriculture and Fisheries – Mark Olsen & Signe Skibstrup Blach

  • Regional Fisheries Control
  • Quota Administration and Permits
  • Fisheries Management and Regulatory Compliance
  • Reporting and Settlement
  • Legal Affairs and Fisheries
  • Analysis, Audit and Subsidy Economics
  • Marine and Fisheries Subsidies
  • Plants and Biosecurity
  • Green Development and New Knowledge

Chief Inspection Officer - Thomas Anderskov

  • Chief Meat Inspection Officer
    • Meat Inspection Secretariat
    • Three Meat Inspection Divisions
  • Control Development and Analysis
  • Three Food Inspection Divisions
  • Food Inspection Task Force
  • Three Veterinary Inspection Divisions
  • Veterinary Inspection Task Force

Chief Financial Officer - Sarah Børner

  • Finance and Accounting
  • HR
  • Data and Corporate Analysis
  • IT and Digitalisation
  • Customers and Business Services

Deputy Director General - 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
  • Administration and Sanctioning
  • Payments Unit

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)