Anders Christen Obel became deputy chairman of Fritz Hansen's board in 2018. Anders C. Obel is the seventh generation in the Obel Group and CEO of C.W. Obel A/S, founded in 1787 and owned by the Obel Family Foundation. Anders C. Obel holds a degree from Copenhagen Business School and London Business School. He has worked with corporate finance at the English investment bank Hambros Bank Plc. and contributed to the development of Gemini Consulting/Cap Gemini's Danish activities with promotion to Vice President. Anders C. Obel was appointed first Deputy Managing Director in 2002 and then Managing Director in 2004 in C.W. Obel A/S.