Peter Stensgaard Mørch
Chief Executive Officer, PensionDanmark ,
Peter Stensgaard Mørch is Chief Executive Officer at PensionDanmark. He has held this position since August 2024 having first joined as Deputy Chief Executive Officer in August 2023. PensionDanmark is a Danish pension fund established in 1992 and one of the 50 largest pension funds in Europe. PensionDanmark manages defined contribution pension plans, insurance, health care and life-long learning programs based on collective agreements covering more than 838.400 members employed in 21.100 companies within the private and public sector. Total assets under management are approx. 49€ bn and growing. PensionDanmark has built a well-diversified and sustainable portfolio with an attractive risk-return profile and good downside protection. This is done by combining investments in public markets with alternative investments with a strong focus on sustainable real estate and renewable energy infrastructure assets. He has a strong background in public administration, with extensive leadership experience. He was previously Permanent Secretary at the Danish Ministry of Employment and held various senior government roles in ministries related to finance, employment, health, and environment. He was Permanent Secretary at the Danish Ministry of Finance from 2019 to 2023 and served as Chief Executive Officer of the Finance Department at the City of Copenhagen. He holds a master’s degree in political science from Aarhus University 2003 and has completed several executive leadership and financial programmes at London Business School and Harvard, Kennedy School of Government.
