In 2015, Sti Løvgreen and Lars Johansen established Process Integration (PI). With a shared background in building fish feed factories worldwide, the philosophy behind their company is to provide customers with the best service and a holistic approach when expanding, optimizing, or servicing process facilities.
PI has experienced explosive growth, and to support the development of the entire group on an international scale and ensure that the culture evolves with it, Lars and Sti have opted to enhance leadership while concurrently allocating more time to strategic endeavors, sales, and the technological advancement of the entire group of companies, the company announced in a press release.
As a result, Niels Malling Laursen, who has been associated with Process Integration for the past year, was named as CEO. Simultaneously, Kurt Myhlert Olsen has been appointed as the head of Administration/HR and Finance. Kurt has broad experience in administration and financial management, partly from the dairy industry, the process industry, project management, and as an independent consultant in finance and advisory services. Niels Malling Laursen has been an independent consultant for dairy and meat processing for several years and was previously a director in several food companies, with an in-depth knowledge of the industry.
“It required some consideration to accept the CEO role while retaining the position as head of the project department. However, I possess a deep understanding of the company, and with such a strong and positive team, I am genuinely thrilled to contribute to taking the company to the next level,” Niels said.
Organizational changes pave the way for future strategy. “Throughout our journey over the past eight years, it has been crucial for Sti and me that we have grown at a pace that the organization can keep up with. We have listened to our customers and have consistently focused on providing the service they need. Initially, it was primarily fish feed and pet food factories that we serviced, but today we have just as many projects in food production and other industries, and the scale of the projects we receive is often larger than before. The demand for our in-house capabilities has led us to establish a robust engineering department,” Lars said.
“We are very focused on knowing what solutions are available on the market and how they can be best implemented to maximize all value streams, ensuring customers get the optimal benefit, whether they need to replace a single part or optimize energy. We are now so well-equipped that we can build complete process lines. It is a great asset for us to have Niels as CEO; he has extensive knowledge of process facilities and project management. Kurt also brings significant experience and has been a valuable addition to the group, as we understand the importance of taking good care of our employees and running a healthy company,” Sti said.
Process Integration was established in 2015 with its headquarters in Skanderborg, Denmark. Additionally, there is an installation company in Norway, an independent division in Chile, and a sales office in the USA. The company specializes in building, maintaining, and optimizing process facilities worldwide and currently employs 86 people.
