EIT Water: appointment of Mikael Kamp Sørensen as founding CEO, taking up the role on 1 September 2026

EIT Water has announced on 13 August 2026 the appointment of Mikael Kamp Sørensen as its founding Chief Executive Officer, taking up the role on 1 September 2026.

Mikael joins EIT Water from DHI, a globally recognised research and technology organisation specialising in water and environment, where he has held senior leadership roles since 2007, including as Managing Director of DHI subsidiaries. During 2021-26 he served as Executive Vice President for global business units within offshore energy, ports and water resources.

Mikael also brings direct experience of EU innovation frameworks, having participated in Horizon Europe and FP7 programme steering committees and managed innovation portfolios involving European Space Agency funding. He holds an MSc in Physical Geography from the…