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 an Bonde Nielsen, a Danish citizen, began his career in the flower business developing one of the world's largest flower growing operation in Kenya, employing 7,000 people. He moved on to constructing ocean going vessels and manufacturing marine diesel engines in Denmark. In the early 1980s he entered the UK property market and in 1986 acquired Wembley Stadium. More recently Jan Bonde Nielsen won a contested takeover bid for a Russian oil production company and in 1999 he was the winning bidder in the privatisation of the Batumi Oil Terminal on the Georgian coast of the Black Sea.
During his business career Jan Bonde Nielsen has encountered several financial challenges, the greatest being a long legal battle with the Government of Denmark. The verdict, in 1986, in this dispute was overwhelmingly in his favour and he has written two best selling books about this period of his life ("Doemt" and "Frikendt").
Today his activities are mainly part of Greenoak Holdings, where Jan Bonde Nielsen is chairman and equity partner. Among other investments, Greenoak holds a stake in the Batumi Oil Terminal and related businesses in the Republic of Georgia.
Over the past 19 years Jan Bonde Nielsen has also been involved as Chairman and Director of the charity FARM-Africa. This charity has been very successful in raising substantial private funding and in building an extensive organisation throughout Africa focusing on agricultural projects. Today Jan Bonde Nielsen continues to be active as a member of the board. |
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