Henning Johnsen
CEO
Henning Johnsen is CEO of SimEvolution and a first point of contact for quotes on simulation software and engineering services across Denmark and Norway. He brings an 18-year track record in innovation, product development and digital transformation across mechanics, electronics, software and power electronics.
Experience
SimEvolution — CEO
June 2025 – present, Aarhus, Denmark
Commercial leadership and first point of contact for simulation software licences and engineering services in Denmark and Norway.
Rocketeers — Senior Program / Project Manager
2023 – present
Programme and project management for complex technical development.
Ballard Power Systems Europe — Design Center Manager EU
2021 – 2022
Led an R&D function of 50 people working on PEM fuel cell systems, and drove an agile transformation to enable future digital initiatives. Reported to the VP of Engineering.
Konsulenthus Biir — BDM Electronics & Software
2019 – 2021
Business development within electronics and software.
TC Electronics / MUSIC Group — Innovation Manager
2016 – 2018
Led two R&D teams — 18 engineers and technicians — applying design thinking to derive new digital value propositions within professional sound equipment.
Siemens Wind Power, GEL department — Project & Team Manager
2014 – 2016
Steered a specialised team within a large matrix organisation to optimise PLM usage in maintenance, improving both quality and cost-effectiveness across multiple R&D platforms.
Danfoss Solar — Lead Chief Architect
2005 – 2014
Chief architect on the MLX solar inverter.
Focon — Electronics Engineer
2004 – 2005
Passenger information systems.
Education
- MBA
- Master of IT
- HD(O) — Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, Organisation
- B.Sc.E.E. — Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Certificates
- Certified SCRUM Product Owner — Agile 42, 2017
- NLP-accredited coaching qualification — GROW2, 2016
- Design for Six Sigma, Greenbelt — British Standards Institute, 2014
Areas of focus
- Portfolio, programme and project management
- Organisational change management towards a defined future state
- Cross-functional collaboration across organisational boundaries and specialisms
- Governance: decision frameworks, stakeholder relationships and lines of authority
- Innovation management and digital transformation
- Product transfer and international manufacturing partnerships