Flemming Besenbacher is a businessperson who founded Nanoference ApS and LevOss ApS and who has been at the head of 6 different companies. Currently, he is Chairman-Supervisory Board at Carlsberg A, Chairman-Supervisory Board of Carlsberg Breweries An and Chairman at The Carlsberg Laboratory (both are subsidiaries of Carlsberg A) and Chairman for Aarhus Vand A.

He is also Chairman at The Carlsbergfondet Foundation and Manager for Besenbacher Consulting ApS and on the board of 6 other companies.

He previously was Director at Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Professor at Chongqing University, Professor at the University of California, Berkeley and Director at Nanoference ApS.

Dr. Besenbacher received an undergraduate degree and a doctorate from the University of Aarhus.