Hans Michael Jebsen

Hans Michael Jebsen (Chinese: 捷成汉) is a Hong Kong-based Danish businessman and landowner. He joined the Jebsen Group in Hong Kong in 1981, and has been the Chairman and main shareholder of the Group since 2000. He is originally from Denmark.[1] He owns a large portfolio of historic properties in Denmark, including several manor houses and historic inns.

Early life and education

Jebsen was born on 15 November 1956 in Siegen, Germany. The Jebsen family is of German-Danish origin and he attended the Deutsches Gymnasium in Åbenrå before studying Economics and Business Administration at the University of St Gallen, Switzerland (1978-81).[2] [3]

Career

Jebsen is a director of Singapore-based Jebsen & Jessen (SEA) Pte Ltd. of the Jebsen and Jessen Family Enterprise worldwide. He is also on the board of Hysan Development Co. Ltd. and The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd. in Hong Kong.[2]

Property in Denmark
Hotel Frederiksminde

Jebsen owns a large portfolio of historic properties in Denmark via the company Stenbjerg Ejendomme. His holdings include Oreby Manor on Lolland. He has previously also owned Rosendal at Præstø and Nedergård and Charlottenlund on Langeland but Rosendal is now owned by his eldest son, Michael Immanuel Jebsen, while the estates on Langeland have been ceded to another son, Casper Jebsen.[4] Michael Immanuel Jabsen acquired Bækkeskov by Tappernøje south of Copenhagen (previously owned by the late Peter Zobel) in 2018.[5]

Jebsen is also the owner of a number of historic hotels and inns, including Hotel Frederiksminde and Rønnede kro on Zealand and Kalvø Badehotel, Årøsund Badehotel, Ballebro Færgekro, Dyvig Badehotel and Hotel Baltica in Sønderjylland. The restaurant of Hotel Frederiksminde holds one star in the Michelin Guide.[4]

Philanthropy

Hans Michael Jebsen is active in various charities and NGOs. He is the Chairman of the Asian Cultural Council Hong Kong Friends’ Committee, a trustee of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Hong Kong, as well as a member of the Advisory Board of Hong Kong Red Cross.[2] He established the Jebsen Educational Foundation in 1995,[6] and serves on the Corporate Advisory Board of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School.[7]

Awards

He was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star of Hong Kong in 2001, the Silver Cross of the Order of Dannebrog of Denmark in 2006, the Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2009, and Knight 1st class of the Order of Dannebrog of Denmark in 2014.[2]

Since 2005, Jebsen has been an honorary citizen of Jilin City, China.[8] In addition, he is an Honorary Fellow of the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology,[9] and a member of the Hong Kong European Union Business Co-operation Committee for the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.[2]

Personal life

Jebsen is married to Desirée Jebsen, a former countess of Schaffgotsch. They have five children. Several of them have attended the Herlufsholm Bording School in Denmark and featured in a Danish television documentary about the school. The family has close ties to the Danish royal family.[5] He is a member of the Royal Danish Yacht Club and the Royal Copenhagen Shooting Society.

References
  1. 世界经理人网:福布斯香港40富豪榜 Profile, ceconline.com; accessed 21 April 2015.
  2. Profile, Reuters.com; accessed 21 April 2015.
  3. Hong Kong Tatler:500 List Hans Michael Jebsen Profile Archived 2014-12-25 at the Wayback Machine, hk.asiatatler.com; accessed 21 April 2015.
  4. "Hans Michael Jebsen fylder 60 år: - Har man muligheden, har man også pligten" (in Danish). Jydske Vestkysten. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  5. "Dansk milliardærfamilie med nære forbindelser til kongehuset køber afdød rigmands gods" (in Danish). BT. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  6. 中国高校报网:捷成洋行集团董事会主席捷成汉受聘南开顾问教授 Profile Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, cunews.edu.cn; accessed 21 April 2015.
  7. Profile Archived 2016-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, HKUST Business School – School Advisory Council; accessed 21 April 2015.
  8. 吉林市人民政府官网：市领导会见香港捷成洋行主席捷成汉 Profile Archived 2014-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, jlcity.gov.cn; accessed 21 April 2015.
  9. HKUST honors Hans Michael Jebsen, bm.ust.hk; accessed 21 April 2015.
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