Kent Skovgaard
Kent manages the global Continuous Improvement unit and has strong industry experience. As a former Product Development and Project Manager in the Danish furniture industry, Kent managed an FSC Chain of Custody certificate for 8 years. He also set up and managed Denmark’s first FSC Chain of Custody group certificate.
Kent took up the position of FSC and PEFC Lead Auditor at Preferred by Nature’s Danish office in 2009. In January 2016, Kent became Director of NEPCon Certificering ApS, where he oversaw marketing and sales and managed and conducted FSC and PEFC Chain of Custody audits. On 1 October 2018, Kent became Director of global traceability activities until he moved into his current position as Director of global Continuous Improvement.
"Coming from a more profit driven industry, working in Preferred by Nature has opened my eyes to the big challenges we are facing if we want to reverse the trend of deforestation."
- FSC and PEFC Chain of Custody lead auditing
- Group Chain of Custody certification
- Promotion through eco-labeling and trademarks
- Small-to-medium-sized enterprise (SME) and wood industry experience
- Languages: English and Danish
