Board and Partner

Christian Sinding

Board member and Founding member of EQT Foundation, CEO of EQT

  • Business Line
    EQT Executive Management
  • Title at EQT Foundation
    Board member and Founding member of EQT Foundation, CEO of EQT
  • Office
    Zurich

Experience
Christian Sinding joined EQT Partners in 1998 from AEA Investors Inc., a leading U.S.-based private equity firm, and is CEO and Managing Partner.

Christian holds a Bachelor of Science (in Commerce) degree from the University of Virginia, which he received with Distinction in 1994.

Prior to joining AEA, Christian was employed as a financial analyst with Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co. investment bankers in the U.S.

Christian has worked in the Stockholm-, Munich- and Copenhagen- offices of EQT Partners and opened the Oslo office in 2007. He has been involved in a number of investments including Plantasjen, Symrise, Gambro, Vaasan&Vaasan, Findus, ISS, XXL, and InFiber. Christian was appointed Head of EQT Equity in January 2011. As from January 1, 2019, Christian is CEO.

Christian is Chairman of the Executive Committee and member of the Equity Partners Investment Committee.