Eric has dual Danish and British nationality and holds a master in commercial law and finance from Aarhus Business School. He also holds certificates from trainings focused on energy and mining regulation and ESG. Eric has had a rich and diversified career at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Bank (“EBRD”) which he joined in 1995 with a focus on project development in Russia and Baltics. In 2003, he was appointed deputy in Moscow and in 2006 director of industry, commerce and agribusiness. On behalf of the Bank, Eric served on the boards of companies with prominent sponsors such as Toyota, Solvay, Danone or Carlsberg and, as chairman of the board, he steered a fast-growing vaccine start-up.

Eric became EBRD's global director of natural resources in 2013, where he spearheaded a new mining strategy and innovative finance structures for exploration companies. He left EBRD early 2022 for a consultancy career and advised Rio Tinto until late 2023 on due diligence and structuring of renewables and project finance. Eric is currently independent board director at two mining companies: Adriatic Metals (chair of sustainability) and Electrum Discovery Corporation (chair of audit). Eric is a certified teacher and served over the past decade as a part-time lecturer for mining students at the University of Liege, Belgium.