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MICHAEL REINHOLT ANDERSEN

CEO – Lean Focus Nordic

Michael is the CEO of Lean Focus Nordic, bringing over 25 years of leadership experience. His career includes ~18 years at Danaher Corporation, where he held multiple executive roles, including General Manager/Managing Director Dentistry and Biotech businesses, as well as several VP Operations & Supply Chain and VP of Lean Business Transformation. In his role as Danaher Corporate Director, he was responsible for Danaher Business System implementation in EU. Most recently, he led Operations & Supply Chain of a $1B acute care diagnostics business, transforming it into one of Danaher’s most Lean-mature organizations.


An expert in driving transformational change, Michael specializes in implementing Lean practices and applying Lean business systems in large-scale organizations to enhance quality, delivery, innovation speed, and cost efficiency.

Michael has successfully led cross-functional Lean transformations across diverse industries, cultivating high-performing, problem-solving cultures on a global scale.


As a hands-on Lean practitioner, Michael has personally led and facilitated hundreds of Kaizen events across the globe. Equally comfortable in the C-suite and on the shop floor, he bridges strategic vision with practical execution while fostering a deep respect for people and a commitment to their engagement. He is highly skilled in strategy deployment through Hoshin Kanri methodologies and Lean conversion. Renowned for driving radical business transformations and delivering impactful results, Michael excels in building enduring cultures of continuous improvement, anchored in collaboration, empowerment, and mutual respect.

Michael Reinholt Andersen’s Industry Experience

BIOTECH

DENTISTRY

AUTOMOTIVE

LIFE SCIENCES

OPTICS & SENSORS

ACUTE CARE DIAGNOSTICS

INDUSTRIAL MACHINING

MEDICAL DEVICES

CHEMICALS

PACKAGING

& MORE