Get to know Mette
Mette Høi Davidsen is a member of the board of Kolding Harbour. On this page, you can get to know Mette better and gain insight into her role on the board. As a person, Mette is both holistic and action-oriented. Mette has worked as self-employed in real estate development and a number of refurbishment companies since 2006. Mette says: “I’ve been lucky that my work and my leisure time blend together because they have the same value and interest.” Some of the companies Mette has invested in along the way are Refurb A/S, which sells used, updated IT equipment, RecyclePit ApS, which sells cardboard, plastic and styrofoam compactors and trades styrofoam, and Claimlane ApS, which has developed a platform for handling complaints and returns. In addition to her hard work in business, Mette has been involved in the education system in her spare time. She is chairman of the Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Region of Southern Denmark and works to get entrepreneurship on the agenda in our educational institutions. Mette is also active in the local area of Dalby, where she has been in charge of the Dalby Summer Party for a number of years, which has great support from the local community.
Board work at the Port of Kolding
“In the board work at the port, I primarily contribute with my skills in real estate,sustainability, utilization of resources, customer relations and the importance of having a strategic focus anddaring to set a direction.” says Mette about her role on the board. As the board of Kolding Port, we have a great responsibility to ensure earnings at the port, so we have funds for both maintenance and renewal of the facilities at the port. Port of Kolding must offer the right framework for our customers now and in the future, therefore a close dialog with the port’s users and a common understanding is important. Customers and citizens in Kolding need to know that Kolding Port and Kolding Municipality have made a joint decision that the city and port will live and develop side by side. Part of the city’s identity is a continued vibrant and active commercial port – this is exactly what the board is working towards. We want to develop good relations with the port’s customers, the city’s citizens and our owner Kolding Municipality based on integrity. We must understand and utilize the fact that one of the port’s distinctive features is that the companies at the port can easily be each other’s partners, while maintaining healthy competition in the port area. In the coming years, we will see a further streamlining of the transportation sector – and we want to be at the forefront of this at the Port of Kolding. In the board of directors, we possess a wide range of skills that are essential in the boardroom and the overall management of the port. It suits my way of thinking that we contribute differently so that together we can make a bigger difference. We are a medium-sized port by Danish standards – we can learn from other ports and they can learn from us. Maybe we can share resources with other ports? We must dare to say out loud what we want. It helps to emphasize the direction of the future work at Kolding Port.