After nine years as CEO of HCA Airport, Hans Okholm Vejrup is stepping down at his own request this summer. He leaves behind an airport in rapid development. The search for a new CEO is now underway.
The Funen-based airport HCA Airport needs a new CEO.
Hans Okholm Vejrup, who has been CEO since 2017, will leave this summer to move to the South of France.
”Hans has made a significant and valuable contribution to HCA Airport. He leaves behind a strong organisation and an airport in new development. Throughout his tenure, Hans has succeeded in involving the employees and rallying them around new strategic goals. We owe him a big thank you for the co-operation and wish him all the best for the future,” says Chairman of the Board Stefan Birkebjerg Andersen.
HCA Airport is owned by Odense Municipality and Nordfyns Municipality, and both owners have also recognised the work of Hans Okholm Vejrup.
”As CEO, Hans has been able to balance the strategic considerations and transform the airport into Denmark's centre for drones. I am very pleased with that,” says Peter Rahbæk Juel, Mayor of Odense Municipality.
“Hans has helped develop and position HCA Airport as a regional business adventure and a strong hub that provides a solid foundation for further development,” adds Mette Landtved-Holm, Mayor of Nordfyns Municipality.
An airport in rapid development
In recent years, HCA Airport has become a central European drone hub due to the presence of the UAS Denmark Test Center and most recently with the establishment of the Danish Defence Drone Centre in Odense.
At the same time, the airport is home to a growing business park with over 30 companies in both drones and traditional aviation. In 2025, the area was expanded by four hectares, which is already fully leased. In total, there are currently over 100 jobs in the companies at the airport.
At the same time, the airport has the status of International airport with daily activity including leisure and business aircraft and a few charter flights to European destinations during the summer months.
HCA Airport's Board of Directors is now starting the process of recruiting a new CEO.
”With Hans staying on until the summer, we have plenty of time to find the right profile to continue and further strengthen the healthy development of HCA Airport,” says Stefan Birkebjerg Andersen.
A visionary starting point
A humble and proud Hans Okholm Vejrup looks back on his almost nine years at HCA Airport.
”I think that through joint efforts and many years of dedication from everyone in the organisation, we have succeeded in putting HCA Airport on the map and making the airport a key business player that both drives the development of drones and creates jobs and new knowledge,” says Hans Okholm Vejrup.
”I would also like to thank both the board and the airport's owners for a good and trusting co-operation. The owners were quick to recognise the strategic potential of drones, and both HCA Airport and Funen as a whole now benefit from this.”