V.Group has paid tribute to Lars Gerner Jensen, an executive at joint-venture partner Dania Ship Management, who died while on business in the US.

. Lars Gerner Jensen, of Dania Ship Management, who died while on business in New York. Photo: V.Group

Jensen was in New York when in died on Monday, the company said, without revealing further details.

"Lars was very well liked by colleagues and clients around the globe," a statement posted on the V.Group