COPENHAGEN - Dong Energy has appointed Henrik Brunniche Lund as investor relations director, the Danish utility company said on Thursday. State-owned Dong Energy, which is planning an initial public offering expected to value the company at 50-70 billion Danish crowns ($7.1-$9.9 billion), recruited 50-year-old Lund from conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk, where he was head of investor relations. Lund takes up his new position on March 1 next year.