Board of Directors

• Chair of the Board since 2023, and a member since 2007
• Shareholder of KIRKBI A/S and representing the fourth generation of the owner family
• Chair of the Board of LEGO A/S, The LEGO Foundation, and Koldingvej 2, Billund A/S
• Board member in one fully-owned subsidiary of KIRKBI A/S
• Executive Manager of Kirk og Kirk Holding ApS and management roles in four subsidiaries

• Deputy Chair of the Board since 2024, and a member since 2023
• Shareholder of KIRKBI A/S and representing the fourth generation of the owner family
• Deputy Chair of the Board of the LEGO Foundation
• Board member in one fully-owned subsidiary of KIRKBI A/S
• Member of the Advisory Board of Ruca and Invest in Play
• Executive Manager of Kirk83 Holding ApS

• Deputy Chair of the Board since 2022, and a member since 2020
• Chair of the Board of Ludvig & Co. and Generation.org, and K2 Fonden af 2023
• Member of the Board of the Mary Foundation, 7N, Maternity Foundation, One Life Foundation, and Penda Paper

• Member of the Board since 2008
• CEO of Maj Invest Holding A/S
• Chair of the Board of Haldor Topsøe A/S, Emlika Holding ApS and JEKC Holding ApS
• Member of the Board of Novo Holdings A/S, Pluto Naturfonden, Randers Regnskov, and USTC
• Member of the executive management of Maj Invest Equity A/S

• Member of the Board since 2019

• Member of the Board of LEGO Foundation, DSV A/S, and WS Audiology A/S, and Matas A/S

• Chair of the Board Thinkproject GmbH

• Member of the Board since 2022
• Chair of the Board of the EU Commissions Mission Board on Adaptation to Climate Change, KR Foundation, CONCITO, OECD’s Round Table for Sustainable Development and Grønnegårdsteatret
• Member of the Board of BBVA, Danfoss, the Villum Foundation, and European Climate Foundation

• Member of the Board since 2024
• Non Executive Director of EXOR NV, IVECO Group NV, CNH Industrial NV, IIT (Italian Institute of Technology)
• Executive Chair of the Board of Comau SpA, Chair of the Board of IVECO DEFENCE SpA, Astra SpA, and GVS SpA

Chief Executive Officer
Born: 1965
Education: MSc in Accounting and Audit. State Authorised Public Accountant

Career and positions

• 1987 - 2006 KPMG, Partner
• 2006 - 2009 A. P. Møller Mærsk, CFO
• 2010 -          KIRKBI A/S, CEO

Other management positions

Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors of LEGO A/S, Member of the Board of Directors of ISS A/S, Merlin Entertainments Ltd. and 4 affiliated companies, Landis+Gyr AG, Ole Kirk’s Fond, ATTA Fonden, Koldingvej 2 Billund A/S, and six fully owned subsidiaries of KIRKBI A/S. Executive position in four subsidiaries of KIRKBI A/S

Chief Financial Officer
Born: 1970
Education: MSc in Accounting and Audit. State Authorised Public Accountant

Career and positions

• 1991 - 1995 Inforevision, Auditor
• 1995 - 2014 KPMG Denmark, Partner
• 2014 - 2017 EY, Partner
• 2017 - 2018 A.P. Moller Mearsk, Senior Vice President
• 2018 - 2021 Maersk Drilling, CFO
• 2021 -          KIRKBI A/S, CFO

Other management positions

Chair of the Board of Directors of Adapture Renewables inc. and three fully-owned subsidiaries of KIRKBI A/S, Member of the Board of Directors of KK-Group A/S and BrainPOP Group, Inc.

Chief People Officer
Born: 1974
Education: MSc in Social and Organisational Psychology from the London School of Economics and Political Science

Career and positions

• 1998 - 2002 Korn/Ferry International (London), Senior Associate
• 2002 - 2005 ISCO Group A/S, Principal
• 2005 - 2025 AUDEO, Managing Partner
• 2025 -         KIRKBI A/S, Chief People Officer

Other management positions

Chair of the boards of Sapidus AS, AUDEO AS, Levo Leadership AS and LSE Alumni Norway