Smooth handover between 3rd and 4th generation
In 2016, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen and Thomas Kirk Kristiansen, who is the most active owner on behalf of the 4th generation, took the first steps in the smooth handover between the 3rd and 4th generation as they swapped roles in the Board of Directors in LEGO A/S, where Thomas Kirk Kristiansen became deputy chairman and Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen became an ordinary board member. On the board of the LEGO Foundation, Thomas Kirk Kristiansen became chairman and Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen deputy chairman.
In the following years, more roles and responsibilities have transitioned from 3rd to 4th generation. Today, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen is the Chairman of the board of KIRKBI A/S. Thomas Kirk Kristiansen is the Chairman of the Board of LEGO A/S and the LEGO Foundation and a member of the Board of KIRKBI A/S. Agnete Kirk Thinggaard, 4th generation owner, is observer on the board of KIRKBI A/S.
2023 will also mark a milestone. In the spring, Thomas Kirk Kristiansen will take over as Chairman of the Board of KIRKBI A/S from Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen.