Board of Directors

Thomas Kirk Kristiansen

  • Chair of the Board since 2023 and 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

Michael Halbye

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

Agnete Kirk Kristiansen

  • Member of the Board since 2023
  • Shareholder of KIRKBI A/S and representing the fourth generation of the owner family
  • Member of the Board of the LEGO Foundation
  • Board member in one fully-owned subsidiary of KIRKBI A/S
  • Executive Manager of Kirk83 Holding ApS

Jeppe Christiansen

  • 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 Nordisk A/S, Novo Holdings A/S, Pluto Naturfonden, Randers Regnskov, and BellaBeat Inc. (USA)
  • Member of the executive management of Maj Invest Equity A/S and Det Kgl. Vajsenhus

Malou Aamund

  • Member of the Board since 2019
  • Member of the Board of LEGO Foundation, DSV A/S, and WS Audiology A/S

  • Chair of the Board Thinkproject GmbH

Connie Hedegaard

  • 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, Cadeler A/S and European Climate Foundation
  • Member of the Supervisory Board of Danfoss and Cadeler
  • Member of the Sustainability Council of Volkswagen

Leadership Team

Søren Thorup Sørensen

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

Irene Dahl-Hansen

Head of HR and Family Office
Born: 1975
Education: Master of Laws, Aarhus University, 2003.

Career and positions

  • 2008 - 2011 Lawyer, Beck & Partners
  • 2011 - 2014 LEGO System A/S – HR – Head of Labour Relations and Employee Celebrations
  • 2014 - 2019 KIRKBI A/S – Family Office (Head of since 2016)
  • 2019 -          KIRKBI A/S, Head of HR and Family Office

Jesper Ridder Olsen

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.

 

Jørgen Vig Knudstorp

Head of Brand and Business Development
Born: 1968
Education: Ph.D. in Economics & Business

Career and positions

  • 1998-2001 McKinsey & Company
  • 2001-2016 The LEGO Group
  • 2017 -        KIRKBI A/S, Head of Brand and Business Development

Other management positions

Board of the LEGO Foundation, the LEGO Group, the Merlin Entertainments Group, Starbucks Coffee Company, BrainPOP and the Executive School IMD. Partner/Executive Advisor, Innovation Endeavours Ventures.

Thomas Lau Schleicher

Chief Investment Officer
Born: 1973
Education: MSc in Finance and Accounting, Aarhus School of Business, 1998

Career and positions

  • 1999 - 2000 Handelsbanken, Associate
  • 2000 - 2001 Alfred Berg Bank, Associate
  • 2001 - 2010 EQT Partners, Director
  • 2010 -          KIRKBI A/S, CIO

Other management positions
Member of the Board of Falck A/S, Adapture Renewables Inc., Topsøe Holding A/S, Hessel A/S, and one fully-owned subsidiary of KIRKBI A/S