Board of Directors

Thomas Kirk Kristiansen

  • Chairman of the Board since 2023 and member since 2007
  • Shareholder of KIRKBI A/S and representing the fourth generation of the owner family
  • Chairman 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 Chairman of the Board and member of the Board since 2020
  • Chairman 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
  • Chairman 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

  • Chairperson, Thinkproject GmbH

Connie Hedegaard

  • Member of the Board since 2022
  • Chairman 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 Chairman 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

Chairman 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.

 

Steen Pedersen

Head of Global Real Estate
Born: 1960
Education: BSc in Civil Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 1986. Executive MBA, Scandinavian International Management Institute, 2003. Executive education at INSEAD, Wharton and London Business School

Career and positions

  • 1986 - 1993 ABB Energy and Industry, Project Manager and Manager
  • 1993 - 2010 NNE Pharmaplan. (1993-1997) Manager. (1997-2010) Vice President
  • 2010 - 2013 Alvent A/S. (2010-2011) Director. (2011-2013) CEO & Co-owner
  • 2013 -          KIRKBI A/S, Head of Global Real Estate

Other management positions
Member of the Board of Directors of ten fully-owned subsidiaries of KIRKBI A/S

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 Nilfisk A/S, Falck A/S, Adapture Renewables Inc., Topsøe Holding A/S, and one fully-owned subsidiary of KIRKBI A/S