Board of Directors

• Chairman of the Board and member since 1974
• Majority shareholder of KIRKBI A/S
• President and CEO of the LEGO Group 1979-2004
• Chairman of the Board of Ole Kirk’s Fond
• Board member in CoC Playful Minds A/S and four fully owned subsidiaries of KIRKBI A/S

• 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 and Penda

• 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
• Deputy Chairman of the Board of Novo Nordisk A/S
• Member of the Board of 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

• Member of the Board since 2007
• Shareholder of KIRKBI A/S and representing the fourth generation of the owner family
• Chairman of the Board of LEGO A/S and the LEGO Foundation 
• Deputy Chairman of LEGO Brand Group and 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

• Member of the Board since 2019
• Chairman of the Board of Eco Innovation
• Independent Board Member of DSV and Board Member of Navico
• Advisory Board Member of UN Women Denmark

• 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 Nordex
• Member of the Sustainability Council of Volkswagen

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, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Boston Holding A/S and member of the Board of Directors of ISS A/S, Merlin Entertainments Ltd., Landis+Gyr AG, Ole Kirk’s Fond, ATTA Fonden, Koldingvej 2 Billund A/S and six fullyowned subsidiaries of KIRKBI A/S. Executive position in four subsidiaries of KIRKBI A/S

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

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
Member of the Board of Directors in KK-Group A/S

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

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
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Välinge AB and Adapture Renewables Inc. and member of the Board of Nilfisk A/S, Falck A/S, Boston Holding A/S and one fully-owned subsidiary of KIRKBI A/S