Chair of the Board, Chair of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee, member of the Audit Committee
Born 1964. Norwegian. Member of the Board of Directors since 2021, Chair since 2022. Peter Ruzicka is a professional board member.
Listed companies:
Chair of the Board of Directors of Pandora A/S, Denmark
Member of the Board of Directors of Axfood AB, Sweden
Non-listed companies:
Member of the Board of Directors of Aspelin Ramm Gruppen AS and AKA AS, both in Norway
Competences:
Extensive international experience within the food and beverage industry as well as FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods). In addition, broad operational expertise with strategy execution and transformation.
Chair of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
Term of office: 2023-2024
Considered independent
No. of Royal Unibrew shares (change from January 1, 2023)
1000
Chair of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
Jais Valeur
Deputy Chair of the Board, member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee
Born 1962. Danish. Member of the Board of Directors since 2013, Deputy Chair since 2018. Group CEO of Danish Crown since 2015.
Listed companies:
Member of the Board of Directors of Alm. Brand A/S, Denmark
Competences:
Special expertise in general management of international enterprises within FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods).
Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Term of office: 2023-2024
Considered independent
No. of Royal Unibrew shares (change from January 1, 2023)
1,381
Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Torben Carlsen
Member of the Board
Born 1965. Danish. Member of the Board of Directors since 2021. Torben Carlsen is President and CEO of DFDS.
Non-listed companies:
Member of the Board of Directors of Dyal 1 ApS, and P/S Dyal Investment, PPC Ejendomme A/S, all in Denmark
Competences:
Broad international expertise and knowledge within finance, risk management, M&A and management of international corporations
Term of office: 2023-2024
Considered independent
No. of Royal Unibrew shares (change from January 1, 2023)
3,300
Kenn Hvarre
Elected by the employees
Born 1965. Danish. Initially elected in 2022.
Terminal worker in Royal Unibrew
Board member since February 26, 2024 as Martin Alsø has resigned from the Board of Directors, cf. company announcement no 3/2024 of February 26, 2024.
Term of office: 2024-2026
Considered independent: no
Heidi Kleinbach-Sauter
Member of the Board
Born 1956. German. Member of the Board of Directors since 2019. Heidi Kleinbach-Sauter is a professional board member.
Listed companies:
Member of the Board of Directors of Chr. Hansen Holding A/S, Denmark (until January 2024)
Non-listed companies:
Women’s Business Collaborative, US
Competences:
Broad international experience within general management, technology, quality management and science within the food and beverage industry. Global thought leader on diversity and inclusion
Term of office: 2023-2024
Considered independent
Claus Kærgaard
Elected by the employees
Born 1968. Danish. Initially elected in 2018.
Position
Sales Manager Off-Trade
Term of office: 2022-2026
Considered independent: no
No. of Royal Unibrew shares (change from January 1, 2023)
180
Michael Nielsen
Elected by the employees
Born 1974. Danish. Initially elected in 2022.
Position
Brewery worker
Term of office: 2022-2026
Considered independent: no
No. of Royal Unibrew shares (change from January 1, 2023)
21
Christian Sagild
Member of the Board, Chair of the Audit Committee
Born 1959. Danish. Member of the Board of Directors since 2018. Christian Sagild is a professional board member.
Listed companies:
Chair of the board of Directors of Nordic Solar A/S and Penneo A/S and member of the board of Directors of Ambu A/S, all in Denmark.
Competences:
Special expertise within general management of listed enterprises, including in-depth insight within finance and risk management
Chair of the Audit Committee
Term of office: 2023-2024
Considered independent
No. of Royal Unibrew shares (change from January 1, 2023)
4,000 (+1,000)
Chair of the Audit Committee
Catharina Stackelberg-Hammarén
Member of the Board
Born 1970. Finnish. Member of the Board of Directors since 2019.
Senior Vice Presidet Knowit Oy
Listed companies:
Chair of the Board of Directors of Alma Media Oyj, member of the Board of Directors of Kojamo Oyj (until March 14, 2024), Purmo Group Plc, and Harvia Plc, all in Finland.
Competences:
Broad international experience within general management, strategy, commercial excellence, innovation, technology and ESG.
Term of office: 2023-2024
Considered independent
No. of Royal Unibrew shares (change from January 1, 2023)
450
