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DFDS has a two-tier management structure with a Board of Directors elected by the General Meeting. The Board appoints the Executive Board, comprising the CEO and CFO. Our Executive Management team also includes the heads of Shipping Division, Logistics Division and People & Ships.

DFDS CFO Torben Carlsen 2014 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Torben Carlsen

CEO and acting CFO

123,820 shares
Born in 1965

Torben Carlsen has been Executive Vice President and CFO of DFDS A/S since 2009 and CEO as of May 1st 2019. He holds an MSc. in Finance.

Chair: Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, CI-II K/S & CI-III K/S, Chairman of the Investment Committee; Gro Capital Fund I K/S, Chairman of the Investment Committee.

DFDS Peder Gellert 2016 Executive Vice President Shipping Division

Peder Gellert

Executive Vice President Ferry Division

Born in 1958

Peder Gellert Pedersen is Executive Vice President for DFDS' Ferry Division, which covers all Passenger, Ro-Ro, and Ro-Pax activities and their associated terminals.

DFDS Eddie Green 2016 Executive Vice President Logistics Division

Eddie Green

Executive Vice President Logistics Division

Born in 1957

Eddie Green is Executive Vice President for DFDS' Logistics Division which includes all land transport on roads and railways, as well as container and side port activities.

DFDS Board member Anders Götzsche 2018

Anders Götzsche

Born in 1967
Joined the Board: 19 March 2018
Period of office ends: 26 March 2019
Chair of the Audit Committee
Position: EVP and CFO, H. Lundbeck A/S

DFDS Chair Claus Hemmingsen 2018

Claus V. Hemmingsen

Chair of the Board

2,453 shares
Born in 1962
Joined the Board: 29 March 2012
Re-elected: 2013-2018
Period of office ends: 26 March 2019
Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees
Position: Vice CEO, A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S and CEO, Energy division

DFDS Board member Jens Otto Knudsen 2018

Jens Otto Knudsen

Captain, staff representative

Born in 1958
Joined the Board: 13 April 2011
Re-elected: 2012-2018
Period of office ends: 19 March 2022

DFDS Board member Jesper Hartvig Nielsen 2018

Jesper Hartvig Nielsen

Corporate Port Captain, staff representative

Born in 1975
Joined the Board: 19 March 2018
Period of office ends: 19 March 2022

DFDS Board member Jill Lauritzen Melby 2018

Jill Lauritzen Melby

4,735 shares
Born in 1958
Joined the Board: 18 April 2001
Re-elected: 2002-2018
Period of office ends: 26 March 2019
Member of the Audit Committee
Position: Team Leader Finance, BASF A/S

DFDS Board member Jørgen Jensen 2018

Jørgen Jensen

Born in 1968
Joined the Board: 24 March 2015
Re-elected: 2016-2018
Period of office ends: 26 March 2019
Member of the Audit Committee
Position: CEO, Widex A/S; Managing director, JFJ Invest ApS

DFDS Deputy Chair Klaus Nyborg 2018

Klaus Nyborg

Born in 1963
Joined the Board: 31 March 2016
Re-elected: 2017-2018
Period of office ends: 26 March 2019
Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees
Position: Managing director, Return ApS

DFDS Board member Lars Skjold-Hansen 2018

Lars Skjold-Hansen

Captain staff representative

300 shares
Born in 1965
Joined the Board: 22 March 2013
Re-elected: 2014-2018
Period of office ends: 19 March 2022

DFDS Board member Marianne Dahl Steensen 2018

Marianne Dahl Steensen

Born in 1974
Joined the Board: 21 March 2017
Re-elected: 2018
Period of office ends: 26 March 2019
Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees
Position: CEO, Microsoft Denmark A/S