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Torben Carlsen

President & CEO

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 & II K/S, Chairman of the Investment Committee.

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Karina Deacon

CFO

1,456 shares
Born in 1969

Karina Deacon is responsible for Corporate Finance, Group Accounts & Tax, Investor Relations & Corporate Planning, Procurement, Legal & Insurance as well as DFDS’ internal Strategy & Consulting team.

Board member: DOVISTA A/S

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Anne-Christine Ahrenkiel

Chief People Officer and Executive Vice President, People Division

Born in 1970

Anne-Christine is Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer for the People Division, with responsibility for HR Business Partnering, Talent Development, HR Operations, HR Center of Excellence and Corporate Social Responsibility.

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Peder Gellert Pedersen

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.

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Niklas Andersson

Executive Vice President, Logistics Division

Born in 1973

Niklas Andersson is Executive Vice President for DFDS's Logistics Division, which includes all land transport on roads and railways, warehousing, cross-docking as well as other logistics services.

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Rune Keldsen

Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, IT & Digital Division

Born in 1979

Rune Keldsen is Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for the IT & Digital Division.

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Anders Götzsche

Board member

1,300 shares
Born in 1967
Joined the Board: 19 March 2018
Re-elected: 2019
Period of office ends: 18 March 2020
Chair of the Audit Committee
Position: Executive Vice President and CFO, H. Lundbeck A/S

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Claus V. Hemmingsen

Chair of the Board

3,336 shares
Born in 1962
Joined the Board: 29 March 2012
Re-elected: 2013-2019
Period of office ends: 18 March 2020
Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees
Position: Managing Director CVH Consulting ApS

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Jens Otto Knudsen

Captain, staff representative

Born in 1958
Joined the Board: 13 April 2011
Re-elected: 2012-2019
Period of office ends: 19 March 2022

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Jesper Hartvig Nielsen

Corporate Port Captain, staff representative

Born in 1975
Joined the Board: 19 March 2018
Re-elected: 2019
Period of office ends: 19 March 2022

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Jill Lauritzen Melby

Board member

4,735 shares
Born in 1958
Joined the Board: 18 April 2001
Re-elected: 2002-2019
Period of office ends: 18 March 2020
Member of the Audit Committee
Position: Team Leader Finance, BASF A/S

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Klaus Nyborg

Deputy chair

Born in 1963
Joined the Board: 31 March 2016
Re-elected: 2017-2019
Period of office ends: 18 March 2020
Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees
Position: Managing director, Return ApS

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Lars Skjold-Hansen

Captain staff representative

300 shares
Born in 1965
Joined the Board: 22 March 2013
Re-elected: 2014-2019
Period of office ends: 19 March 2022

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Marianne Dahl Steensen

Board member

Born in 1974
Joined the Board: 21 March 2017
Re-elected: 2018-2019
Period of office ends: 18 March 2020
Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees
Position: Vice President, Microsoft Western Europe

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Dirk Reich

Board member

Born in 1963
Joined the board: 1 July 2019
Period of office ends: 18 March 2020
Member of the Audit Committee
Chair: Instafreight GmbH, Log-hub AG, R+R Holding AG, R+R International Aviation AG
Board member: IPT AG, Skycell AG, Imperial Logistics Limited

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