Management

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 Ferry Division, Logistics Division and People & Ships.

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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Jesper Mikkelsen Heilbuth

CFO (interim)

Born 1977

Jesper Mikkelsen Heilbuth is responsible for Group Accounts & Tax, Corporate Finance, Legal & Insurance, Procurement, Investor Relations and Strategy & Consulting.

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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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Anders Götzsche

Board member

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: EVP 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
Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees

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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: CEO, Microsoft Denmark A/S

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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: R+R Holding AG, R+R International Aviation AG, Log-hub AG, Instafreight GmbH
Board member: IPT AG, Skycell AG, Panalpina World Transport AG

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Peder Gellert Pedersen

Niklas Andersson

Anders Götzsche

Claus V. Hemmingsen

Jens Otto Knudsen

Jesper Hartvig Nielsen

Jill Lauritzen Melby

Klaus Nyborg

Lars Skjold-Hansen

Marianne Dahl Steensen

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