Management

Torben Carlsen
President & CEO- 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

Karina Deacon
EVP & CFO- 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.

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.

Mathieu Girardin
Head of Ferry Division- Born in 1982
Mathieu Girardin will be Head of DFDS' Ferry Division, which covers all Passenger, Ro-Ro and Ro-Pax activities and their associated terminals. He joined DFDS in October 2022, as he succeeds Peder Gellert Pedersen, who retired on 1 August 2022.

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.

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.

Martin Gade Gregersen
Senior Vice President, Head of Cold Chain, Logistics Division- Born in 1980
- Joined the Board: 2021

Anders Götzsche
Board member- Born in 1967
- Joined the Board: 19 March 2018
- Chair of the Audit Committee

Claus V. Hemmingsen
Chair of the Board- Born in 1962
- Joined the Board: 29 March 2012
- Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees

Jill Lauritzen Melby
Board member- Born in 1958
- Joined the Board: 18 April 2001
- Member of the Audit Committee

Klaus Nyborg
Vice Chair- Born in 1963
- Joined the Board: 31 March 2016
- Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees

Dirk Reich
Board member- Born in 1963
- Joined the board: 1 July 2019
- Member of the Audit Committee

Lars Skjold-Hansen
Board member (staff representative)- Born in 1965
- Joined the Board: 22 March 2013
- Staff representative

Minna Aila
Board member- Born in 1966
- Joined the Board: 23 March 2022
- Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees

Marianne Henriksen
Board member (staff representative)- Born in 1961
- Joined the Board: 23 March 2022
- Staff representative

Kristian Kristensen
Board member (staff representative)- Born in 1967
- Joined the Board: 23 March 2022
- Staff representative