THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ROYAL UNIBREW
Name | Year of birth | Initially elected | Term of office | Position |
Walther Thygesen | 1950 | 2010 | 2018 | Chairman |
Jais Valeur | 1962 | 2013 | 2018 | Deputy Chairman |
Hemming Van | 1956 | 2004 | 2018 | Board member |
Karsten Mattias Slotte | 1953 | 2013 | 2018 | Board member |
Christian Sagild | 1959 | 2018 | 2018 | Board member |
Lars Vestergaard | 1974 | 2018 | 2018 | Board member |
Floris van Woerkom | 1963 | 2018 | 2018 | Board member |
Martin Alsø | 1974 | 2014 | 2018-2022 | Board member elected by the employees |
Claus Kærgaard | 1968 | 2018 | 2018-2022 | Board member elected by the employees |
Einar Esbensen Nielsen | 1954 | 2018 | 2018-2022 | Board member elected by the employees |

Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the nomination committee and the remuneration committee
Position
Professional board member in a number of enterprises
Special competences
Special expertise in general management with experience from both Denmark and abroad as well as sales and marketing expertise, especially in the business to business market
Independence
Considered independent
Chairman of the board of directors
Sonion Holding A/S Kartago Development ApS
Member of the board of directors
German High Street Properties A/S (GHSP)

Deputy Chairman of the Board
Position
Group CEO of Danish Crown
Special competences
Special expertise in general management of international enterprises within FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
Independence
Considered independent
Member of the board of directors
Foss A/S

Member of the Board
Position
Executive Officer of HV Invest ApS
Special competences
Special expertise in retailing and marketing as well as production and general management
Independence
Not considered independent due to length of service
Executive board service
CEO of Easyholding ApS,
CEO of HV Holding ApS, Chri Van ApS, Ka Van ApS, Se Van ApS and The Van ApS
Chairman of the board of directors
Easyfood A/S GOG Holding A/S Halberg A/S
HV Holding (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Member of the board of directors
Great Dane A/S HV Invest ApS
Pro Natural Harvest Co., Ltd. eHUBnordic ApS
NORD Gourmet ApS

Member of the Board
Position
Professional board member in a number of enterprises, Primarily in Finland and Sweden
Special competences
Special expertise in general management, including of international enterprises within FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
Independence
Considered independent
Member of the board of directors
Ratos Ab (publ), Sweden
Scandi Standard Ab (publ), Sweden
Onvest Oy, Finland
Finsk-Svenska Handelskammaren

Member of the Board
Position
Professional board member
Special competences
Special expertise within general management of listed enterprises, including in-depth insight within finance and risk management
Independence
Considered independent
Member of the board of directors
Ambu A/S
SDG Invest

Member of the Board
Position
Group EVP and CFO of FLSmidth & Co. A/S
Special competences
Special expertise within IT, M&A as well as finance and risk management in international corporations, including experience within FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods).
Independence
Considered independent

Member of the Board
Position
Self employed/independent consultant
Special competences
Broad international experience, including experience within FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) as well as special expertise within finance, strategy and management of international corporations.
Independence
Considered independent

Elected by the employees
Position
Business Unit Manager

Elected by the employees
Position
Sales Development Manager

Elected by the employees
Position
Terminal worker