Peter A. Ruzicka

Chairman of the Board

Position
Professional board member

Directorships
Chair of the Board of Directors of Pandora A/S, Denmark
Member of the Board of Directors of Aspelin Ramm Gruppen AS, AKA AS, both in Norway, and Axfood AB, Sweden

Special competences
Broad international experience within the food and beverage industry as well as FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods). In addition, special operational expertise with strategy execution and transformation

Committees
Chair of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Member of the Audit Committee

Initially elected
2021

Term of office
2022-2023

Considered independent
Yes

Nationality
Norwegian

Year of birth and gender
1964, male

No. of Royal Unibrew shares
1,000

Jais Valeur

Deputy Chairman of the Board

Position
Group CEO of Danish Crown

Directorships
Member of the Board of Directors of Foss A/S, Denmark
 
 
 

Special competences
Special expertise in general management of international enterprises within FMCG
(Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
 

Committees
Member of the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee

Initially elected
2013

Term of office
2022-2023

Considered independent
Yes

Nationality
Danish

Year of birth and gender
1962, male

No. of Royal Unibrew shares
1,381

 

Martin Alsø

Elected by the employees

Position
Business Unit Manager in Royal Unibrew

Directorship
 
 
 
 

Special competences
 
 
 
 

Committees
 
 

Initially elected
2014

Term of office
2022-2026

Considered independent
No

Nationality
Danish

Year of birth and gender
1974, male

No. of Royal Unibrew shares
2,400

Michael Nielsen

Member of the Board
Elected by the employees

Position
Brewery worker in Royal Unibrew

Directorships
 
 

Special competences
 
 
 
 

Committees

Initially elected
2022

Term of office
2022-2026

Considered independent
No

Nationality
Danish

Year of birth and gender
1974, male

No. of Royal Unibrew shares
21

Heidi Kleinbach-Sauter

Member of the Board
 

Position
Professionel board member

Directorships
Member of the Board of Directors of Chr. Hansen Holding A/S, Denmark

Special competences
Broad international experience within general management, technology, quality management and science within the food and beverage industry. Global thought leader on diversity and inclusion

Committees

Initially elected
2019

Term of office
2022-2023

Considered independent
Yes

Nationality
German/US

Year of birth and gender
1956, female

No. of Royal Unibrew shares
 

Claus Kærgaard

Member of the Board
Elected by the employees

Position
Sales Manager Off-Trade in Royal Unibrew

Directorships
 
 

Special competences
 
 
 
 

Committees

Initially elected
2018

Term of office
2022-2026

Considered independent
No

Nationality
Danish

Year of birth and gender
1968, male

No. of Royal Unibrew shares
180

Christian Sagild

Member of the Board

Position
Professional board member
 

Directorships
Chair of the Board of Directors of Nordic Solar A/S, and Penneo A/S, both in Denmark
Deputy Chair of the Board of directors of Ambu A/S, Denmark
 

Special competences
Special expertise within general management of listed enterprises, including in-depth insight within finance and risk management
 

Committees
Chairman of the Audit Committee

Initially elected
2018

Term of office
2022-2023

Considered independent
Yes

Nationality
Danish

Year of birth and gender
1959, male

No. of Royal Unibrew shares
3,000

Catharina Stackelberg-Hammarén

Member of the Board

Position
Senior Advisor, member of the Board of Directors of Marketing Clinic Oy & Knowit Insight OY

Directorships
Chair of the Board of Directors of Alma Media
Member of the Board of Directors of Kojamo and Purmo Group.
All companies listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange, Finland

Special competences
Special expertise in strategy, marketing and digitalization
 
 

Committees
 

Initially elected
2019

Term of office
2022-2023

Considered independent
Yes

Nationality
Finnish

Year of birth and gender
1970, female

No. of Royal Unibrew shares
450

Torben Carlsen

Member of the Board

Position
Group CEO of DFDS
 

Directorships
Member of the Board of Directors of PPC Ejendomme A/S, Dyal 1 ApS, and P/S Dyal Investment, all in Denmark
 
 

Special competences
Broad international expertise
and knowledge within finance, risk
management, M&A and management of international corporations

Committees
 

Initially elected
2021

Term of office
2022-2023

Considered independent
Yes

Nationality
Danish

Year of birth and gender
1965, male

No. of Royal Unibrew shares
3,300