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Ownership
from Kirkbi Annual Report 2017
by stibo
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Steen Pedersen
Head of Global Real Estate
Born: 1960
Education: BSc in Civil Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 1986. Executive MBA, Scandinavian International Management Institute, 2003. Executive education at INSEAD, Wharton and London Business School
Career and positions
1986-1993 ABB Energy and Industry, Project Manager and Manager 1993-2010 NNE Pharmaplan. (1993-1997) Manager. (1997-2010) Vice President 2010-2013 Alvent A/S. (2010-2011) Director. (2011-2013) CEO & Co-owner 2013- KIRKBI A/S, Head of Global Real Estate
Other management positions
Member of the Board of nine fully owned subsidiaries of KIRKBI A/S
Thomas Lau Schleicher
Chief Investment Officer
Born: 1973
Education: MSc in Finance and Accounting, Aarhus School of Business, 1998
Career and positions
1998-2000 Handelsbanken, Associate 2000-2001 Alfred Berg Bank, Associate 2001-2010 EQT Partners, Director 2010- KIRKBI A/S, CIO
Other management positions
Member of the Board of Founders A/S, Boston Holding A/S and one fully owned subsidiary of KIRKBI A/S. Supervisory Board Member and Advisory Board Chairman of Minimax Viking Group
Søren Thorup Sørensen
Chief Executive Officer
Born: 1965
Education: MSc in Accounting and Audit. State Authorised Public Accountant
Career and positions
1987-2006 KPMG, Partner 2006-2009 A. P. Møller Mærsk, CFO 2010- KIRKBI A/S, CEO
Other management positions
Member of the Board of LEGO A/S, Falck A/S, Merlin Entertainments plc, Ole Kirk’s Foundation, Koldingvej 2 Billund A/S, Boston Holding A/S (chairman) and five fully-owned subsidiaries of KIRKBI A/S
Kurt Carstensen
Chief Financial Officer
Born: 1961
Education: MSc in Finance and Accounting, University of Southern Denmark, 1990. State Authorised Public Accountant
Career and positions
1992-1997 Deloitte, Partner 1997-2004 LEGO System A/S, Vice President 2005-2006 Alstom Power FlowSystems, CFO 2006-2008 Louis Poulsen Lightning A/S, CFO 2009-2011 GPV International A/S, CFO 2011- KIRKBI A/S, CFO
Other management positions
Chairman of the Board of Kvist Industries A/S. Member of the Board in Isabella Holding Vejle, A/S, Sirena A/S, Dansk Skorstensteknik A/S and twelve fully owned subsidiaries of KIRKBI A/S
BUSINESS AREAS
CONTENTS
Strategic Activities
28 The LEGO Group 30 Merlin Entertainments plc 32 Renewables
Investment Portfolio
34 Investment activities 37 Long-term equity investments 38 Real estate investments