Bent Erik Carlsen (b. 1945)
Joined the Board and appointed Chairman in September 1996.
Chairman of the People & Compensation Committee.
Position
Director B. Carlsen Shipping ApS (Denmark)
Competencies
| Education: | ||
| 1972 | B. Com. (marketing), Copenhagen Business School (Denmark) | |
| 1978 | B. Com. (management accounting), Copenhagen Business School (Denmark) | |
| - | Various management courses INSEAD (Denmark) | |
| Former positions: | ||
| 1969–1972 | Sales Manager, Colon Emballage A/S (Denmark) | |
| 1972–1979 | Managing Director, Eurocard Denmark A/S (Denmark) | |
| 1979–1981 | Managing Director, Winther & Heide Eftf. A/S (Denmark) | |
| 1981–1983 | Member of the European Management, Air Liquide (France) | |
| 1983–1988 | Managing Director, Aktieselskabet Dansk Ilt- & Brintfabrik (Denmark) | |
| 1988–1990 | Managing Director, Fro Saldatura S.A. (Italy) | |
| 1990–1992 | Managing Director, L’ Air Liquide Belge sa-nv (Belgium) | |
| 1992–1999 | Managing Director, Hede Nielsen A/S (Denmark) | |
| 1999–2002 | Managing Director, Air Liquide Scandinavia (Denmark) | |
| 2002–2008 | Group Executive Vice President, A.P.Møller-Mærsk A/S (Denmark) | |
Fiduciary positions
Chairman of the Boards of: Maersk Container Industry (China), Maersk Container Industry A/S (Denmark) and Rosti A/S (Denmark).
Deputy Chaiman of the Board of: Dansk Supermarked A/S (Denmark).
Member of the Boards of: F. Salling A/S (Denmark), F. Salling Holding A/S (Denmark), Investeringsforeningen Valueinvest Danmark (Denmark), Norfolkline Holding B.V. (The Netherlands), Odense Staalskibsværft A/S (Denmark) and Svitzer A/S (Denmark).
Independency
Complies with the Committee on Corporate Governance’s definition of independency.