BOARD CANDIDATES IN TOPDANMARK 2014

BOARD CANDIDATES IN
TOPDANMARK 2014
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Anders Colding Friis
DOB: 25 August 1963
Joined Topdanmark’s Board of Directors: 2012
Current position held: CEO, Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S
Previous positions held:
1987 – 1989 Marketing trainee, Mölnlycke Kemtekniske Produkter
1989 – 1991 Product Manager, Mölnlycke Kemtekniske Produkter,
Göteborg
1991 – 1992 Product Group Manager, Mölnlycke Kemtekniske
Produkter, Allerød
1992 – 1994 Marketing Manager, Estrella A/S
1994 – 1996 Sales and Marketing Manager, Schulstad Brød A/S
1996 – 1998 Sales and Marketing Manager, Schulstad Gruppen A/S
1998 – 1999 Group Managing Director, Schulstad Gruppen A/S, and
CEO, Schulstad Brød A/S
1999 – 2006 Group Managing Director, Skandinavisk
Tobakskompagni A/S, and CEO, House of Prince A/S
Education:
- MSc (Economics and Business Administration)
Member of the Boards of Directors of:
- Monberg & Thorsen A/S (Chairman)
- Industriens Arbejdsgivere i København
(Industrial Employers in Copenhagen)
(Deputy Chairman)
- IC Companys A/S (Deputy Chairman)
- The foundation of Ejnar and Meta Thorsen
- Executive Committee and Governing Body
of DI (The Confederation of Danish Industry)
Independence: Anders Colding Friis meets the definition of independence set out by the Committee on Corporate Governance.
Torbjörn Magnusson
DOB: 9 November 1963
Joined Topdanmark’s Board of Directors: New Board Candidate
Current position held: President and CEO, If P&C Insurance Ltd
Previous positions held:
1988 – 1989 Arthur Andersen & Co
1990 – 1993 Skandia International
1994 – 1996 Mercantile & General Re, London
1997 – 1999 Vice President, Skandia P&C
1999 – 2002 Head of Commercial Division and Head of Commercial
Products, If P&C Insurance Ltd
Education:
- M.Sc. and Lic.Eng (Optimization
Theory),The Royal Institute of
Technology, Stockholm
Member of the Boards of Directors of:
- Insurance Europe (Vice President)
- Insurance Sweden
- Academedia AB
Independence: As Torbjörn Magnusson represents a controlling shareholder’s interest, he does not meet the definition
of independence set out by the Committee on Corporate Governance.
Birgitte Nielsen
DOB: 13 September 1963
Joined Topdanmark’s Board of Directors: 2013
Current position held: Professional Board Member
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Previous positions held:
1986 – 1989 Dealer, Danske Bank’s arbitrage, commercial
paper and liquidity risk management
1989 – 1990 Danske Bank, New York Branch, implementing
risk management system
1990 – 1992 Vice President, Danske Bank, interest rate
derivatives trading
1992 – 1996 Treasury Manager, FLS Industries A/S
1996 – 1999 Group Financial Officer, Vice President,
FLS Industries A/S
1999 – 2000 Group Corporate Control, Vice President,
FLS Industries A/S
2000 – 2003 CFO, FLS Industries A/S
2003 – 2006 Independent consultancy, Nielsen + Axelsson Aps
Education:
- Banking education
- B.Com Degree (HD), Economies and
Political Science
- B.Com Degree (HD), Financial Management
and Accounting
- General Management Program, CEDEP /
INSEAD
Member of the Boards of Directors of:
- Kirk Kapital A/S
- Finansiel Stabilitet
- Arkil A/S
- Gigtforeningen (The Danish Rheumatoid
Arthritis Society)
- Matas A/S
- De Forenede Ejendomsselskaber A/S
Independence: Birgitte Nielsen meets the definition of independence set out by the Committee on Corporate Governance.
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Michael Pram Rasmussen
DOB: 14 January 1955
Joined Topdanmark’s Board of Directors: 2006
Current position held: Chairman
Previous positions held:
1979 – 1982 Nye Danske Lloyd
1982 – 1984 Baltica Forsikring A/S
1984 – 1986 Deputy General Manager, Baltica Forsikring A/S
1986 – 1988 General Manager, Baltica Forsikring A/S
1988 – 1995 Group Managing Director, Baltica Forsikring A/S
1995 – 1996 Group Managing Director, Tryg-Baltica Forsikring A/S
1996 – 2006 CEO, Topdanmark A/S and Topdanmark Forsikring A/S
Education:
- Law degree, University of Copenhagen
Member of the Boards of Directors of:
- A.P. Møller–Mærsk A/S (Chairman)
- and one subsidiary
- Coloplast A/S (Chairman)
- Semler Holding A/S (Chairman)
- and one subsidiary
- Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Member of:
- International Council of JP Morgan Chase
- Danske Bank’s Advisory Board
- Topdanmark’s Audit Committee,
Remuneration Committee and Nomination
Committee
Independence: Michael Pram Rasmussen meets the definition of independence set out by the Committee on
Corporate Governance.
Annette Sadolin
DOB: 4 January 1947
Joined Topdanmark’s Board of Directors: 2004
Current position held: Professional Board Member
Previous positions held:
1980 – 1986 Assistant to management and subsequently Divisional
Manager, Baltica Re / Baltica-Nordisk Re
1986 – 1989 Ass. General Manager, Baltica-Nordisk Re
1989 – 1993 Deputy General Manager, Employers Reinsurance
International, Copenhagen
1993 – 1996 CEO, Employers Reinsurance International, Copenhagen
1996 – 2003 Member of Board of Management, GE Frankona
Rückversicherungs-Aktien-Gesellschaft, Munich
Member of the Boards of Directors of:
- DSB
- DSV A/S
- Ratos AB (Sweden)
- Blue Square Re (The Netherlands)
- Skodsborg Kurhotel & Spa A/S
Member of:
- Topdanmark’s Audit Committee
Education:
- Law degree, University of Copenhagen
- Postgraduate studies, Columbia University, NY, USA
- General Electric Six Sigma GB Certificate
Independence: Annette Sadolin meets the definition of independence set out by the Committee on Corporate Governance.
Søren Thorup Sørensen
DOB: 29 September 1965
Joined Topdanmark’s Board of Directors: 2010
Current position held: CEO, KIRKBI A/S
Previous positions held:
1987 – 2006 KPMG Denmark and UK
2006 – 2009 Group CFO and member of Group Executive
Board, A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S
Education:
- MSc (Business Administration and Auditing), Copenhagen
Business School, Denmark
- State-authorised public accountant
- Advanced Management Programme, Harvard Business
School, USA
Member of the Boards of Directors of:
- TDC A/S
- LEGO A/S
- 4 subsidiaries of KIRKBI A/S
- Koldingvej 2, Billund A/S
- KIRKBI AG
- Merlin Entertainment Plc
- Falck Holding A/S
- and two subsidiaries
- Boston Holding A/S
Member of:
- Topdanmark’s Audit Committee,
Remuneration Committee and
Nomination Committee
Independence: Søren Thorup Sørensen meets the definition of independence set out by the Committee on Corporate
Governance.

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