Board candidates 2024 (346 KB)

Maria Hjorth

Date of birth

26 October 1972

Nationality

Danish

Joined Topdanmark's Board of Directors 2022

Current position held

Professional Board Member

Rate of attendance 2023 100%

Previous positions held

2000 - 2002 Associate, Corporate Finance (M&A), Carnegie Bank A/S

2002 - 2003 Project manager, Securities, Carnegie London Ltd

2005 - 2014 Vice President Danske Bank A/S

2014 - 2019 CEO & Partner, Mercer Danmark A/S and Mercer Pensionsrådgivning A/S

2019 - 2021 Deputy CEO/CEO, VP Securities A/S.

Education

MSc in Economics, University of Copenhagen

MSc Business Psychology, University of

Westminster, London

Offices held

Member of the Board of Directors of: Adform A/S

Asetek A/S

Maj Invest Holding, Fondsmæglerselskabet Maj Invest A/S and Maj Invest Equity A/S Thylander Gruppen A/S (Chairman)

Trifork Holding AG.

Member of

The Audit Committee of Asetek A/S (Chairman) The Audit Committee of Trifork Holding AG (Chairman)

The Audit Committee of Adform A/S (Chairman) The Audit Committee of Topdanmark.

Expertise and qualifications

The Board has defined the required competencies and qualifications for board members of Topdanmark.

Among these, Maria Hjorth possesses knowledge and experience of the following: Management experience from other financial businesses, board assignments in financial businesses, organisation, strategic management, insurance operations, reinsurance, long-tail business (premiums, provisions, run-off), financial and insurance reporting, general statistics, risk management and risk assessment, sales to the private market, sales to the professional market, marketing and branding, outsourcing, finance, own funds, solvency and minimum capital requirements, rules for internal models, auditing, financing and investments, regulatory environment, compliance, IT and IT security, digitalisation, recruitment and human resources and strategic sustainability.

Independence

Maria Hjorth meets the definition of independence set out by the Committee on Corporate Governance.

Cristina Lage

Date of birth

13 November 1954

Nationality

Danish

Joined Topdanmark's Board of Directors 2019

Current position held

Professional Board Member

Rate of attendance 2023 100%

Previous positions held

Education

M.Sc. (Economics and Business Administration), Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen

Offices held

Member of the Board of Directors of: Arbejdsmiljørådet (Chairman)

LEO Fondet

C.L. Davids Fond

Det Obelske Familiefond OK-Fonden (Deputy Chairman) C.W. Obel A/S.

Member of

The Investment Committee of LEO Fondet (Chairman)

The Audit Committee of Topdanmark.

Expertise and qualifications

The Board has defined the required competencies and qualifications for board members of Topdanmark.

Among these, Cristina Lage possesses knowledge and experience of the following: Management experience from other financial businesses, board assignments in financial businesses, organisation, strategic management, insurance operations, reinsurance, long-tail business (premiums, provisions, run-off), financial and insurance reporting, general statistics, risk management and risk assessment, sales to the private market, sales to the professional market, marketing and branding, outsourcing, finance, own funds, solvency and minimum capital requirements, rules for internal models, auditing, financing and investments, regulatory environment, compliance, IT and IT security, digitalisation, recruitment and human resources and strategic sustainability.

Independence

Cristina Lage meets the definition of independence set out by the Committee on Corporate Governance.

Morten Thorsrud

Date of birth

23 December 1971

Nationality

Norwegian

Joined Topdanmark's Board of Directors 2019

Current position held

President and CEO, If P&C Insurance Ltd (publ.)

Rate of attendance 2023 100%

Previous positions held

1996 - 2002 Various positions including Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company, Inc., Norway/Europe

2002 - 2004 Head of Corporate Strategy, If P&C Insurance Ltd (publ)

2004 - 2005 Head of Industrial Underwriting and Claims, If P&C Insurance Ltd (publ)

2005 - 2013 Head of BA Industrial, If P&C Insurance Ltd (publ)

2013 - 2019 Group Executive Vice President, Head of BA Private, If P&C Insurance Ltd (publ).

Education

Master of Business and Economics., Norwegian School of Management

Offices held

Member of the Board of Directors of: Finans Norge

Euronext N.V.

Hastings Group Holdings Ltd.

Member of

The Group Executive Committee of Sampo The Audit Committee of Euronext N.V.

Expertise and qualifications

The Board has defined the required competencies and qualifications for board members of Topdanmark.

Among these, Morten Thorsrud possesses knowledge and experience of the following: Management experience from other financial businesses, board assignments in financial businesses, organisation, strategic management, insurance operations, reinsurance, long-tail business (premiums, provisions, run-off), financial and insurance reporting, general statistics, risk management and risk assessment, sales to the private market, sales to the professional market, marketing and branding, outsourcing, finance, own funds, solvency and minimum capital requirements, rules for internal models, auditing, financing and investments, regulatory environment, compliance, IT and IT security, digitalisation, recruitment and human resources and strategic sustainability.

Independence

As Morten Thorsrud represents a controlling shareholder's interests, he does not meet the definition of independence set out by the Committee on Corporate Governance.

Kjell Rune Tveita

Date of birth

8 April 1963

Nationality

Norwegian

Joined Topdanmark's Board of Directors 2023

Current position held:

IF P&C Insurance Holding Ltd.

Group Executive Vice President, CIO and

Head of Group Services

Rate of attendance 2023 100%

Previous positions held

1986 - 1987 Support Engineer, Saven Newtech

1987 - 1998 Business Unit Manager/ Consultant, Cap Gemini

1999 - 2000 Project Manager, Merger Process IT, IF P&C Insurance Ltd.

Education

Telemark Distriktshøgskole Institutes of

Economy and Computing

International Business School Cap Gemini

Group

Offices held

Member of the Board of Directors of: If IT Services A/S (Chairman)

If P&C Insurance AS Estonia If Life Insurance.

Expertise and qualifications

The Board has defined the required competencies and qualifications for board members of Topdanmark.

Among these, Kjell Rune Tveita possesses knowledge and experience of the following: Management experience from other financial businesses, board assignments in financial businesses, organisation, strategic management, insurance operations, reinsurance, long-tail business (premiums, provisions, run-off), financial and insurance reporting, general statistics, risk management and risk assessment, sales to the private market, sales to the professional market, marketing and branding, outsourcing, finance, own funds, solvency and minimum capital requirements, rules for internal models, auditing, financing and investments, regulatory environment, compliance, IT and IT security, digitalisation, recruitment and human resources and strategic sustainability.

Independence

As Kjell Rune Tveita represents a controlling shareholder's interests, he does not meet the definition of independence set out by the Committee on Corporate Governance.

Ricard Wennerklint

Date of birth

2 september 1969

Nationality

Swedish

Joined Topdanmark's Board of Directors 2017

Current position held

Group Executive Vice President, Chief of Strategy, Sampo plc

Rate of attendance 2023 100%

Previous positions held

1994 - 1997 Financial Controller, Project

Manager, Head of Financial

Control, Trygg-Hansa

1997 - 1999 Head of Control, Skandia P&C

1999 - 2001 Senior Vice President, Head of

Business and Financial Control, If

P&C Insurance Ltd

2002 - 2008 CFO, If P&C Insurance Ltd

2006 - 2019 Managing Director, If P&C

Insurance Ltd

2008 - 2019 Deputy CEO, If P&C Insurance

Holding Ltd

2019 - 2019 Executive Director, If P&C

Insurance Holding Ltd.

Education

Business Administration and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics

Offices held

Member of the Board of Directors of: If P&C Insurance Holding Ltd

Noba Group AB (publ.) (Sweden)

Hastings Group Holdings Ltd, UK (Chairman)

Member of

The Audit Committee, Remuneration

Committee and Nomination Committee of

Topdanmark.

Expertise and qualifications

The Board has defined the required competencies and qualifications for board members of Topdanmark.

Among these, Ricard Wennerklint possesses knowledge and experience of the following: Management experience from other financial businesses, board assignments in financial businesses, organisation, strategic management, insurance operations, reinsurance, long-tail business (premiums, provisions, run-off), financial and insurance reporting, general statistics, risk management and risk assessment, sales to the private market, sales to the professional market, marketing and branding, outsourcing, finance, own funds, solvency and minimum capital requirements, rules for internal models, auditing, financing and investments, regulatory environment, compliance, IT and IT security, digitalisation, recruitment and human resources and strategic sustainability.

Independence

As Ricard Wennerklint represents a controlling shareholder's interests, he does not meet the definition of independence set out by the Committee on Corporate Governance.

Jens Aaløse

Date of birth

26 September 1966

Nationality

Danish

Joined Topdanmark's Board of Directors 2016

Current position held:

Managing Partner, Maj Invest Equity

Rate of attendance 2023 100%

Previous positions held

1990 - 2002 Various executive positions, SAS Scandinavian Airlines A/S

2002 - 2006 Vice President, SAS Scandinavian Airlines A/S

2006 - 2010 CEO, Nordic Media Link AB and Dansk Reklame Film A/S

2010 - 2013 CEO, Danske Licens Spil A/S

2013 - 2021 Senior Executive Vice President, TDC A/S.

Education

B.Sc. Business Administration, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

Offices held

Member of the Board of Directors of: Dansk Erhverv (the Danish Chamber of Commerce)

FDM Travel A/S

Sticks N Sushi (Chairman)

Blue Ocean Robotics (Chairman)

Toms Group Foundation (Gerda and Victor B Strand's Foundation)

Good Food Group A/S.

Member of

The Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of Topdanmark.

Expertise and qualifications

The Board has defined the required competencies and qualifications for board members of Topdanmark.

Among these, Jens Aaløse possesses knowledge and experience of the following: Board assignments in financial businesses, organisation, strategic management, insurance operations, reinsurance, long-tail business (premiums, provisions, run-off), financial and insurance reporting, general statistics, risk management and risk assessment, sales to the private market, sales to the professional market, marketing and branding, outsourcing, finance, own funds, solvency and minimum capital requirements, rules for internal models, auditing, financing and investments, regulatory environment, compliance, IT and IT security, digitalisation, recruitment and human resources and strategic sustainability.

Independence

Jens Aaløse meets the definition of independence set out by the Committee on Corporate Governance.