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Board candidates AGM 2023 (214 KB)

Swiss Equity Markets (Web Disclosure) via PUBT

52915 Bestyrelsekandidater UK April 2023

Board candidates in

Topdanmark 2023

Page 1/6

Maria Hjorth

Date of birth: 26 October 1972

Nationality: Danish

Joinded Topdanmark's board of directors: 2022

Current position held:

Professional Board Member

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:

Cand.polit., 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

Maj Invest Equity A/S

Thylander Gruppen A/S (Chair)

Trifork Holding AG

Member of:

The Audit Committee of Asetek A/S (Chair)

The Audit Committee of Trifork Holding AG (Chair)

The Audit Committee of Adform A/S (Chair)

The Audit Committee of Topdanmark

Rate of attendance 2022: 89%

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, financial and insurance reporting, general statistics, risk management and risk assessment, sales to the professional market, outsourcing, finance, own funds, solvency and minimum capital requirements, rules for internal models, auditing, financing and investments, 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.

Topdanmark A/S · Aktieadministrationen · Borupvang 4 · DK-2750 Ballerup · Tel +45 44 68 44 11 [email protected] · www.topdanmark.com · CVR no. 78040017

Page 2/6

52915 Bestyrelsekandidater UK April 2023

Cristina Lage

Date of birth: 13 November 1954

Nationality: Danish

Joinded Topdanmark's board of directors: 2019

Current position held:

Professional Board Member

Previous positions held:

1987

-

1996

Deputy Director and Group Treasurer,

ISS International Service System A/S

1992

-

1994

CFO, Kulturby 1996, Copenhagen

1994

-

1996

CFO, ISS Scandinavia A/S

1996

-

2000

CFO and CEO, Louisiana Museum of ModeArt

2000

-

2003

CEO, TV2/Danmark A/S

2003

-

2004

Head of secretariat, Det Radikale Venstre

2004

-

2008

CEO, Nordea Liv og Pension A/S

2008

-

2011

CEO, Nordea Invest A/S

2011

- 2016

CEO, Unipension A/S

Education:

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

Offices held:

Member of the Board of Directors of:

Arbejdsmiljørådet (Chair)

LEO Fondet

C.L. Davids Fond

Det Obelske Familiefond

OK-Fonden (Deputy Chair)

Member of:

The Investment Committee of LEO Fondet (Chair)

The Audit Committee of Topdanmark

Rate of attendance 2022: 100%

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.

Topdanmark A/S · Aktieadministrationen · Borupvang 4 · DK-2750 Ballerup · Tel +45 44 68 44 11 [email protected] · www.topdanmark.com · CVR no. 78040017

Page 3/6

52915 Bestyrelsekandidater UK April 2023

Morten Thorsrud

Date of birth: 23 December 1971

Nationality: Norwegian

Joinded Topdanmark's board of directors: 2019

Current position held: President and CEO, If P&C Insurance Ltd (publ.)

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.

Rate of attendance 2022: 100%

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.

Topdanmark A/S · Aktieadministrationen · Borupvang 4 · DK-2750 Ballerup · Tel +45 44 68 44 11 [email protected] · www.topdanmark.com · CVR no. 78040017

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Kjell Rune Tveita

Date of birth: 8 April 1963

Nationality: Norwegian

Joinded Topdanmark's board of directors: New candidate

Current position held:

IF P&C Insurance Holding Ltd.

Group Executive Vice President, CIO and Head of Group Services

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:

Viking Assistance Group AS

If IT Services A/S (chairman)

If P&C Insurance AS Estonia

If Life Insurance

Member of: N/A

Rate of attendance 2022: N/A

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, 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, 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.

52915 Bestyrelsekandidater UK April 2023

Topdanmark A/S · Aktieadministrationen · Borupvang 4 · DK-2750 Ballerup · Tel +45 44 68 44 11 [email protected] · www.topdanmark.com · CVR no. 78040017

Page 5/6

52915 Bestyrelsekandidater UK April 2023

Ricard Wennerklint

Date of birth: 2 September 1969

Nationality: Swedish

Joinded Topdanmark's board of directors: 2017

Current position held:

Group Executive Vice President, Chief of Strategy, Sampo plc

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

Nordax Bank AB (publ.) (Sweden)

Hastings Group Holdings Ltd, UK (Chairman)

Mandatum Holding Ltd.

Member of:

The Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of Topdanmark

The Nomination Board of Nordea Abp (Chairman).

Rate of attendance 2022: 100%

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.

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.

Topdanmark A/S · Aktieadministrationen · Borupvang 4 · DK-2750 Ballerup · Tel +45 44 68 44 11 [email protected] · www.topdanmark.com · CVR no. 78040017

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