Carlsberg A/S
100 Ny Carlsberg Vej
DK-1760 Copenhagen V
Tel +45 33 27 33 00
CVR no 61056416
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 3/2009
18 FEBRUARY 2009
Proposal to elect two new members to the Board of
Directors of Carlsberg A/S
The Board of Directors of Carlsberg A/S will recommend that the Annual General
Meeting approve a proposal to elect Richard Burrows, Ireland, and Kees van der
Graaf, the Netherlands, to the Board, replacing Jens Bigum, Deputy Chairman, and
Henning Dyremose, Board member. The Annual General Meeting will take place on
Thursday 12 March 2009.
”The acquisition of parts of Scottish & Newcastle has resulted in a significant
transformation of Carlsberg, which is now a far bigger company with increased
global exposure in the FMCG industry (Fast Moving Consumer Goods). This is
reflected in the composition of the day-to-day management of the company, and it
will also be reflected to a much higher degree in the Board of Directors, if the
Annual General Meeting adopts the proposal to elect Richard Burrows and Kees van
der Graaf. As members of the Board both will contribute with substantial
international experience and inspiration within Carlsberg's business areas”,
says Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen, Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Richard Burrows is 63 years old and holds board positions in Bank of Ireland,
Rentokil Initial plc., Mey Icki San. Ve Tic A.S., and Cityjet Ltd. Until 2005,
Richard Burrows was joint CEO of Pernod Ricard and before that CEO of Irish
Distillers. He also held the position as president of the Irish Business and
Employers Confederation for a period of two years.
Kees van der Graaf is 58 years old and held the position of President Europe in
the Board of Unilever until May 2008. He joined Unilever in 1976 and during his
32 years with the Company he held several top management positions within
various FMCG categories. Amongst other external positions Kees van der Graaf is
on the Board of Directors of the Dutch automobile club ANWB and he joined IMD,
the Lausanne based Business School as an Executive-in-Residence in the autumn of
2008.
Jens Bigum, who joined the Board of Directors in 2001, retires from the Board in
accordance with the age clause in the Articles of Association, whereas Henning
Dyremose has decided to step down after 10 years on the Board of Directors.
CVs of Richard Burrows and Kees van der Graaf enclosed.
Contacts:
Investor Relations: Mikael Bo Larsen +45 3327 1223
Media Relations: Jens Peter Skaarup +45 3327 1417
The Carlsberg Group is one of the in the world, with a large portfolio of
beer and
leading brewery groups brands. Its soft drinks
flagship brand - Carlsberg - is one of
the fastest growing and best-known beer
brands in the world. More than 45,000
people work for the Carlsberg Group,
and its products are sold in more than
150 markets. In 2008 the Carlsberg
Group sold more than 120 million
hectolitres of beer, which is about 100
million bottles of beer a day. Find out
more at www.carlsberggroup.com.
Carlsberg Group
RICHARD BURROWS - CV
Ireland
BORN
16 January 1946
EDUCATION
Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ireland
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
2000 - Date Bank of Ireland (Governor since 2005) 2003 - 2008
Pernod Ricard board member 2000 - 2005 Co-Chief Executive, Pernod
Ricard 1978 - 2000 Chief Executive Officer, Irish Distillers 1976 -
1978 General Manager, Irish Distillers 1972 - 1976 Chief Executive,
The “Old Bushmills” Distillery Company 1971 - 1972 Managing
Director, Fitzgerald & Co. 1970 - 1971 Assistant to Managing
Director, Edward Dillon & Co. 1963 - 1970 KPMG, Dublin
CURRENT:
Bank of Ireland - Governor
Rentokil Initial PLC - Non-Executive Director
Mey Icki San. Ve Tic A.S. - Non-Executive Director
Cityjet Ltd. - Non-Executive Director
www.carlsberggroup.com
Carlsberg Group
KEES VAN DER GRAAF - CV
Holland
BORN
2 November 1950
EDUCATION
1974 MBA in Production Planning and Investment Analysis,
Technische Hogeschool Twente, Enschede
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
(Unilever)
2005 - 2008 Member of the Board of Unilever NV and PLC, President
Europe 2004 - 2005 Member of the Board of Unilever NV and PLC
Responsible for the global Foods Division 2001 - 2004 President
Ice Cream & Frozen Foods, Europe 1998 - 2001 Executive Vice
President, Operations of the Food & Beverages, Europe 1995 - 1998
Senior Vice President, Ice Cream Category 1993 - 1995 Chairman
Lipton Sais, Sqitzerland 1990 - 1993 Foods Member East Asia
Pacific Region, HQ Rotterdam 1986 - 1990 Marketing and Grocery
Sales Director, Frigo, Spain 1983 - 1986 General Marketing
Manager, Wall's Meat Co., Banbury 1981 - 1983 Management
Development Officer, HQ Rotterdam 1981 - 1981 Brand Manager,
Lipton Inc., New Jersey 1976 - 1981 Several Product Management
positions, Calvé-De Betuwe B.V., Delft
BOARD POSITIONS
2000 - 2004 Non-executive Director of Unilever Beleggingsbank BV
2005 - 2006 Member of the Board WCFS (Wageningen Centre for Food
Science) 2005 - 2008 Member of the Liaison Committee of the CIAA
(Confederation of the Foods and Drinks Industries of Europe)
2005 - 2008 Board Member of ECR (Efficient Consumer Response)
2005 - 2008 Member of the IAB (International Advisory Board of
the City of Rotterdam) 2006 - Supervisory Board Spieren voor
Spieren 2006 - 2008 Supervisory Board Synergos Institute 2006 -
Member of the Supervisory Board of ANWB (Company and Club) 2008
- Executive-in-Residence, IMD business school, Lausanne
Founder and President of the FSHD Foundation
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