Group Executive Management and Board of Directors
Read about Topdanmark's Group Executive Management, Board of Directors, and Senior Management.
Read about Topdanmark's Group Executive Management, Board of Directors, and Senior Management.
Read about Topdanmark's Group Executive Management, Board of Directors, and Senior Management.
Read about Topdanmark's Group Executive Management, Board of Directors, and Senior Management.
Current position held: Group Executive Vice President, Chief of Strategy, Sampo plc
2 September 1969
Swedish
2017
100%
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
Business Administration and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics
Member of the Board of Directors of:
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.
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.
Current position held: Managing Partner, Maj Invest Equity
26 September 1966
Danish
2016
89%
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
B.Sc. Business Administration, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Member of the Boards of Directors of:
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, auditing, financing and investments, regulatory environment, compliance, IT and IT security, digitalisation, recruitment and human resources and strategic sustainability.
Jens Aaløse meets the definition of independence set out by the Committee on Corporate Governance
Current position held: Chairman of De Overordnedes Forening
14 January 1968
Danish
2019
100%
Member of the Board of Directors of:
• Bjatola A/S
Current positions held: Professional Board Member
26 Oktober 1972
Danish
2022
89%
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
Cand.polit., University of Copenhagen
MSc Business Psychology, University of Westminster, London
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
The Audit Committee of Adform A/S (Chairman)
The Audit Committee of Asetek A/S (Chairman)
The Audit Committee of Trifork Holding AG (Chairman)
The Audit Committee of Topdanmark
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.
Maria Hjort meets the definition of independence set out by the Committee on Corporate Governance.
Chairman of Forsikringsforbundet i Topdanmark
20 June 1976
Danish
2015
100%
Current position held: Professional Board Member
13 November 1954
Danish
2019
100%
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 Modern Art
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
Member of the Board of Directors of
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.
Cristina Lage meets the definition of independence set out by the Committee on Corporate Governance
Current position held: Chairman of Assurandørforeningen of Topdanmark
24 April 1973
Danish
2022
100%
Current position held: President and CEO, If P&C Insurance Ltd (publ.)
23 December 1971
Norwegian
2019
100%
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)
Member of the Board of Directors of
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.
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.
Current position held: IF P&C Insurance Holding Ltd. Group Executive Vice President, CIO and Head of Group Services
8. april 1963
Norwegian
2023
N/A
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
International Business School Cap Gemini Group
Member of the Board of Directors of:
Viking Assistance Group AS
If IT Services A/S (formand)
If P&C Insurance AS Estonia
If Life Insurance
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.
As Kjell Rune Tveita represents a controlling shareholder’s interests, he does not meet the definition of independence set out by he Committee on Corporate Governance.
*Registered member of Topdanmark's Group Executive Management
1973
2016
Member of the Board of Directors of:
*Registered member of Topdanmark's Group Executive Management
1974
2021
Accounting
Credits
Finance
Group secretariat
Investment
IR
Reinsurance
Statistical Services
Sustainability
Tax
1979
2019
1973
2019
1970
2018
1963
2019
1976
2017
Claims
Customer execellence
Procurement
1982
2023
Group Security
Architecture and Transformation
IT Operations
Application solution development