Management and Board of Directors

Solar’s governance system consists of two tiers. The Board of Directors is tier one and the Executive Board is tier two. Together they are our administrative, management and supervisory bodies.

The Board of Directors comprises six members elected by the Annual General Meeting and three members elected by the employees. The nine members of the Board of Directors are the non-executive members of the administrative, management and supervisory bodies. All board members elected at the Annual General Meeting stand for election each year, whereas employee representatives are elected by the company’s employees for four-year terms.

The Executive Board comprises the CEO and CFO, who are the two executive members of the administrative, management and supervisory bodies.

The relevant experience of the nine members of the Board of Directors is described further down below

For more information, see our latest annual report.

Executive Board

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Jens E. Andersen

CEO
Born in 1968. Joined Solar in 1998.

Experience
Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (Financial and Management Accounting), MBA.
Experience as CEO in International and Danish companies together with experience within strategy, leadership, and transformation of organisations. In-depth knowledge of the European Wholesale industry.

Board duties
Chair of the boards of directors of 7 Solar Group subsidiaries.
Member of the boards of directors of VELTEK, DI Byggeri, and HF Christiansen Holding A/S and two subsidiaries hereof.

Shares
Holds 10,664 Solar B shares. Did not trade Solar shares in 2024.
Holds 6,654 restricted share units and 9,937 performance share units. 9,937 performance share units were granted in 2024. 285 restricted share units were granted and 4,795 were settled in 2024.

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Michael H. Jeppesen

CFO
Born in 1966. Joined Solar in 2000.

Experience
Master of science in Business Economics and Auditing (1990), State Authorised Public Accountant, E-MBA, certified sustainability accountant.
Experience within strategy, financing, digitalization, mergers & acquisitions, and investor relations together with in-depth knowledge on reporting (IFRS/CSRD) for listed companies.

Board duties
Member of the boards of directors of all Solar Group subsidiaries.
Member of the boards of directors of Aktieselskabet Sønder Omme Plantage.

Shares
Holds 4,080 Solar B shares. Did not trade Solar shares in 2024.
Holds 3,720 restricted share units and 5,639 performance share units. 5,639 performance share units were granted in 2024. 159 restricted share units were granted and 2,398 were settled in 2024.

Group Management

Born 1965

Carsten L. Antonisen

Senior Vice President & MD Denmark

Born 1961

Jan Willy Fjellvær

Senior Vice President & MD Norway

Born 1961

Lars Goth

Senior Vice President, Group Operations

Born 1969

Anders Koppel

Senior Vice President & MD Sweden

Born 1971

Anders Solberg Odgaard

Senior Vice President, CIO

Born 1970

Peter Pedersen

Senior Vice President, Commercial Market and Sourcing

Born 1967

Michiel Rohrman

Senior Vice President & MD The Netherlands

Born 1978

Frank Simonsen

Senior Vice President, Finance

Born 1971

Ole Sørensen

Senior Vice President, Industry Sales

Born 1969

Dariusz Targosz

Senior Vice President & MD Poland

Born 1966

Bauke Zeinstra

Senior Vice President & MD MAG45

Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors is made up of six members elected by the Annual Meeting and three employee-elected members

Chair

Michael Troensegaard Andersen

Born in 1961, joined the board in 2021. Remuneration 2024: DKK 855,000. Holds 2,174 Solar B shares of which 1,400 shares were acquired in 2024.

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Vice Chair

Jesper Dalsgaard Jensen

Born in 1968, joined the board in 2017. CEO, Combineering Group A/S. Remuneration 2024: DKK 450,000. Holds 1,550 Solar B shares. Did not trade Solar shares in 2024.

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Member

Peter Bang

Born in 1969, joined the board in 2018. CFO, Salling Group. Remuneration 2024: DKK 495,000. Holds 1,200 Solar B shares. Did not trade Solar shares in 2024.

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Member

Katrine Borum

Born in 1981, joined the board in 2022. Chief Physician and Head of Education at Nordsjællands Hospital. Remuneration 2024: DKK 350,000. Holds 42,723 Solar B shares. Did not trade Solar shares in 2024.

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Member

Morten Chrone

Born in 1966 and joined the board in 2019. Group CEO, Unisport Saltex Oy. Remuneration 2024: DKK 380,000. Holds 712 Solar B shares. Did not trade Solar shares in 2024.

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Employee-elected member

Denise Goldby

Born in 1987, joined the board in 2022. Head of Sustainability, Solar Danmark. Remuneration 2024: DKK 335,000. Holds 25 Solar B shares. Did not trade Solar shares in 2024.

Member

Louise Knauer

Born in 1983, joined the board in 2017. CED of Lady Invest ApS and It’s a club ApS. Remuneration 2024: DKK 417,500. Holds 381 Solar B shares. Did not trade Solar shares in 2024.

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Employee-elected member

Rune Jesper Nielsen

Born in 1971, joined the board in 2022. Warehouse employee. Remuneration 2024: DKK 320,000. Holds no Solar shares. Did not trade shares in 2024.

Employee-elected member

Michael Kærgaard Ravn

Born in 1971, joined the board in 2022. Account Manager, Industry OEM. Remuneration 2024: DKK 335,000. Holds 123 Solar B shares. Did not trade Solar shares in 2024.