Solar Group Management is made up of the Executive Board, our Senior Vice Presidents and the Managing Directors of the group subsidiaries. Furthermore, we have a Board of Directors that is made up of nine members. You can see them all here below.
Executive Board
Jens Andersen
CEO
Born in 1968. Joined Solar in 1998.
Board duties
Chairman of the boards of directors of 8 Solar Group subsidiaries.
Member of the boards of directors of VELTEK, Associated Danish Ports A/S and HF Christiansen Holding A/S and two subsidiaries hereof.
Shares
Holds 9,242 Solar B shares of which 3,722 were added in 2021.
Holds 7,847 restricted share units.
3,501 restricted share units were granted in 2021.
Hugo Dorph
CCO
Born in 1965. Joined Solar in 2014.
Board duties
Member of the boards of directors of 5 Solar Group subsidiaries.
Chairman of the boards of directors of Flexya A/S, Flexya Innovations A/S and HomeBob A/S.
Member of the boards of directors of LetsBuild Denmark ApS.
Shares
Holds no Solar shares.
Holds 4,049 restricted share units.
1,751 restricted share units were granted in 2021.
Michael Jeppesen
CFO
Born in 1966. Joined Solar in 2000.
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 of which 2,186 were added in 2021.
Holds 3,898 restricted share units.
1,751 restricted share units were granted in 2021.
Group Management
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is made up of six members elected by the Annual Meeting and three employee-elected members
About the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors and the Executive Board, which comprises the CEO, CCO and CFO, are jointly responsible for Solar Group’s overall and strategic management.
On the whole, the Board of Directors must comprise the following expertise to enable it to perform its management duties:
- Experience of board of directors' work
- Top-level management experience
- International experience
- Knowledge of the circumstances of listed companies
- Knowledge of sourcing and services
- Economic and financial knowledge
- Experience of acquisitions and divestments
- Experience of business development
- Knowledge and experience of digitalisation and supply chain
Board of Directors' affiliation with Solar
Michael Troensgaard Andersen, Peter Bang, Morten Chrone and Louise Knauer are independent of the company pursuant to the definition in the recommendations on corporate governance in Denmark. Jens Borum has been member of the Board of Directors for more than 12 years. Jesper Dalsgaard is affiliated with the Fund of 20th December, Solar's majority shareholder.
In 2020, the Board of Directors elected Peter Bang, Louise Knauer and Michael Troensegaard Andersen as members of the Audit Committee. Peter Bang chairs the Audit Committee and has special accounting qualifications.
The Board of Directors elected Louise Knauer and Morten Chrone as members of the Remuneration Committee together with the Chairman of the Board of Directors Jens Borum. Jens Borum chairs the Remuneration Committee.
Election of employee representatives
The most recent ordinary election of employee representatives took place electronically on 22 February – 1 March 2018. The participation rate in the election was 70.9%. Under the law, employee representatives have the same rights, duties and responsibilities as the other members of the board. Under Danish law, employees have the right to elect a number of representatives and alternates, corresponding to half the representatives elected by the Annual General Meeting at the time of the announcement of the election of employee representatives.
Election period
All board members elected at the Annual General Meeting stand for election each year, whereas employee representatives are elected by and among the company’s employees for four-year terms.
Activities
A minimum of six ordinary board meetings as well as one conference for the Board of Directors are held each year. In 2020, we had nine board meetings and one conference for the Board of Directors.
Read more about the Board of Directors in our Annual Reports.