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    BOARD OF
    DIRECTORS

    The Board of Directors is responsible for the overall management and strategic direction of Topsoe A/S. It also supervises the execution of the strategy, as well as the performance of the company and the Senior Leadership Team and must ensure proper organization of the company’s business.    

    The Board of Directors of Topsoe consists of external independent board members, members of the Topsøe family as well as employee representatives of Topsoe A/S.

    The Board of Directors strives to be diverse in gender, nationality, age, international experience, qualifications and competencies. The board comprises five different nationalities, and board members bring a variety of backgrounds in business, engineering, physics, economy and law, coupled with extensive experience and expertise across a wide range of sectors, businesses and institutions.   

    The Board of Directors has established a chairmanship, an Audit, ESG and Risk Committee, a Remuneration Committee and an Innovation Committee. The purpose of the board committees is to report and make recommendations to the board.  Read more here.

    Jeppe Christiansen

    Chairman

    Jeppe Christiansen is CEO and founder of Maj Invest Holding A/S, and two wholly owned subsidiaries all in Denmark. Mr. Christiansen is Chairman of JEKC Holding ApS, Emlika Holding ApS and two wholly owned subsidiaries of the latter company.  He is a member of the Board of Directors of Novo Holdings A/S, KIRKBI A/S, USTC, Pluto Naturfonden, Lone Dybkjær Fonden and Randers Regnskov (Fonden), all Denmark, and member of the Board of Directors of BellaBeat Inc., US. He is also Adjunct Professor, Department of Finance, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. Mr. Christiansen holds an MSc. in Economics from University of Copenhagen, Denmark.