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Corporate structure

Royal Greenland is a large and complex organisation with subsidiaries in a number of countries around the world. 

Supervisory board

  • Maliina Abelsen

    Maliina Abelsen

    • Chair
  • Niels Søren Thomsen

    Niels Søren Thomsen

    • Deputy Chair
  • Preben Sunke

    Preben Sunke

    • Board member
  • Janne Moltke-Leth

    Janne Moltke-Leth

    • Board member
  • Karsten Høy

    Karsten Høy

    • Board member
  • Arnanguaq Holm Olsen

    Arnanguaq Holm Olsen

    • Board member
  • Johan Berthelsen

    Johan Berthelsen

    • Board member*
  • Niels Ole Møller

    Niels Ole Møller

    • Board member*
  • Sara Biilmann Egede

    Sara Biilmann Egede

    • Board member*

* Members elected by the employees

The total remuneration to the company’s board of directors amounted to DKK 2.4 million in 2023.

Executive board

  • Preben Sunke

    Preben Sunke

    • Interim CEO
  • Jan H Lynge

    Jan H. Lynge-Pedersen

    • EVP & CFO
  • Preben Sunke

    Preben Sunke

    • Interim EVP Group Production Director
  • Bodil Marie Damgaard

    Bodil Marie Damgaard

    • EVP HR & Communication

Executive board compensation

In addition to the fixed salary, the Group Executive Board can earn a performance-based bonus. 

The Executive Board members also receive a free company vehicle, telephone, Internet and newspaper subscription. The Executive Board do not have any pension, severance or retention schemes. 

Group Production Director Lars Nielsen is subject to 18 months’ notice of termination by the company, and must himself give six months’ notice of resignation. 

The other executive directors are subject to 12 months’ notice of termination by the company, and must themselves give six months’ notice of resignation. 

CEO Susanne Arfelt Rajamand took up the position on 1 February 2023. 

In the bonus for the year, sign-on fee for Susanne Arfelt Rajamand and severance pay for Bruno Olesen is included.

UK - Remuneration Executive Board 2023

Executive management

  • Preben Sunke

    Preben Sunke

    • Interim CEO
  • Jan H Lynge

    Jan H. Lynge-Pedersen

    • EVP & CFO
  • Preben Sunke

    Preben Sunke

    • Interim EVP Group Production Director
  • Bodil Marie Damgaard

    Bodil Marie Damgaard

    • EVP HR & Communication
  • Joanna Hutchins

    Joanna Hutchins

    • EVP Marketing & CSR
  • Robert-Jan Treebus

    Robert-Jan Treebus

    • EVP Global Sales

Ownership and associated companies

Royal Greenland A/S is an independent limited liability company, with 100 % of the shares owned by the Greenlandic Government. Below is a summary of the companies owned or partly owned by the parent company, Royal Greenland A/S.

UK - Company Structure 2023