Board of directors

Independent member of the the Board of Directors since 2024. The election period expires in 2025.

Martin Lavesen holds a master’s in law from the University of Copenhagen and a graduate diploma in management and organisation from CBS. He is a lawyer with a right of audience before the Supreme Court. Martin Lavesen has been Managing Partner at DLA Piper since 2017 and has overall responsibility for the law firm’s organisational and strategic development in Denmark.

For 30 years, Martin Lavesen has represented Danish and international clients in various sectors, with a special focus on intellectual property law, commercialisation and licence agreements. Martin Lavesen regularly chairs general meetings of listed companies, including Harboes Bryggeri A/S.

Martin Lavesen’s considerable insight into company law and corporate governance, combined with his management experience and many years of experience of advising businesses, including in relation to legal, financial and risk issues, is expected to be a valuable asset for Harboe’s Board of Directors.

MANAGING POSITIONS
CEO of DLA Piper Denmark Advokatpartnerselskab, DLA Piper Denmark Komplementar ApS and Nordic Cooking and Catering A/S

Director of Manila Invest ApS and Mafabo ApS

President of the Council of the Danish Bar and Law Society

BOARD POSITIONS
Algiecel ApS

Carliis ApS, Fil de Fer A/S and Liisberghus ApS

FORE Birkerød I ApS (C), FORE Brabrand ApS (C), FORE Elmehaven Holding ApS (C), FORE Elmehaven ApS (C), FORE Kvistgårdshusene ApS (C), FORE Lind Holding ApS (C), FORE Lind ApS (C), FORE Lindehaven Holding ApS (C), FORE Lindehaven ApS (C), FORE Odense I Holding ApS (C), FORE Odense I ApS (C), FORE Senior I Holding ApS (C), FORE Senior I ApS, FORE Tilst Holding ApS (C), Ejendomsselskabet Havkær, Tilst ApS (C), Teglgårdshave ApS (C)

ICW Holding ApS (C), Cinas A/S and Holse & Wibroe A/S (C)

Jesper J. Linde ApS (C), FEJ ApS (C), Jesper J. Linde Invest ApS (C), Klejngaard Angels ApS (C), and Steynsburg Denmark ApS (C)

Medical Scandinavia A/S (C)

Nordic Compliance Services A/S

Ossiform ApS

Sifred Holding ApS (C), Accutech ApS (C), 2F Ventures ApS (C), Scansupply Batteries ApS (C), Sifred Administration ApS (C) and Sifred Ejendomme ApS (C)

SØM – Over Hornbæk Holding ApS (C) and SØM – Over Hornbæk ApS (C)

CiVi Biopharma A/S (C)

AI Power ApS

(C) = Chairman

Dependent member of the board since 2020. (Has provided advisory services to Harboes Bryggeri A/S over the last 5 years). Re-elected in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The election period expires in 2025.

Bettina Køhlert holds a cand.scient.soc (business economics/public relations) from Roskilde University and completed CBS Executive’s board training.

For a number of years, Bettina Køhlert has been operating a consulting business focused on financial communication and investor relations and has advised a wide range of listed companies on their investor communication and in connection with a large number of corporate trades and financial transactions.

Bettina Køhlert has previously been employed by the ISS Group’s listed parent company and served as the employee-elected member of ISS’ board of directors. Bettina Køhlert’s experience with financial communication and compliance in listed companies is an important contribution to the work of the board of directors.

Chairwoman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. Member of the Audit Committee.

Holdings of Harboe shares: 1,402 shares.

OTHER MANAGEMENT POSITIONS

Director/partner of Guidance ApS

Dependent member of the board since 2020. (Former Group Chief Executive of Harboes Bryggeri A/S). Re-elected in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The election period expires in 2025.

Ruth Schade originally qualified as a school teacher and has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics. She has completed a graduate diploma in business administration, sustainability and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, as well as CBS Executive’s board training.

Ruth Schade has been employed with Harboes Bryggeri since 1980 and has held a number of managerial positions, most recently as Group CEO until April 2020. Ruth Schade has been involved in all aspects of Harboe’s commercial and strategic development, and before her resignation was a driving force in the formulation of a new CSR strategy. Ruth Schade’s experience and significant insight into the group ensures continuity, as well as being an important contribution to the work of the board of directors.

Chairwoman of the Audit Committee, Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

Holdings of Harboe shares: 5,440 shares.

BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

Danfrugt Skælskør A/S

Visbjerggården A/S

Keldernæs A/S

German citizen. Independent member of the board since 2021. Re-elected in 2022, 2023 and 2024. The election period expires in 2025.

Sabine These holds an MSc in Business Administration from Friedrich-Alexander Universität and completed Cambridge University’s General Management Programme. Since 2020, Sabine These has been the CFO of Intersnack in Germany, a subsidiary of Intersnack Group which produces and markets snack products throughout Europe. From 2013 to 2018, she was CFO of the snacks business in Germany, and from 2018 to 2020, she played a key role in the financial planning and roll-out of a common ERP system for the Intersnack Group.

From 2008 to 2013, she was CFO of the international brewing company under the Warsteiner Group, one of Europe’s largest privately owned breweries in Germany. In relation to this, she held a number of management and board positions in Warsteiner’s subsidiaries worldwide.

Sabine Disse has significant insight into the German FMCG market in the food and beverage sector, as well as broad international experience of the industry. In addition, her strong financial background as CFO and as a member of management of the companies she has worked for is a valuable addition to Harboe’s board of directors.

Member of the Audit Committee.

OTHER MANAGEMENT POSITIONS

CFO, Intersnack Germany

Dutch National. Independent member of the board since 2022. Re-elected in 2023 and 2024. The election period expires in 2025.

Stijn Deelen has an MSc in Business Administration from Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Stijn Deelen has run an independent consulting business since 2016 and has investments and board positions in a number of companies within the field of craft beer, spirits and football. He was chairman of the Dutch Brewery Association from 2019–2022. From 2009–2016, Stijn Deelen was CEO of United Dutch Breweries, which markets a wide range of beer brands in around 100 markets worldwide. Prior to that, he held a number of different management positions in the Dutch subsidiary of brewing company AB InBev from 1999–2009.

Stijn Deelen’s long career in the brewing sector and his extensive commercial experience in international sales and marketing of beverages will be a valuable contribution to the Board of Directors and the efforts to create renewed growth and realise the Group’s strategic goals.

Member of the Audit Committee.

OTHER MANAGEMENT POSITIONS

Owner of BBE bv

BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

EA Sheer Master Blenders (rum)

Co-founder of Stadshaven Brewery in Rotterdam

Employee-elected

Louise Kærgaard Pedersen has been employed at Harboes Bryggeri since 2020 - first as a quality coordinator and most recently as a supply specialist. Louise Kærgaard Pedersen is also a health and safety representative. As an employee-elected board member, Louise Kærgaard Pedersen contributes with an interdisciplinary insight into the daily operations and thereby makes a valuable contribution to the work of the board.

Employee-elected

Jan Pietras has been employed with Harboes Bryggeri since 1995 - the first years in the warehouse and produktion and later as a forklift driver. Jan Pietras is also a member of the work council. As an employee-elected board member, Jan Pietras contributes with his great insight into the company's daily operations and thereby provied valuable insight into the work of the board.

Employee-elected

Simone Bagge Jensen has been employed as a legal employee at Harboes Bryggeri since 2013, and in recent years also as a project manager for a number of developement projects. As an employee-elected board member, Simone Bagge Jensen contributes with an interdisciplinary insight into the daily administrative operations and thereby makes a valuable contribution to the work of the board.