Organisation
Supervisory Board
Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak
Chairperson
Born: 1957
Business background:
- Owner of the ECCO Group
- Chairperson of ECCO Sko A/S
- Chairperson of ECCO Holding
- Chairperson of ECCO USA Inc. and ECCO Asia Ltd.
- Member of the Board of Toosbuy's Foundation
- Member of the Board of Sydbank
- Member of the Council of Tryg
Chairperson of Supervisory Board since: June 1996
Karsten Borch
Vice Chairman
Born: 1943
Education:
- Political Science, journalism and shipping
Business background:
- Since 1990: Chairman, Borch Associates
- Demerara Timber Ltd.1990 - 1994 and division in EAC 1998-2001
- 1985 - 1990 Shipowner and partner, A.P. Møller, Vice Chairman Intertanko
- Member of the Prime Ministers Think Tank
- 1978 - 1985 Managing Director, The Maersk Company Ltd., London
- 1974 - 1977 Manager US-Middle East Service, Maersk Line
- 1970 - 1973 Head of Information, A.P. Møller
- 1967 - 1969 TV-Reporter, Danish Broadcasting Corporation
- 1964 - 1967 Journalist, Aarhuus Stiftstidende
Directorships:
- Chairman of the boards of Bottomline Communications A/S, Danionics A/S, Iittala Oy and Rovsing Dynamics A/S.
- Vice Chairman of the board of ECCO Sko A/S. Member of the boards of Atrium Partners A/S, Dansk
Generationsskifte A/S, ECCO Holding A/S, Hada Holding A/S and Krogedammen A/S.
- Member of 3i’s Panel of Independent Directors.
Member of Supervisory Board since: March 1999
Torsten E. Rasmussen
Member of ECCO Supervisory Board
Born: 1944
Educational background:
- 1985 International Senior Managers Program, Harvard Business School, Boston
- 1978 Advanced Marketing Management, Imede, Switzerland
- 1972 MBA, Imede, Switzerland
- 1961 - 1964 Commercial education
Business background:
- 1981 - 1997: Executive vice president, Operations, and member of the executive board of the LEGO Group‘s management company, LEGO A/S
- 1978 - 1981: Managing director LEGO Overseas A/S
- 1973 - 1978: Executive management assistant LEGO SYSTEM A/S.
- CFO, LEGOLAND A/S for a couple of years, then head of logistics and senior vice president, LEGO SYSTEM A/S
- 1967 - 1971: Director and later managing director, Northern Soft- & Hardwood Co. Ltd., Congo
- 1961 - 1964: Commercial trainee, Dalhoff Larsen & Hornemann A/S
Directorships:
- Chairman of the boards of Amadeus Management A/S, Bekaert Handling Group A/S, Best Buy Group A/S, CPD Invest ApS and uni-chains A/S.
- Vice chairman of the boards of Bang & Olufsen a/s, TK Development A/S, A/S The East Asiatic Company and JAI A/S.
Member of the boards of Acadia Pharmaceuticals A/S, Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc., Coloplast A/S, Duke Aviation ApS, ECCO Sko A/S, JAI Group Holding ApS, NatImmune A/S, Arvid Nilsson A/S, Oase Outdoor ApS, Outdoor Holding A/S, Schur International a/s, TKD Nordeuropa A/S, uni-chains Holding A/S, Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Vola A/S and Vola Holding A/S.
Member of Supervisory Board since: March 2002
Mogens Munk-Rasmussen
Member of ECCO Supervisory Board
Born: 1941
Practical Education:
- 2003 - 2006 Totalkredit A/S: Chairman of the Board of Directorsboards of Acadia Pharmaceuticals A/S, Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc., Coloplast A/S, Duke Aviation ApS, ECCO Sko A/S, JAI Group Holding ApS, NatImmune A/S, Arvid Nilsson A/S, Oase Outdoor ApS, Outdoor Holding A/S, Schur International a/s, TKD Nordeuropa
- 1991 - 2006 Nykredit Realkredit A/S: Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Nykredit Holding A/S: Managing Director and Group Chief Executive, Foreningen Nykredit: Managing Director and Group Chief Executive
- 1987 - 1991 Managing Director and Deputy Chief Executive
- 1985 - 1987 Nykredit: Managing Director in Copenhagen
- 1983 - 1985 Pengeinstitutternes Pengeautomatselskab A/S: (The Bank’s Auto-Teller Machine Company): Managing Director
- 1982 - 1985 Eurocard Denmark Ltd.: Managing Director
- 1981 - 1985 Pengeinstitutternes Købe- og Kreditkortaktieselskab: (The Danish Banks Debit and Credit Card Company Ltd.): Managing Director
- 1978 - 1981 Den Danske Bankforening: (The Danish Banking Association): General Manager
- 1975 - 1978 DSB: Head of Financial Department
- 1973 - 1975 Head of a Group of Traffic Researchers at the Academy of Technical Sciences.
- 1969 - 1973 DSB: (The Danish State-owned Railway Company): Consultant in the Secretariat of the Director General
- 1962 First Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery.
Other responsibilities:
- 2006 - Bottomline Communications A/S Chairman of the Board of Directors
- 2004 - Danmarks Radio (Danish Broadcasting Corporation) Chairman of the Board of Directors
- 2004 - Care Denmark: Member of the Board of Directors
- 1998 - Danish Crafts: Chairman of the Board of Directors
- 1998 - IT-university of Copenhagen: Chairman of the Board of Directors
- 1993 - Kunstforeningen Gl. Strand: (The Association of Fine Arts) Member of the Board of Directors
- 1991 - 1996 DataCantralen A/S: (Development and operation of IT solutions) Member of the Board of Directors
Member of Supervisory Board since: 2006
Jakob Møller-Hansen
Employee representative
Born: 1969
Education:
- 1997 - 1999: Market Economist, Århus School of Commerce
- 1996 - 1997: Studies at The Royal Danish School of Engineering, Århus.
Business background:
- 2004 - Head of department, ECCO Design and FUTURA, ECCO
- 2002 - 2004 Management Assistant, Design Director, ECCO
- 1999 - 2002 Management Assistant, Product Development Manager, ECCO
- 1993 - 1995 Technical Development, Product Development Dept., ECCO
- 1991 - 1993 Trainee at ECCO
Member of Supervisory Board since: 2003
Gitte Jochimsen
Employee representative
Born: 1966
Education:
- Basic professional courses, trade & clerical work. Diploma in specialized IT studies as well as various internal and external courses through ECCO within teaching/training, project management, software specialist etc.
Business background:
- 2005 - SAP Enterprise Portal Consultant, IT, ECCO
- 1994 - 2004 Lotus Notes Developer, IT, ECCO
- 1989 - 1993 IT Service Center, IT, ECCO
- 1986 - 1988 Secretary, IT, ECCO
Member of Supervisory Board since: 2007