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
- Member of the Board of Vilhelmsborg
- Chairperson of the Board of Business Academy Denmark SouthWest
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:
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1985 International Senior Managers Program, Harvard Business School, Boston
- 1978 Advanced Marketing Management, Imede, Switzerland
- 1972 MBA, Imede, Switzerland
- 1961-64 Commercial education
Business background:
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1981-97: Executive vice president, Operations, and member of the executive board of the LEGO Group‘s management company, LEGO A/S
- 1978-81: Managing director LEGO Overseas A/S
- 1973-78: 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
- 1967-71: Director and later managing director, Northern Soft- & Hardwood Co. Ltd., Congo
- 1961-64: Commercial trainee, Dalhoff Larsen & Hornemann A/S
Directorships:
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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:
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1962 First Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery.
- 1969 – 1973 DSB: (The Danish State-owned Railway Company): Consultant in the Secretariat of the DirectorGeneral
- 1973 – 1975 Head of a Group of Traffic Researchers at the Academy of Technical Sciences.
- 1975 –1978 DSB: Head of Financial Department
- 1978 – 1981 Den Danske Bankforening: (The Danish Banking Association): General Manager
- 1981 – 1985 Pengeinstitutternes Købe- og Kreditkortaktieselskab: (The Danish Banks Debit and Credit Card Company Ltd.): Managing Director
- 1982 – 1985 Eurocard Denmark Ltd.: Managing Director
- 1983 – 1985 Pengeinstitutternes Pengeautomatselskab A/S: (The Bank’s Auto-Teller Machine Company): Managing Director
- 1985 – 1987 Nykredit: Managing Director in Copenhagen
- 1987 – 1991 Managing Director and Deputy Chief Executive
- 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
- 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
Other responsibilities:
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1991 – 1996 DataCantralen A/S: (Development and operation of  IT solutions) Member of the Board of Directors
- 1993 - Kunstforeningen Gl. Strand: (The Association of Fine Arts) Member of the Board of Directors
- 1998 - IT-university of Copenhagen: Chairman of the Board of Directors
- 1998 - Danish Crafts: Chairman of the Board of Directors
- 2004 - Care Denmark: Member of the Board of Directors
- 2004 - Danmarks Radio (Danish Broadcasting Corporation) Chairman of the Board of Directors
- 2006 - Bottomline Communications A/S Chairman of the Board of Directors
Member of Supervisory Board since: 2006

Bernd Scheelke
Employee representative
Born: 1967
Education:
Business College and Clerical Assistant’s exam
Business background:
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1991- 15 years with ECCO in different areas of responsibility (service department, management of third-party, logistics stock, project manager, DC production manager)
- 1989-1990 Salesman in Combi Trading
- 1987-1989 Armed forces offficer
- 1985-1987 Clerial assistant trainee at Tønder police station
Member of Supervisory Board since: 2003

Aage Andersen
Employee representative
Born: 1961
Education:
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Businesscollege. Diploma in specialized technical studies as well as various internal and external courses through ECCO within management, project management, teamwork etc
Business background:
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2005- Project Leader, Product Development, ECCO
- 1990-2004 Supervisor, Production. Production Technician, PT.-Department, ECCO
- 1980-1985 Supervisor, Production, ECCO
Member of Supervisory Board since: 2003

Jakob Møller-Hansen
Employee representative
Born:  1969
Education:
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1997-1999: Market Economist, Århus School of Commerce
- 1996-1997: Studies at The Royal Danish School of Engineering, Århus.
Business background:
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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