More women rise to the top at Carlsberg

• By the end of 2015 at least 40 percent of board members elected by the general assembly should be women. Today none of the board members elected by the general assembly are women, while there is one female member on the Executive Committee. Carlsberg’s general assembly on 22 March 2012 will see the board nominate two women - Donna Cordner and Elisabeth Fleuriot – for two new posts on the board. This will take the female representation to 20 percent.

• The company generally works towards increasing the number of women in leadership positions and will develop and carry out plans to achieve this. Finding qualified women will remain a priority when the company is looking to find successors to key positions and Carlsberg has instructed headhunters to make sure qualified female candidates will be presented for management positions in Carlsberg.

• 50 percent or more of board members elected by the general assembly should possess considerable international experience from leadership in larger companies or institutions. The board feels this aim has already been reached, because at least four of the eight board members elected by the general assembly do have considerable international experience from larger companies or institutions.