DFDS Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

DFDS' CEO is Torben Carlsen, appointed in May 2019, has a tenure of 5.58 years. total yearly compensation is DKK21.00M, comprised of 42.9% salary and 57.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.26% of the company’s shares, worth DKK17.63M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.1 years and 4.1 years respectively.

Key information

Torben Carlsen

Chief executive officer

DKK 21.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage42.9%
CEO tenure5.6yrs
CEO ownership0.3%
Management average tenure4.1yrs
Board average tenure4.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Torben Carlsen's remuneration changed compared to DFDS's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

DKK 980m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

DKK 1b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

DKK 1b

Dec 31 2023DKK 21mDKK 9m

DKK 2b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

DKK 2b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

DKK 2b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

DKK 2b

Dec 31 2022DKK 21mDKK 9m

DKK 2b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

DKK 2b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

DKK 1b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

DKK 901m

Dec 31 2021DKK 16mDKK 8m

DKK 958m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

DKK 813m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

DKK 812m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

DKK 523m

Dec 31 2020DKK 12mDKK 7m

DKK 433m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

DKK 454m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

DKK 845m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

DKK 1b

Dec 31 2019DKK 14mDKK 6m

DKK 1b

Compensation vs Market: Torben's total compensation ($USD2.94M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD1.48M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Torben's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Torben Carlsen (59 yo)

5.6yrs

Tenure

DKK 20,995,000

Compensation

Mr. Torben Carlsen, MBA, serves as an Independent Director at Royal Unibrew A/S since April 28, 2021. He has been Chief Executive Officer and President of DFDS A/S since May 1, 2019 and serves as its Membe...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Torben Carlsen
President5.6yrsDKK 21.00m0.26%
DKK 17.6m
Karen Boesen
Executive VP & CFOless than a yearno datano data
Rune Keldsen
Executive VP & CTO4.9yrsno datano data
Soren Nielsen
Vice President of IR & Corporate Boardno datano datano data
Anne-Christine Ahrenkiel
Executive VP & Chief People Officer5.1yrsno datano data
Niklas Andersson
Executive Vice President of Logistics Divisionno datano datano data
Martin Gregersen
Senior Vice President of Logistics Division3.3yrsno datano data
Mathieu Girardin
Executive Vice President of Ferry Division2.2yrsno datano data
Jesper Aagesen
Head of Sustainable Fleet Projectsno datano datano data
Sophie-Kim Chapman
Head of Decarbonizationno datano datano data
Helle Jensen
Secretaryno datano datano data

4.1yrs

Average Tenure

51yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: DFDSC's management team is considered experienced (4.1 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Dirk Reich
Independent Director5.4yrsDKK 500.00kno data
Klaus Nyborg
Independent Vice Chairman8.8yrsDKK 850.00k0.0015%
DKK 104.4k
Anders Gotzsche
Independent Director6.8yrsDKK 625.00k0.0065%
DKK 441.4k
Jill Melby
Director23.7yrsDKK 500.00k0.0088%
DKK 597.6k
Claus Michael Hemmingsen
Independent Chairman12.8yrsDKK 1.23m0.0092%
DKK 631.1k
Minna Aila
Independent Director2.8yrsDKK 475.00k0.00031%
DKK 21.1k
Kent Vildbaek
Deputy Director2.8yrsno datano data
Lars Skjold-Hansen
Staff Representative Director11.8yrsDKK 375.00k0.0019%
DKK 130.3k
Jesper Nielsen
Deputy Director2.8yrsDKK 94.00kno data
Jesper Bern
Deputy Director2.8yrsno datano data
Marianne Henriksen
Staff Representative Director2.8yrsDKK 375.00k0.00015%
DKK 10.2k
Kristian Kristensen
Staff Representative Director2.8yrsDKK 375.00k0.00021%
DKK 14.3k

4.1yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: DFDSC's board of directors are considered experienced (4.1 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/21 05:56
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/05 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

DFDS A/S is covered by 8 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Marcus BellanderCarnegie Investment Bank AB
null nullDanske Bank
Michael Vitfell-RasmussenDanske Bank