DFDS A/S

LSE:0RB3 Stock Report

Market Cap: DKK 8.3b

DFDS Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

DFDS' CEO is Karen Boesen, appointed in Jul 2024, has a tenure of 1.75 years. total yearly compensation is DKK9.91M, comprised of 51.5% salary and 48.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.01% of the company’s shares, worth DKK835.50K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.6 years and 4.1 years respectively.

Key information

Karen Boesen

Chief executive officer

DKK 9.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage51.46%
CEO tenure1.8yrs
CEO ownership0.01%
Management average tenure2.6yrs
Board average tenure4.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Karen Boesen's remuneration changed compared to DFDS's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2025DKK 10mDKK 5m

-DKK 427m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-DKK 413m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-DKK 121m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

DKK 255m

Dec 31 2024DKK 6mDKK 2m

DKK 534m

Compensation vs Market: Karen's total compensation ($USD1.56M) is below average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD2.30M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Karen's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Karen Boesen (54 yo)

1.8yrs
Tenure
DKK 9,910,000
Compensation

Ms. Karen Dyrskjot Boesen is Independent Director of Ørsted A/S from April 9, 2026. She serves as Director at Green Hydrogen Systems A/S since July 18, 2022. She serves as Chief Financial Officer of DFDS A...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Karen Boesen
Interim CEO1.8yrsDKK 9.91m0.010%
DKK 835.5k
Rune Keldsen
Executive VP of Technology & Innovation Division and CTO6.3yrsno datano data
Soren Nielsen
Vice President of IR & Corporate Boardno datano datano data
Erika Markvardsen
Executive VP of People Division & Chief People Officer1.3yrsno datano data
Niklas Andersson
Executive VP & Head of Logistics Divisionno datano datano data
Mathieu Girardin
Executive Vice President & Head of Ferry Division3.5yrsno 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
2.6yrs
Average Tenure
52yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: 0RB3's management team is considered experienced (2.6 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Dirk Reich
Independent Director6.8yrsDKK 575.00k0.019%
DKK 1.5m
Anders Gotzsche
Independent Director8.1yrsDKK 625.00k0.0065%
DKK 537.6k
Jill Melby
Director25yrsDKK 500.00k0.0088%
DKK 727.6k
Claus Michael Hemmingsen
Independent Chairman14.1yrsDKK 1.23m0.019%
DKK 1.5m
Kristian Morch
Vice Chair of the Board1.1yrsDKK 562.50k0.015%
DKK 1.3m
Minna Aila
Independent Director4.1yrsDKK 475.00k0.00031%
DKK 25.7k
Kent Vildbaek
Deputy Director4.1yrsno datano data
Lars Skjold-Hansen
Staff Representative Director13.1yrsDKK 375.00k0.0019%
DKK 158.5k
Jesper Nielsen
Deputy Director4.1yrsDKK 94.00kno data
Jesper Bern
Deputy Director4.1yrsno datano data
Marianne Henriksen
Staff Representative Director4.1yrsDKK 375.00k0.00032%
DKK 26.6k
Kristian Kristensen
Staff Representative Director4.1yrsDKK 375.00k0.0080%
DKK 660.4k
4.1yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: 0RB3's board of directors are considered experienced (4.1 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/04/19 07:10
End of Day Share Price 2026/04/17 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
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 6 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
Ulrik BakDanske Bank
Dan JensenDNB Carnegie