Board of Directors

Tom Kähler

Chairman
Born 11 June 1943
Nationality: Danish

Education
1971: Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (HD), Copenhagen Business School
1968: MSc (Engineering) (chemistry), Technical University of Denmark
1962-1963: University of Colorado

Main points of career
1987-2004: President and CEO of the Rockwool Group
1983-1986: Deputy President and COO of the Rockwool Group
1978-1983: Division Managing Director, Diversification Division (Systems Division), Rockwool International A/S
1974-1978: Founder and Director of Ecoterm A/S
1971-1973: Assistant to the founder and CEO of Nordisk Ventilator Co. A/S
1970-1971 Research engineer at Niro Atomizer A/S

Other positions related to the company
Member of the Audit Committee.
Member of the Compensation Committee.
Chairman of the Board of the Rockwool Foundation.
General Manager of the Kähler Family Meeting.

Positions in other Danish public limited companies
Chairman of the Board of A/S Saltbækvig.

Other positions
Member of the Supervisory Board of A.P. Møller & Hustru Chastine
Mc-Kinney Møllers Fond til almene Formaal.

Motivation for re-election at the Annual General Meeting 22 April 2009
The board of directors proposes that Tom Kähler be re-elected because of his extensive knowledge of general management, R&D and sales and marketing in international businesses and companies established by himself and because of his close relationship with major shareholders.

Henrik Elliot Nyegaard

First Deputy Chairman
Born 2 September 1940
Nationality: Danish

Education
1964: MSc (Engineering) B, Technical University of Denmark

Main points of career
1991-1999: Managing Director of IBM Danmark A/S
1989-1991: Director of IBM, Paris
1986-1989: Director of IBM Danmark A/S

Other positions related to the company
Member of the Compensation Committee.

Positions in other Danish public limited companies
Chairman of the Board of Gyldendal A/S.
Vice Chairman of the boards of VELUX A/S and VKR Holding A/S.
Member of the Board of DOVISTA A/S.

Motivation for re-election at the Annual General Meeting 22 April 2009
The board of directors proposes that Henrik Elliott Nyegaard be re-elected because of his extensive experience with general management, strategy, IT and marketing in international businesses, both on a managerial level and on board level.

Steen Riisgaard

Second Deputy Chairman
Born 22 March 1951
Nationality: Danish

Education
1976: MSc in Biology, University of Copenhagen

Main points of career
2000- : President & CEO of Novozymes A/S
1989-2000: Corporate Executive Vice President, Enzyme Business, Novo Nordisk A/S
1986: Director of Detergent Enzyme Division, Novo Industri A/S
1985: Director of Enzyme Process Research, Novo Industri A/S

Other positions related to the company
Member of the Compensation Committee.

Positions in other Danish public limited companies
President & CEO of Novozymes A/S.
Vice Chairman of the Board of Egmont International Holding A/S.

Other positions
Chairman of the Board of WWF (World Wildlife Fund) Denmark.
Vice Chairman of the Board of the Egmont Foundation.
Member of the Board of EuropaBio.

Motivation for re-election at the Annual General Meeting 22 April 2009
The board of directors proposes that Steen Riisgaard be re-elected because of his extensive experience with the establishment and operation of an innovative and efficient international organisation in Novozymes.

Jan W. Hillege

Born 20 October 1941
Nationality: Dutch

Education
1967-1972: University degree in Industrial Engineering / Marketing
1963-1967: Electrotechnology, Technical University, Delft
1961: Bisschoppelijk College Sittard

Main points of career
1996-2007: President & CEO of Grontmij NV
1986-1996: Vice President of DSM Corporation
1984-1986: Vice President and later President of DSM Plastic Products
1980-1984: Deputy Director General for Industry, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs

Other positions related to the company
Member of the Audit Committee.

Other postions
Member of the boards of Plasticon and Enza.
Member of the Audit Committee of Enza.

Motivation for re-election at the Annual General Meeting 22 April 2009
The board of directors proposes that Jan W. Hillege be re-elected because of his extensive experience of the public sector (the Ministry of Economic Affairs in the Netherlands) and of the private sector (CEO in Grontmij, a leading engineering firm). In addition, Jan W. Hillege has considerable experience working in auditing committees.

Bjørn Høi Jensen

Born 6 October 1961
Nationality: Danish

Education
1985: MSc in Economics, University of Copenhagen

Main points of career
2008- : Member of EQT’s Investment Advisory Committee1995-2008: Senior partner in EQT Partners
1985-1995: Investment banker, Copenhagen and London

Positions in other Danish public limited companies
Vice Chairman of the Board of Erhvervsinvest Management A/S.
Member of the boards of DOVISTA A/S and Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag A/S.

Other positions
Member of the Board of CEPOS.

Motivation for election at the Annual General Meeting 22 April 2009
The board of directors proposes that Bjørn Høi Jensen be elected as new board member because of his extensive experience within general management and financing matters from previous employments in the private equity and banking sectors.

Thomas Kähler

Born 2 November 1970
Nationality: Danish

Education
2008: MBA, Copenhagen Business School
1998: Business Diploma, 1st part, Copenhagen Business School
1993: Electrical / Mechanical Engineer, Technical University of Denmark

Main points of career
2009- : Managing Director of Rockwool Scandinavia
2004-2009 : Managing Director of RockDelta
2001-2004: Sales Director at RFS Denmark A/S (Alcatel Group)
1998-2001: Regional Sales Manager at RFS Denmark A/S (Alcatel Group)
1996–1998: Regional Sales Manager at Howden Denmark A/S
1994-1996: Area Sales Manager at Ametek Denmark A/S

Other positions related to the company
Managing Director of Rockwool Scandinavia.
Member of the Kähler Family Meeting.

Motivation for re-election at the Annual General Meeting 22 April 2009
The board of directors proposes that Thomas Kähler be re-elected because of his experience with management, marketing, sales and business development in international businesses and because of his close relationship with major shareholders.

Connie Enghus Theisen

Born 20 November 1960
Nationality: Danish

Elected by employees

Education
1994: Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (HDA), Odense University
1985: Master of Art, Odense University - Cand. Mag.: principal subject: German, subsidiary subject: English

Other positions related to the company
International Business Manager, Rockwool International A/S.
Member of the Board of the Rockwool Foundation.

Lars Elmekilde Hansen

Born 25 December 1960
Nationality: Danish

Elected by employees

Education
1989: Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (HD),
Copenhagen Business School
1986: MSc (Engineering), Technical University of Denmark

Other positions related to the company
Project Manager, Rockwool International A/S.

Michaeel Emborg

Born 23 March 1966
Nationality: Danish

Elected by employees

Education
1987: Tool maker

Other positions related to the company
R&D Technician, Rockwool International A/S

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