Board of Directors

Tom Kähler

Chairman
Date of birth: 11 June 1943
Elected to the Board: 1999
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: Management 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 og Hustru Chastine
Mc-Kinney Møllers Fond til almene Formaal.

Re-election motivation
Tom Kähler has extensive knowledge of general management, R&D and sales and marketing in international businesses and companies established by him and he has a close relationship with major shareholders.

Annual remuneration determined by the general meeting
Chairman of the Board of Directors DKK 705,000
Supplement for members of the Audit Committee DKK 75,000
Supplement for members of the Compensation Committee DKK 65,000

Steen Riisgaard

Deputy Chairman
Date of birth: 22 March 1951
Elected to the Board: 2008
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.
Member of the Boards of the Cat Science Park A/S and ALK-Abelló A/S.

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

Re-election motivation
Steen Riisgaard has extensive experience with the establishment and operation of an innovative and efficient international organisation focused on sustainability (Novozymes A/S).

Annual remuneration determined by the general meeting
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors DKK 505,000
Supplement for members of the Compensation Committee DKK 65,000

Heinz-Jürgen Bertram

Date of birth: 18 September 1958
Elected to the Board: 2011
Nationality: German

Education
1987: PhD Chemistry, University of Hannover, Germany
1985: Diploma Chemistry, University of Hannover, Germany

Main points of career
2009- : CEO of Symrise AG
2006-2009: President, Flavour Division, Symrise AG
2004-2006: Chief Technology Officer & Global Head of Operations of Symrise AG
2003-2004: Chief Technology Officer & President, Aroma Chemicals Division, Symrise AG
2003-2003: Corporate VP, Corporate Research, Symrise AG
2002-2002: Corporate VP, R&D, Haarmann & Reimer
1999-2001: Corporate VP, R&D Flavors, H&R Holzminden, Haarmann & Reimer
1997-1999: VP, Technical Services, H&R Florasynth, Teterboro, NJ, USA
1996-1997: Director, Technical Services, H&R Corporation, Springfield, NJ, USA
1990-1995: Laboratory Manager, Flavour & Fragrance Research, Corporate Research, Haarmann & Reimer
1987-1990: Laboratory Manager, Agrochemical & Pharmaceutical Research, Central Research, Bayer AG
1985-1987: Scientific Assistant, Institute for Organic Chemistry, at Leibniz University Hannover

Other positions
Member of the Regional Board Nord/LB-Holzminden
Member of the Board of Deutsche Bank – Region Hannover

Election motivation
The Board proposes the election of Heinz-Jürgen Bertram
because of his extensive experience with strategic management of an internationally expanding company (Symrise AG), headquartered in the Rockwool Group’s largest single market, Germany, as well as his thorough knowledge of R&D and sourcing of raw materials.

Annual remuneration determined by the general meeting
Common members of the Board of Directors DKK 290,000

Carsten Bjerg

Date of birth: 12 November 1959
Elected to the Board: 2011
Nationality: Danish

Education
1985: Advanced Course in Production Methods and Management, Cambridge University
1983: Engineering degree from the Technical University of Denmark

Main points of career
2007- : CEO and Group President of Grundfos Management A/S
2003-2006: Deputy CEO, Grundfos Management A/S
2000-2002: EVP, Group Production Director, Grundfos Management A/S
1997-1999: SVP, International Production, Grundfos Management A/S
1994-1997: Product Line Director, Danfoss A/S
1989-1994: Production Manager / Plant Manager, Danfoss A/S
1985-1989: Project Manager, Danfoss A/S
1983-1984: Production Rotation Engineer, Danfoss A/S

Other positions related to the company
Member of the Compensation Committee

Positions in other Danish public limited companies
Member of the Board of Vestas Wind Systems A/S

Other positions
Chairman of the Boards of Grundfos Holding AG (Switzerland), Grundfos New Business A/S, Grundfos China Holding Co., Ltd. (China) and Grundfos Pumps (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (China).
Member of the Boards of Grundfos Finance A/S.
Chairman of the Board of FORNYELSESFONDEN.
Member of the General Council of the Confederation of Danish Industries (DI). Board member of the Federation of Employers in the Provincial Industry.

Election motivation
The Board proposes the election of Carsten Bjerg because of his extensive experience in strategic management of an international company (The Grundfos Group) and extensive knowledge of R&D, production and sustainability.

Annual remuneration determined by the general meeting
Common members of the Board of Directors DKK 290,000
Supplement for members of the Compensation Committee DKK 65,000

Jan W. Hillege

Date of birth: 20 October 1941
Elected to the Board: 2001
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
1996-2003: 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 positions
Member of the Boards of Plasticon and Enza.
Member of the Audit Committee of Enza.

Re-election motivation
Jan W. Hillege has 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.

Annual remuneration determined by the general meeting
Common members of the Board of Directors DKK 290,000
Supplement for members of the Audit Committee DKK 75,000

Bjørn Høi Jensen

Date of birth: 6 October 1961
Elected to the Board: 2009
Nationality: Danish

Education
1985: MSc in Economics, University of Copenhagen

Main points of career
2008- : Non-executive Director at EQT
1995-2008: Senior Partner to EQT
1985-1995: Investment banker in Copenhagen and London

Other positions related to the company
Member of the Audit Committee

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

Other positions
Member of the Board of CEPOS.

Re-election motivation
Bjørn Høi Jensen has extensive experience within general management and financing matters from previous employments in the private equity and banking sectors

Annual remuneration determined by the general meeting
Common members of the Board of Directors DKK 290,000
Supplement for members of the Audit Committee DKK 75,000

Thomas Kähler

Date of birth: 2 November 1970
Elected to the Board: 2008
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.

Re-election motivation
Thomas Kähler has experience with management, marketing, sales and business development in international businesses and has a close relationship with major shareholders.

Annual remuneration determined by the general meeting
Common members of the Board of Directors DKK 290,000

Claus Bugge Garn

Born 24 November 1962
Elected to the Board: 2010
Nationality: Danish

Elected by employees

Education
1986: Chemical Engineer, Technical University of Denmark

Other positions related to the company
Vice President, Group Public Affairs, Rockwool International A/S.

Other positions
Member of the Board of The Alliance for a Fire Safe Europe. Member of the FM Approvals Advisory Council.

Annual remuneration determined by the general meeting
Common members of the Board of Directors DKK 290,000

Dorthe Lybye

Date of birth: 9 April 1972
Elected to the Board: 2010
Nationality: Danish

Elected by employees

Education
2000: Ph.D. Materials Science, Technical University of Denmark
1996: MSc (Engineering) (chemistry), Technical University of Denmark

Other positions related to the company
Senior project manager, Group R&D, Rockwool International A/S.
Member of the Board of the Rockwool Foundation.

Annual remuneration determined by the general meeting
Common members of the Board of Directors DKK 290,000

Connie Enghus Theisen

Date of birth: 20 November 1960
Elected to the Board: 2006
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 Segment Manager, Rockwool International A/S.

Annual remuneration determined by the general meeting
Common members of the Board of Directors DKK 290,000

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