Orsted board recommends Lene Skole as new chair (updated)

Coloplast A/S

19/02/2024 12:38

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       COPENHAGEN, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Orsted's  ORSTED.CO 
current deputy chair Lene Skole has been nominated for new chair
of the board of the offshore wind giant, the company said in a
statement on Monday.
    It's current Chairman Thomas Thune Andersen is to step down
at the next annual general meeting, the company said on Feb. 7
when it also announced a major strategy overhaul including
cutting its investment targets and pausing dividend payouts. 
        "(The) recently announced business plan towards 2030 was
developed in collaboration between the Group Executive Team and
the Board of Directors, and Lene Skole is therefore fully
committed to the implementation of the plan," the company said
in a statement.
  
        Skole is the CEO of Denmark's Lundbeck Foundation and
has held previous senior roles in companies like Coloplast
 COLOb.CO  and A.P. MOller-Maersk  MAERSKb.CO .
  
        Orsted's AGM is due on March 5.
  
        
  
    

 (Reporting by Stine Jacobsen, editing by Louise Rasmussen)
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