(News Bulletin 247) – The Carlsberg Group announces that Jacob Aarup-Andersen will join Carlsberg as Managing Director, replacing Cees ‘t Hart, who will retire by the end of the third quarter of 2023 at the latest. Its start date will be announced later.

Jacob Aarup-Andersen, who is Danish, joins Carlsberg from ISS A/S, where he served as CEO since 2020. ISS is a global leader in facilities management with 360,000 employees operating in 60 countries across the world.

During his tenure at ISS, the company regained its growth momentum, with 2022 results exceeding expectations.

Carlsberg Supervisory Board Chairman Henrik Poulsen said: ‘Jacob is an outstanding CEO with a strong track record of organic and inorganic value creation and growth, in addition to leading ESG and digitalization programs. ‘

Future CEO Jacob Aarup-Andersen added: ‘The Group’s strong international presence as well as its brand portfolio and ambitious ESG programme, combined with Carlsberg’s long-term mindset and values, are really inspiring. ‘

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