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SAS Board of Directors

The Board is responsible for the organization and administration of the Group, for ensuring proper control of its accounting and other financial circumstances as well as for appointing the President.

All Board members elected by the Shareholders’ Meeting are independent of the company and company management.

Carsten Dilling, born 1962

Chairman of the Board of SAS AB since 2018. Member of the Board of SAS AB since 2014.

Directorships: Chairman of NNIT A/S, Icotera A/S and MT Højgaard Holding A/S, and Board member of Terma A/S as well as a member of Maj Invest’s Investment Committee and Senior Advisor for Bank of America.
Education: B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration, Copenhagen Business School.
Earlier directorships/positions: Chairman of Get AS and Traen A/S, Board member of Gatetrade A/S, Columbus IT Partner A/S, Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) and Industrial Employers in Copenhagen (IAK) and a number of board assignments for the TDC Group. Previously President and CEO of TDC A/S.

Shareholding: 352,220.
Shareholding of related parties: 0.

Independent of the company, the company management and the company’s major shareholders.

Lars-Johan Jarnheimer, born 1960

Vice Chairman of the Board of SAS AB since 2021. Member of the Board of SAS AB since 2013.

Directorships: Chairman of Telia Company AB, Arvid Nordqvist HAB, Egmont International Holding AS and Ingka Holding B.V (IKEA). Chairman of the Polar Music Prize. Board member of Point Properties AB, Elite Hotels and Millicom International Cellular S.A.
Education: B.Sc. in Business Administration and Economics, Lund and Växjö universities.
Earlier directorships/positions: Chairman of Qliro Group, BRIS and Eniro AB. Board member of MTG Modern Times Group AB, Invik and Apoteket AB. President and CEO of Tele2.

Shareholding: 100,000.
Shareholding of related parties: 0.

Independent of the company, the company management and the company’s major shareholders.

Nina Bjornstad, born 1977

Member of the Board of SAS AB since 2021.

Directorship/position: Managing Partner of Iconical, Board Director of Starship, Advisory Board of PwC UK.
Education: MBA in Business, University of Washington, B.Sc. in Business and Economics, University of Colorado.
Earlier directorships/positions: Head of Professional Services Google Cloud in N. Europe, Country Manager Google Cloud UK, Microsoft Enterprise Sales and Partnerships Director UK, Amazon US.

Shareholding: 0.
Shareholding of related parties: 0.

Independent of the company, the company management and the company’s major shareholders.

Michael Friisdahl, born 1962

Member of the Board of SAS AB since 2021.

Directorships: Board member of the Hospital for SickKids Foundation, Toronto, Canada, and Campaign Cabinet Chair for the Scarborough Health Network Foundation $100M fundraising campaign. President and Chief Executive Officer of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE).
Education: No formal degree.
Earlier directorships/positions: Board member of Entertainment One (eOne), Air Canada Rouge, Air Canada Vacations, Thomas Cook North America and The Holiday Network. President and Chief Executive Officer of Air Canada Leisure Group and President & CEO of Thomas Cook North America and The Holiday Network.

Shareholding: 521,800.
Shareholding of related parties: 0.

Independent of the company, the company management and the company’s major shareholders.

Henriette Hallberg Thygesen, born 1971

Member of the Board of SAS AB since 2021.

Directorships: Board member of Cowi Holding A/S. Executive Vice President Fleet & Strategic Brands, A.P. Møller Maersk A/S.
Education: Executive MBA, Columbia Business School and London Business School, Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, Copenhagen Business School. M.Sc, Copenhagen Business School.
Earlier directorships/positions: With A.P.Møller-Maersk since 1994. CEO of Svitzer, Regional Manager of Damco Americas, Regional Manager Damco North Asia and other previous leading positions in A.P.Møller Maersk.

Shareholding: 0.
Shareholding of related parties: 0.

Independent of the company, the company management and the company’s major shareholders.

Kay Kratky, born 1958

Member of the Board of SAS AB since 2019.

Directorship/position: President of the Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany e.V. and global consultant and Chairman of the Advisory Board of Caphenia GmbH.
Education: Mechanical engineering at Technische Hochschule Darmstadt.
Earlier directorships/positions: Chief Executive Officer of Austrian Airlines, COO Lufthansa German Airlines and CEO of Jade Cargo International.

Shareholding: 50 000.
Shareholding of related parties: 0.

Independent of the company, the company management and the company’s major shareholders.

Oscar Stege Unger, born 1975

Member of the Board of SAS AB since 2018.

Directorship/position: Senior Advisor Wallenberg Foundations AB, Founder and CEO of Canucci AB.
Education: M.Sc. in Business Administration and B.Sc. in Economics at Stockholm University.
Earlier directorships/positions: Head of Investor Relations and Head of Communications at Investor AB and Director of Wallenberg Foundations AB.

Shareholding: 100,000.
Shareholding of related parties: 0.

Independent of the company, the company management and the company’s major shareholders.

Employee representative - Kim John Christiansen, born 1963

Employed at Scandinavian Airlines in Denmark. Member of the Board of SAS AB since 2021.

Shareholding: 0

Deputies:

  • William Nielsen, First Deputy.
    Shareholding: 133
  • Henrik Thyregod, Second Deputy.
    Shareholding: 0

Employee representative – Jens Lippestad, born 1960

Employed at Scandinavian Airlines in Norway. Member of the Board of SAS AB since March 2020.

Shareholding: 110 000

Deputies:

  • Pål Gisle Andersen, First Deputy.
    Shareholding: 0
  • Daniel Emanuelsen, Second Deputy.

Employee representative – Tommy Nilsson, born 1957

Employed at Scandinavian Airlines in Sweden. Member of the Board of SAS AB since February 2020.

Shareholding: 0

Deputies:

  • Lennart Selggren, First Deputy.
  • Han Ahlberg, Second Deputy.