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CONTACT Board experience Charlotte Strand CURRICULUM VITAE RESUMÉ PROFESSIONAL CAREER Karen Blixens vej 30 Rungsted, 2960 Denmark Address +45 23 61 22 20 Phone Number [email protected] E-mail Address Flügger A/S Board member & Chairman of the Audit Committee August 2017- Per Aarsleff A/S Board member January 2017- Member of the Audit Committee January 2018- Senior VP, CFO Dong Energy Wind Power Member of the Executive Committee Autumn 2012 – June 2017 CFO, Dong Energy Exploration & Production - Oil & Gas Member of the Executive Committee 2006-2012 Period: 2000-2006 Different Finance Manager positions and assignments in E&P and DONG among others: Oil project in Lithuania (at that time employed by the Engineering function), Development of various HR policies, Part of DONG strategy team. Period: 1987-2000 Employment with DONG Energy in various positions: Group Finance, Assistant to the Management in DONG Energy E&P, Strategy, and HR. In 1996/1997, accompanying spouse to the UK. Board Leadership Program – CBS Executive Copenhagen Business School 2017-2018 Management Courses at IMD & INSEAD Master of Science: Cand.Oecon Aarhus University 1982-1987 DONG Energy Wind Power | Senior Vice President, CFO Nordics | Autumn 2012 – June 2017 In Wind Power the agenda was strategic transformation with the major focus areas being a standardisation/ “cost out” journey and international expansion. In changing the operating model, I took responsibility for the project management area, which included a new safety case concept. As part of the Excom, extensive time was spent on strategy, tender strategies and processes and general management of the business. Other achievements: With CEO of WP/ExCom part of implementing a new “operating model” in WP with the purpose of standardization, cost reductions and further acceleration of global growth opportunities. Built business platforms in the US and Taiwan: legal structure, funding, tax, accounting, general compliance etc. Together with CEO of WP assessing overall organisational issues and recruiting top management positions. Transformation/restructuring of IT organisation and ways of working, thinking IT both as an enabler and to push the digitization agenda to reach strategic objectives. Established a Governance & Compliance function, and developed and implemented policies and guidelines in various areas across countries (including sustainability reporting). Works today as centre of excellence across DONG Energy. On the Finance side and prior to the IPO, I was responsible for development and implementation of a transformation programme including changing of the financial management model, systems and organisation. DONG Energy E&P | CFO Nordics | 2006-2012 In Oil & Gas, the business expanded from a purely Danish company to include UK and Norway. I had a central role in building the business platform in all countries, and also fronted the post-merger integration of the acquisition in Norway. Further I had the management responsibility for HR and IT. As part of ExCom changing a purely Danish based company to expand into Norway and UK, with execution of major offshore investments and green/brownfield development. The journey entailed a radical shift from a “state owned” view to an international commercial way of running the company in partnerships with significant international players. Other achievements: Process and system transition when taking over of the Siri ownership/operatorship. Various acquisitions and mergers with successful post-merger integration of systems, processes and people (examples; Company: Pelican in Norway, Asset: Ormen Lange). Established the Finance function from scratch with financial management model and ERP system (SAP), processes and governance. I bring experience from strategic transformation, international expansion and operation in highly complex business environments. Further deep insight into the finance, governance and compliance areas. I have been the CFO of the two major Business Units, Oil & Gas(O&G) and Wind Power(WP), in DONG Energy (now Ørsted). Both Business Units are/have been characterised by international expansion and with high investment intensity. Further both businesses have high complexity on the operational, regulatory and international side. I have worked closely with the CEO of each business in developing and executing an international strategy. In the Executive Committee’s I have worked more in a COO role and as such had responsibility reaching beyond the classic CFO disciplines. I have participated in the IPO of DONG Energy, where Wind Power was a cornerstone in the equity story. PostNord AB Board member & Chairman of the Audit Committee(2018/2019) April, 2018 – Special advisory role, on behalf of the BoD, reorganisation and Financial Transformation April, 2019– October 2019 Professional Career Education Dong Energy – E&P Norway Board of Directors January, 2003 – October, 2012

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CONTACT

Boardexperience

CharlotteStrandCURRICULUMVITAE

RESUMÉ

PROFESSIONALCAREER

KarenBlixensvej30Rungsted,2960

DenmarkAddress

+4523612220PhoneNumber

[email protected]

Flügger A/SBoardmember&ChairmanoftheAuditCommitteeAugust2017-

PerAarsleff A/SBoardmemberJanuary2017-MemberoftheAuditCommitteeJanuary2018-

SeniorVP,CFODongEnergyWindPowerMemberoftheExecutiveCommitteeAutumn2012– June2017

CFO,DongEnergyExploration&Production- Oil&GasMemberoftheExecutiveCommittee2006-2012

Period:2000-2006DifferentFinanceManagerpositionsandassignmentsinE&PandDONGamongothers:• OilprojectinLithuania(atthattimeemployed

bytheEngineeringfunction),• DevelopmentofvariousHRpolicies,• PartofDONGstrategyteam.

Period:1987-2000EmploymentwithDONGEnergyinvariouspositions:• GroupFinance,• AssistanttotheManagementinDONGEnergy

E&P,Strategy,andHR.• In1996/1997,accompanyingspousetothe

UK.

BoardLeadership Program– CBSExecutiveCopenhagenBusinessSchool2017-2018

ManagementCoursesatIMD&INSEAD

MasterofScience:Cand.OeconAarhusUniversity1982-1987

DONGEnergyWindPower |SeniorVicePresident,CFONordics|Autumn2012– June2017

InWindPowertheagendawasstrategictransformationwiththemajorfocusareasbeingastandardisation/“costout”journeyandinternationalexpansion.Inchangingtheoperatingmodel,Itookresponsibilityfortheprojectmanagementarea,whichincludedanewsafetycaseconcept.

AspartoftheExcom,extensivetimewasspentonstrategy,tenderstrategiesandprocessesandgeneralmanagementofthebusiness.

Otherachievements:

• WithCEOofWP/ExCompartofimplementinganew“operatingmodel”inWPwiththepurposeofstandardization,costreductionsandfurtheraccelerationofglobalgrowthopportunities.

• BuiltbusinessplatformsintheUSandTaiwan:legalstructure,funding,tax,accounting,generalcomplianceetc.

• TogetherwithCEOofWPassessingoverallorganisationalissuesandrecruitingtopmanagementpositions.

• Transformation/restructuringofITorganisationandwaysofworking,thinkingITbothasanenablerandtopushthedigitizationagendatoreachstrategicobjectives.

• EstablishedaGovernance&Compliancefunction,anddevelopedandimplementedpoliciesandguidelinesinvariousareasacrosscountries(includingsustainabilityreporting).WorkstodayascentreofexcellenceacrossDONGEnergy.

• OntheFinancesideandpriortotheIPO,Iwasresponsiblefordevelopmentandimplementationofatransformationprogrammeincludingchangingofthefinancialmanagementmodel,systemsandorganisation.

DONGEnergyE&P |CFONordics|2006-2012

InOil&Gas,thebusinessexpandedfromapurelyDanishcompanytoincludeUKandNorway.Ihadacentralroleinbuildingthebusinessplatforminallcountries,andalsofrontedthepost-mergerintegrationoftheacquisitioninNorway.FurtherIhadthemanagementresponsibilityforHRandIT.

AspartofExComchangingapurelyDanishbasedcompanytoexpandintoNorwayandUK,withexecutionofmajoroffshoreinvestmentsandgreen/brownfielddevelopment.Thejourneyentailedaradicalshiftfroma“stateowned”viewtoaninternationalcommercialwayofrunningthecompanyinpartnershipswithsignificantinternationalplayers.

Otherachievements:

• ProcessandsystemtransitionwhentakingoveroftheSiriownership/operatorship.

• Variousacquisitionsandmergerswithsuccessfulpost-mergerintegrationofsystems,processesandpeople(examples;Company:PelicaninNorway,Asset:Ormen Lange).

• EstablishedtheFinancefunctionfromscratchwithfinancialmanagementmodelandERPsystem(SAP),processesandgovernance.

Ibringexperiencefromstrategictransformation,internationalexpansionandoperationinhighlycomplexbusinessenvironments.Furtherdeepinsightintothefinance,governanceandcomplianceareas.

IhavebeentheCFOofthetwomajorBusinessUnits,Oil&Gas(O&G)andWindPower(WP),inDONGEnergy(nowØrsted).BothBusinessUnitsare/havebeencharacterisedbyinternationalexpansionandwithhighinvestmentintensity.Furtherbothbusinesseshavehighcomplexityontheoperational,regulatoryandinternationalside.

IhaveworkedcloselywiththeCEOofeachbusinessindevelopingandexecutinganinternationalstrategy.IntheExecutiveCommittee’sIhaveworkedmoreinaCOOroleandassuchhadresponsibilityreachingbeyondtheclassicCFOdisciplines.

IhaveparticipatedintheIPOofDONGEnergy,whereWindPowerwasacornerstoneintheequitystory.

PostNord AB

Boardmember&ChairmanoftheAuditCommittee(2018/2019)April,2018–Specialadvisoryrole,onbehalfoftheBoD,reorganisation andFinancialTransformationApril,2019– October2019

ProfessionalCareer

Education

DongEnergy– E&PNorwayBoardofDirectorsJanuary,2003– October,2012