The Board of directors and management has a broad-based composition, to ensure that it has extensive experience and the necessary personal qualities and competencies in the areas of management, business operations, investment, art and the distribution of funds to ensure that the Deloitte Foundation is run in an appropriate manner.
Chair
Peter Appel deals primarily with general advice in the area of business law, including advice to management at shipping company clients, a field in which he represents a number of the largest Danish shipping companies. As an additional speciality, he covers the entire transport sector and infrastructure projects. He represents the trade organisations Danish Shipping, BIMCO, Dansk Transport og Logistik, Danske Maritime and Global Maritime Forum. He deals with legal proceedings, including arbitration, and is regularly appointed as an arbitrator. Board member of A/S United Shipping & Trading Company, Bunker Holding A/S, SDK Freja A/S, Uni-Tankers A/S, Norchem A/S, Clipper Group, BIMCO Informatique A/S, and Nordic Off shore & Maritime Arbitration Association. Chair of the board of directors of Fayard A/S, Fayard Holding A/S, The Danish Branch of Comité Maritime International, and Deloitte Fonden..
Deputy Chair
Elisabeth Fogtdal Nøjgaard, former lawyer (L), aged 61, joined the Board of Directors on 01/01/2021. Director with experience in management, business development, digitalisation and communication.
CEO of A/S Ole Haslunds Hus, chairman of the board of the Authors’ School, member of the board of Kristeligt Dagblad, Den Hirschsprungske Samling, Øregaard Museum, Enigma Museum for Communication, Den Kongelige Formidlingsfond, A/S Ole Haslunds Hus and Manuskriptskolen for Børnefiktion and program manager for the communication project ‘Verden forsøgt forklaret’ (Trying to explain the world) at Copenhagen University.
Board member
Henrik Vedel, authorised public accountant, aged 62, joined the Board of Directors on 24/10/2017. Elected for four years. Partner specialising in large industrial companies. Board member of CMPA P/S and the general partner CMPA ApS. CEO of Vedel Investments ApS.
Board member
Jesper Jørgensen, authorised public accountant, aged 67, joined the Board of Directors on 24/10/2017. Elected for four years. Partner specialising in property and football finance.
Board member
Nidha Rizwan, LLB, aged 32 years old, joined the Board of Directors on 27/09/2021 as a deputy and as a Board member on 20/07/2022. Elected for four years. Manager specialising in international personal tax, social security and global mobility.
Board member
Julius Damsgaard 26 year old, joined the Board of Directors 10th March 2025 as a board member. Elected for four years. Manager specializing in accounting and auditing for family- and private equity-owned companies and groups.
Managing director
John Hauschildt Ladekarl, authorised public accountant with deposited appointment, aged 67, took up the position of Managing director on 01/06/2018.