Carlsberg appoints new CFO

Carlsberg has announced that Ulrica Fearn will become its new Chief Financial Officer, stated recent reports.

Fearn will join the brewing giant on Jan 1 2023. She will replace Heine Dalsgaard who announced his resignation effective Dec 31.

Fearn will join Carlsberg from Norwegian energy company Equinor where she has served as CFO since 2021. Before joining Equinor, the Swedish national was Director of Group Finance at BT. Fearn began her career at Diageo, where she spent almost 20 years in various senior finance and other management roles across Europe, APAC, and the USA.

CEO Cees ‘t Hart commented, “I’m very pleased to welcome Ulrica to Carlsberg. She comes with a strong track record and extensive financial experience from leading global companies, including within the beverage category. Ulrica will bring to Carlsberg a combination of stellar commercial credentials and a people centric leadership style. She is the right person to continue our disciplined performance management culture.”

“Carlsberg has delivered strong financial results and shown impressive resilience. I am looking forward to working together with the team to continue and further strengthen and develop the company in line with the new, ambitious SAIL’27 strategy,” reports quoted Fearn as saying.