Arla’s Crown Prince, Vice-CEO Peter Giørtz-Carlsen, is leaving Arla to become the new Group CEO at DLG.

Peter Giørtz-Carlsen will assume his role as Group CEO at DLG in January 2025. He brings extensive international experience from a long career at Arla Foods. Over the past six years, he has served as Vice CEO and Executive Board member, playing a key role in strategic development and executing projects that have significantly contributed to Arla Foods’ transformation into a leading dairy company. This effort has helped to ensure value creation for farmers in the green transition, DLG stated in a press release.

On the changes, Arla Foods CEO, Peder Tuborgh, says:

• I have been working closely with Peter ever since he joined Arla. Over the years, he has delivered above expectations to our farmer owners, and we have delivered strong results under his leadership. Whilst I will miss Peter’s extraordinary dedication and having him by my side, I’m delighted for him personally and pleased that Arla can foster a strong CEO to DLG Group.

Arla Foods appoints Torben Dahl Nyholm, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Vice President (EVP) to its Executive Board. Torben Dahl Nyholm will succeed the Executive Board and Executive Management Team (EMT) member and EVP of Arla Foods’ European business, Peter Giørtz-Carlsen, who will take on the role as CEO of Danish DLG Group. The new EVP of the European business and EMT member will be Mark Boot, Senior Vice President (SVP) of Arla Foods’ business in the Netherlands, Belgium and France.

Read the full press release from DLG HERE

Read the full press release from Arla HERE

Photo: Peter Giørtz-Carlsen, Torben Dahl Nyholm og Mark Boot, Arla