Home About us Organisation Dansk Search Menu LEO Foundation Organisation Board of Trustees Committees Team LEO Museum How we work We are a team of specialists on a joint mission As a Danish commercial foundation, the LEO Foundation is fully independent of outside interests and has no owners or personal beneficiaries. The LEO Foundation has established a transparent governance model with clearly defined roles and responsibilities. The Foundation is governed by the Board of Trustees. The daily management is carried out by the Foundation’s CEO, assisted by a small management team. Governance structure Board of Trustees The LEO Foundation Board of Trustees consists of 11 members. Seven members are appointed in accordance with the Foundation’s charter, while four members are elected by LEO Pharma employees in accordance with applicable law. The composition of the Board reflects the qualifications and skills necessary for the LEO Foundation to fulfil the objectives specified in its charter. The Board of Trustees strive to ensure that at least 40% of its members elected according to the charter are female and, similarly, that at least 40% of its members elected according to the charter are male. The members of the LEO Foundation’s Board of Trustees also make up the Board of Directors of LEO Holding A/S. Work of the Boards Matters related to overall strategies and the Foundation’s grant activities are handled by the Board of the LEO Foundation, while matters related to investments and our engaged ownership of LEO Pharma are handled in the Board of LEO Holding. Both boards meet at least four times a year and, in addition, hold an annual seminar to discuss and review strategies. Remuneration Each member of the Board as well as the CEO receives a fixed annual fee at a reasonable and customary level and is not entitled to any bonus or other type of incentive payments. Please find detailed overview of remuneration in our annual report (p 36). Lars Olsen Chairman of the Board Eivind Kolding Vice chairman of the Board Allan C. Dahl Board member, employee-elected Anja Boisen Board member Cristina Lage Board member Franck Maréno Board member, employee-elected Jannie Kogsbøll Board member, employee-elected Karin Jexner Hamberg Board member Lars Green Board member Lotte Hjortshøj Larsen Board member, employee-elected Peter Schwarz Board member No members of the Board own shares, options, warrants and similar in the LEO Foundation’s subsidiaries and/or associates. Comittees Two permanent board committees have been set up: a Grant Committee (as part of the LEO Foundation) and an Investment Committee (as part of LEO Holding A/S). Both meet at regular intervals. In addition, ad hoc committees are established when deemed relevant to handle specific matters – e.g. an independent Scientific Evaluation Committee (SEC) for evaluation of applications received in open competition. Grant Committee The Grant Committee supervises all grant and award activities and advises the Board on relevant matters, including grant strategies and policies. The Grant Committee also ensures that all grant and award applications undergo relevant assessment to ensure alignment with the Foundation’s objectives for its philanthropic activities. This includes evaluation of applications by scientific evaluation committees with external members who, among other things, assess the scientific topic being researched, the qualifications of the applicant and the academic standard of the host institution. All grants and awards are decided by the Board of Trustees. Committee member Titles Peter Schwarz Chairman of the Grant Committee Anja Boisen Member of the Grant Committee Karin Jexner Hamberg Member of the Grant Committee Investment Committee The Investment Committee advises the Board on matters relating to investments and asset management. It prepares and recommends investment strategies and policies to the Board and ensures their implementation in cooperation with the Executive Management. The Committee also monitors and reviews relevant internal controls, risk management and governance models. Committee member Titles Cristina Lage Chairman of the Investment Committee Eivind Kolding Member of the Investment Committee Lars Olsen Member of the Investment Committee Our team The LEO Foundation organisation is made up by a small and dedicated team of highly competent specialists. Peter Haahr CEO Ida Brams Chief Grant Officer Morten Stampe Christensen Chief Investment Officer Lars Kruse Scientific Officer Lars Thørs Senior Investment Director Nicholas Skirl Student Assistant Pernille Mørch-Sørensen Management Assistant Peter K. Hansen Director, Legal and Business Development Signe Krabek Head of Communication and Public Affairs Stine Wolf Larsen Finance Manager Victoria Sværke Rasmussen Student Assistant LEO Historial Archives and Museum The old porter’s building at LEO Pharma’s headquarters is home to the LEO Historical Archives and Museum, which is run by the LEO Foundation. The LEO Museum gives LEO employees and stakeholders alike the opportunity to delve into the history of LEO Pharma and the LEO Foundation – from the back rooms of the original “Løveapoteket” (Lion Pharmacy) in central Copenhagen, to the present day and LEO Pharma’s latest endeavors. Learn more about our history Sophie Seebach Head of LEO Historical Archives and Museum Arne Mandøe Senior Historian Berit Glasser Heede Historian The LEO Foundation awards DKK 14 million to five new skin research projects Read article Award winner with a curious mind combines sophisticated technology with excellent skin research Read article The latest on Twitter RT @skinucph: Are you a #PhD student interested in innate immune responses and host-pathogen interactions? We now offer up to five spots fo… Read more 6 days ago RT @phd_positionsdk: Postdoc in bioinformatics to understand T cell driven diseases in human skin at the LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Res… Read more 2 weeks ago RT @skinucph: So pleased to welcome young talented students specializing in #biotech for a mini course in #skin #immunology for the first t… Read more 3 weeks ago Follow us on Twitter Apply for a grant About the foundation LEO Foundation Lautrupsgade 7, 5. 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