Carlsberg Group announced Ulrica Fearn will join the company as member of the executive board. Ulrica Fearn brings strong international financial experience from multiple senior positions in global companies and industries, most recently as the CFO of Equinor, Norway. Prior to that she has 19 years of experience in the beverage industry.

She replaces Heine Dalsgaard who announced his resignation effective 31 December 2022. Ulrica Fearn will join as the new CFO at the company as of 1 January 2023. She is a seasoned international finance executive who, since 2021, has served as the CFO of Equinor, Norway.

Equinor, operating in more than 30 countries, is the leading Norwegian energy company with a revenue of approximately USD 88bn, more than 21,000 employees and a market value of more than USD 100bn. Before joining Equinor, Ulrica was Director, Group Finance at the British telecommunications company, BT. She 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.