DFDS announced appointed Karina Deacon as new CFO of the group Group starting on 1 January 2020 She replaces Torben Carlsen as CFO following his appointment to President & CEO from 1 May 2019. She will join Torben Carlsen in the Group's Executive Board and be part of the Executive Team. In her new role as Group CFO at DFDS, a primary task will be to drive continued earnings growth.

Karina Deacon will be responsible for the Finance Division that includes Corporate Finance, Group Accounts & Tax, Investor Relations & Corporate Planning, Procurement, Legal & Insurance as well as DFDS' internal Strategy & Consulting team. Karina Deacon (50) has extensive strategic and financial management experience from positions with several large, international companies.