Arla Foods Consolidated Annual Report 2021
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Arla Foods Consolidated Annual Report 2021 / Governance Governance framework
GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK
OWNER NATIONALITIES
Arla is a cooperative owned by 8,956 dairy
farmers in seven countries. Ensuring that all of
our owners are able to raise their voice and
seek representation for their opinions is essential
in a trustworthy and successful cooperative.
To ensure this, Arla's cooperative governance
works on democratic principles. Every second
year, our owners elect members to the Board of
Representatives, which in turn elects the Board
of Directors. The company's governance is
shared between these elected bodies and the
Executive Management Team. The next election
period is scheduled for spring 2022*.
COOPERATIVE
GOVERNANCE
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DK
SE
OWNERS
LOCAL
REPRESENTATIVES
* The 2021 elections were postponed to 2022 due to Covid-19.
OUR BOARD
AND COUNCILS
CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
Contents
8,956 dairy farmers
LUX DE
BE
NL
UK
DISTRICTS
REGIONS
BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES
175 owners + 12 employee representatives
77 DK members
50 SE members
CK
III
23 CE members
25 UK members
Area
Area council
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
15 elected owners + 3 employee
representatives + 2 external advisors
council
Area council
Area council
EXECUTIVE BOARD
CEO + COO
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM
Executive Board + 5 officers
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