New organization

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DLH has per January 1st 2010 changed the organization from an organization with focus on product divisions to a more functional oriented structure.

Idea
The idea is to transform from a group of many individual companies and sites and act as One Company. This means that focus will be on optimizing the results for the group and on establishing a closer teamwork. More similar and clear structures, KPI’s and guidelines are to be implemented across the units to improve support and to emphasize development into One Company.

Structure
A functional oriented structure with global functions for Forestry, Global Sourcing and Trading respectively and the Sales Regions Nordic, USA, Europe and Russia are implemented by 1 January 2010. Group Management consists of CEO Kent Arentoft, CFO Peter Thostrup, EVP Martin Grome, EVP Poul Leineweber, EVP Hroar Bay–Smidt and EVP Björn Ljungberg.

Roles of the organizational units

Unit	Role
Group Management	To drive and coordinate the development of the group and ensure implementation of the strategy.
Support	To support the business, ensure efficient processes and drive a development towards One Company.
Forestry	To drive and optimise the sustainable output of concessions in accordance with DLH’s policies.
Global Sourcing	To identify, negotiate, source and handle logistics for an attractive product range making it available to the trading and sales in line with the policies of DLH (FSC, environment etc.).
Global Trading	To support Regional Sales in established regions and to develop new business by optimising return from back to back trading.
Sales Region	To penetrate a region with the full product line up and value proposition of DLH and optimise the market contribution and customer satisfaction.