Aug 23 2010 --- Torben Friis Lange to head AAK’s business area for Chocolate & Confectionery Fats

AAK is pleased to announce the appointment of Torben Friis Lange as new Vice President for the Chocolate & Confectionery Fats business.

Torben Friis Lange is 47 and comes from a position as Group Managing Director for Pfizer (Wyeth) Nutrition Asia Pacific Operations located in Singapore. Prior to this, he worked for Arla Foods for 17 years in different leading international managerial positions in Denmark, the US and China. He holds a degree in dairy technology and in business administration.

“I am very pleased that we have succeeded in finding the right person for this very important job. Both AAK’s Board and I are convinced that Torben Friis Lange is an excellent choice for this position. Torben comes with a very good track record and will with a lot of very relevant experience lead the way in creating more value for our customers and our company”, says Arne Frank, CEO and President of AAK.

“I am looking very much forward to taking on the position as manager and leader for a large, global and important business area at AAK,” says Torben Friis Lange. “I believe the vegetable oils and fats industry contains many interesting opportunities both within the health/nutritional area and the cocoa butter replacement area. I also know AAK as a very exciting company with many opportunities to capture more growth”.

Torben Friis Lange will assume the position in early November 2010. Torben will be based in Aarhus, Denmark.

Facts about AAK AarhusKarlshamn is the world’s leading producer of high value-added speciality vegetable fats. These fats are characterized by a high technological content and are used as substitute for butter-fat and cocoa butter, transfree solutions for fillings in chocolate and confectionery products, and in the cosmetics industry. AarhusKarlshamn has production facilities in Denmark, Mexico, the Netherlands, Sweden, Great Britain, Uruguay and the US. The company is organised in three Business Areas; Chocolate and Confectionery Fats, Food Ingredients and Technical Products & Feed.