Board Director
Lillie Li Valeur, born in 1970, is a Chinese born Danish citizen residing in Germany. Valeur is currently the CEO of Arla Foods in Germany, she also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Plus Pack, a multinational Denmark-based packaging company.
Valeur has extensive international experience in the food, ingredients, and pharmaceutical industries, with special focus on Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Asia, emerging markets, commercial leadership, innovation, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic partnerships. Valeur has served as CEO for Good Food Group and COCIO in Denmark.
Over 19 years with Arla Foods, a leading global dairy company, Valeur held several senior management roles, both in Asia and globally, including VP Greater China, VP South-East Asia and VP Global Milk Based Beverages. Prior to that, she held various international business management positions at Lundbeck in Denmark, Novartis Consumer Health in Shanghai, as well as a management consulting position at Bain & Company in Beijing.
Valeur was a member of the Board of Directors, Remuneration Committee and Science & Innovation Committee of Chr. Hansen, a global Denmark-based bioscience company, listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen from 2020 to 2022; a member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of AAK, a global Sweden-based plant-based oils and fats company, listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, from 2013 to 2020 and a member of the Board of Directors of Meda, a European Swedishbased specialty pharmaceutical company, from 2015 to 2016.
Valeur has no conflict of interest links with the company’s main customers, competitors, or major shareholders.
Education
- MBA, China European International Business School Shanghai, China
- Degree in Medicine, Shanghai Medical University, China
Board of directors
- Board Director since 2020
Sub-committees
- Nomination Committee (Chair)
- Remuneration Committee
HOLDING IN MAREL
- 0 (as of 30 August 2022)
