Senior Non-Executive Director

Vagn Sørensen was appointed Director of CNH Industrial in April 2020. He has spent the majority of his executive career in the aviation industry. After a 17-year career with Scandinavian Airlines, where he held the position of deputy CEO, from 2001 to 2006 he served as the CEO of Austrian Airlines. Following this, he has pursued a career as an Independent Director, primarily in the leisure, hotel and aviation sectors. His appointments, however, also encompass additional sectors including software development, telecommunications and heavy machinery. Mr. Sørensen can draw on over 20 years’ experience in private equity, primarily gained with EQT.

Mr. Sørensen is currently Chairman of Vakantie Discounter, Big Bus Tours, Air Canada and Scandlines. He serves as an Independent Director on the Board of Royal Caribbean Cruises. He also sits on the Boards of Parques Reunidos, and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Rock’n Roll Forever Foundation. Mr. Sørensen has previously been the Chairman of F L Smidth A/S, SSP Group Plc, British Midland Airways, Scandic Hotels Group, Automic Software, Bureau van Dijk, KMD and Flying Tiger Copenhagen. He was a Member of the Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Cargo, Deputy Chairman of DFDS, Chairman of the Association of European Airlines, a Member of the Board of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and was Chairman of TDC A/S, the Danish incumbent telecommunications operator.

Mr. Sørensen attended the Aarhus Business School in Denmark and obtained a Master of Science degree in Economics and Business Administration.

Born in 1959, Danish citizenship.

Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Suzanne Heywood

Scott Wine

Howard W. Buffett

Åsa Tamsons

Alessandro Nasi

Vagn Sørensen

Karen Linehan

Elizabeth Bastoni

Richard J. Kramer