Torben Fabrin joins STARK Group as new CIO
25.3.2025 08:00:00 CET | STARK Group | Press release
Torben Fabrin joins STARK Group as new Chief Information Officer (CIO), heading the Group’s digital transformation. Torben will take up the position no later than 1 April 2025.
Torben Fabrin is an experienced executive and CIO with a strong track record in leading digital, business-driven transformations and high-performing teams. He joins our Group from a position as SVP and CIO of Arla Foods, the largest producer of dairy products in Scandinavia and the UK as well as the world’s fifth-largest dairy company.
Group CFO Thomas Ahle says:
“In Arla, Torben has driven a digital transformation similar to the one that we have embarked on. He is highly recognised for driving business-driven strategies and plans, delivering solid solutions hand-in-hand with the business, and for strong leadership that fosters team commitment and an environment for talents to unfold. I look forward to working with Torben on the significant digital transformation programme that we now are a few years into.”
Torben Fabrin replaces Pernille Geneser.
“Pernille leaves STARK Group having established a great team, kicked off our digital transformation programme and made the first deliverables. I am grateful for her great contributions and for advancing our digital capabilities to its current state,” says Thomas Ahle.
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Kaspar Bach HabersaatGroup Chief Communications Officer
Tel:+45 4092 8881kaspar.bach.habersaat@starkgroup.dkAbout STARK Group
STARK Group is a leading business-to-business merchant and distributor of heavy building materials for the construction industry in Europe, with a strategic focus on serving professional builders from its more than 1,100 branches. STARK Group has net sales of EUR 7.8 billion, serves a portfolio of 450,000 customers and collaborates with approx. 15,000 suppliers. Headquartered in Denmark, STARK Group employs more than 19,000 employees in Germany, Austria, the UK, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway. The Group holds leading national or regional position in all markets.
STARK Group is committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2050 across the entire business, is a signatory to the UN Global Compact, and works within fully 2030-validated science-based targets to keep global warming below 1.5°C.
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