Biography
Sidsel was part of the LEGO Foundation Board of Directors from October 2020 until she took office as CEO in 2023. She also is a board member of BrainPOP, a leading digital learning provider and a fully owned subsidiary of KIRKBI S/A, the investment holding company of the LEGO owner family. In addition, she is the Chair of Imagination Lab Foundation, a board member of the Danish publisher Gyldendal and a member of The Committee on Foundation Governance. Sidsel holds a master’s degree in law from Aarhus University, and a master’s degree in European and International Business Law from Leuven University, Belgium. With more than 20 years of experience as a lawyer, Sidsel joined KIRKBI A/S in 2016 as Executive Vice President and General Counsel until her appointment as CEO of the LEGO Foundation. Previously, she was a partner of the Danish law firm Bech-Bruun.