A family owned and operated company
BESTSELLER is a family-owned fashion company owned by the Holch Povlsen family.
The Board of Directors is the governing body of our company and the Chairman of the Board is Merete Bech Povlsen who, together with Troels Holch Povlsen, founded the company in 1975. The Executive Management in BESTSELLER is in charge of the daily operation of BESTSELLER. Our CEO is the second generation owner of BESTSELLER Anders Holch Povlsen.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN BESTSELLER A/S
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Merete Bech Povlsen
MEMBER OF THE BOARD
Anders Holch Povlsen
MEMBER OF THE BOARD
Troels Holch Povlsen
MEMBER OF THE BOARD
Finn Poulsen
MEMBER OF THE BOARD
Lise Kaae
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT IN BESTSELLER A/S
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Anders Holch Povlsen
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Thomas Børglum Jensen
In BESTSELLER, we are proud to contribute to the countries and regions in which we operate. We do this by means of tax payments and other economic contributions. We consider tax compliance and a responsible approach to tax an integrated part of our social responsibility towards societies in which we operate.
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In the financial year 22/23, BESTSELLER managed to increase its turnover by five percent, but the overall result indicates that the year was characterised by a changed and challenged market.
Our organisation
BESTSELLER is a multi-brand matrix organisation consisting of 20+ individual brands. With our headquarters in Denmark each brand is supported by group functions such as Global Sourcing, Sustainability, Logistics & warehouses, HR, Tech Platform & Developments, Finance and Intelligence & E-commerce Services. Each brand has its own organisation where related brands collaborate on internal resources and in addition each market has country specific organisations. All organisations work according to our central policies and guidelines.
Collaboration, consistent focus and clear leadership are imperative to reach our sustainability targets. The executive-led taskforce FAST is doing just that.
With ambitious strategies come significant decisions. In order to achieve our ultimate sustainability ambition of bringing Fashion FWD until we are climate positive, fair for all and circular by design, an action-oriented taskforce comprised of BESTSELLER’s top management – chaired by CEO Anders Holch Povlsen – get together regularly to fast-track strategic decisions. The executive decision board is called FAST – a Focused, Action-oriented Sustainability Taskforce. The taskforce meet frequently to set a strategic direction for all of BESTSELLER and to make cross-business decisions, the FAST team likewise work under the mindset of a united company concerning sustainability.
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BESTSELLER wants to provide stakeholders with important information about our company’s development and activities, and with our sustainability report we communicate about the processes, the challenges and the results within our sustainability work.
Get the full insight in our sustainability report which is a part of our Annual Report or see our UN Guiding principles reporting framework index 2021.