Alaska Air Group, Inc. appoints Claus Steensen Sølje as new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) announced that Claus Steensen Sølje will take up the position as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Board of Management no later than 1 June 2023. He succeeds Søren Jelert, whose decision to leave ALK was announced in November 2022. Claus Steensen Sølje, born 1972, a Danish citizen, will bring extensive experience to ALK from more than 20 years in various leadership roles at Novo Nordisk in Denmark, France and Switzerland.

Based in Zurich, he currently holds the position as Senior Vice President, International Operations, being responsible for finance, procurement, IT & supply chain in the organisation, which covers all Novo Nordisk's commercial activities across the world ex North America. Previously, Claus Steensen Sølje has among others also been regional CFO for Novo Nordisk Emerging Markets and country CFO for Novo Nordisk France. Claus Steensen Sølje holds an M.Sc.

in Economics from the University of Copenhagen (1999) and has completed executive training at INSEAD, IMD and Harvard. Prior to joining Novo Nordisk in 2001, he worked for PwC and Nykredit.