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title: "Who runs LEGO?"
description: "The leadership team of LEGO."
canonical: "https://derrick-app.com/company/lego/executives"
category: "Company"
updated: "2026-10-08"
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# Who runs LEGO?

> LEGO has 7 tracked executives leading key functions including company strategy and operations, financial strategy, day-to-day operations, marketing (as of 2026-10-08). The LEGO Group is the Danish toy maker behind LEGO bricks, whose name comes from the Danish words leg godt, meaning play well. It designs, manufactures and sells construction toys and play experiences for children and adults, from LEGO City, Technic and Icons sets to licensed lines such as LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Formula 1, alongside video games, branded retail stores and LEGO.com. The company is privately held: it is owned by LEGO Holding, which in turn belongs to KIRKBI A/S, the Kirk Kristiansen family's holding company (75%), and the LEGO Foundation (25%). In 2025 it reported record revenue of DKK 83.5 billion and ended the year with 33,801 employees. It is headquartered in Billund, Denmark, runs regional hubs in Boston, London, Shanghai and Singapore, and sells its products in more than 120 countries.

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## Leadership

| Name | Role | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Niels B. Christiansen | CEO | 2017 |
| Jesper Andersen | CFO | 2020 |
| Carsten Rasmussen | COO | 2017 |
| Julia Goldin | Chief Product and Marketing Officer | 2014 |
| Atul Bhardwaj | Chief Digital and Technology Officer | 2020 |
| Colette Burke | Chief Commercial Officer | 2021 |
| Danielle Ottink-van den Broek | Chief People Officer | 2026 |

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## About LEGO

- **Name:** LEGO
- **Website:** https://www.lego.com
- **Industry:** Toys and play manufacturing
- **Founded:** 1932
- **Employees:** 33,801
- **Headquarters:** Åstvej 1, Billund 7190, Denmark
- **Specialties:** LEGO bricks, Educational concepts, Consumer experiences, Digital play experiences, Learning through play, Creativity, Imagination

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## About our data

Enriched by Derrick from public sources: the company website, filings, its LinkedIn page and the press. Individual emails and phone numbers are never published here.

- **Data as of:** 2026-10-08
- **Last verified:** 2026-10-08
- **Checks run:** Leadership, News, C-suite
- **Staff figures:** Estimated

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