Source title in the reading translation: Ellen Trane Nørby: the king of side jobs in Southern Denmark and Jydske Vestkysten’s blindness

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Ellen Trane Nørby: the king of side jobs in Southern Denmark and Jydske Vestkysten’s blindness
PHOTOS: Sønderborg Kommune 

Ellen Trane Nørby’s impressive portfolio of secondary roles

Let us review her known board positions and the associated fees:

Sydbank A/S: 388.785 kroner annually (2024-2025)

Any committee participation may raise this by up to a further 151.532 kr.

SONFOR Holding A/S: 91.576 kroner annually

Naviair: 200,000 DKK annually, plus the possibility of additional fees for committee participation

DANVA: 26.632 kr. annually (2021/2022 figure, but it may have been adjusted)

Enhance Topco ApS: fee not disclosed

Project Zero-Fonden: fee not disclosed

Sønderborg Lufthavn A/S: Fee not disclosed

Political roles in Sønderborg Kommune:

2nd deputy mayor: 58.189 kroner

Member of the Finance Committee: 28,348 DKK

Municipal council member: 105.547 kr.

Child supplement: 16,331 DKK

Can we trust what Jydske Vestkysten writes? That is the question you are left with after reading Jydske Vestkysten’s article about politicians in southern Jutland who earn large sums from their board positions. The article presents a list of the 10 most lucrative holders of side jobs in the region, but where is Ellen Trane Nørby on that list?

A politician who, with her many positions, ought to appear at the top, but has mysteriously been ignored. This gives a known total of at least 915.408 kr. annually – and these are only the roles for which we have specific figures. She also holds several board positions with remuneration that has not been disclosed, meaning that the overall amount probably exceeds 1 million kroner.

But let us not jump to conclusions…
Of course, it is possible that Ellen Trane Nørby chose to forgo her fees to support good local causes. Ellen is, after all, known for her credibility and her support for Jydske Vestkysten’s board chair, Peter Hansen. Surely there is a good explanation?

Public accounts and general information
The information used in this post comes from publicly available accounts and general sources. If Ellen Trane Nørby was not mentioned in Jydske Vestkysten’s article, that could be because she chose not to share her personal information with the newspaper. She does, however, hold one of the region’s largest portfolios of board positions, so it would be worth considering a closer examination.

All known boards on which Ellen Trane Nørby serves:

Sydbank A/S

SONFOR Holding A/S

Naviair

DANVA

Enhance Topco ApS

Project Zero-Fonden

Sønderborg Lufthavn A/S

Conclusion: is there an explanation behind it all? Ellen Trane Nørby may well have an explanation that the public does not yet know. Nevertheless, her many roles and a potential total income that could place her among the region’s highest-earning politicians should be examined more closely.

We look forward to an explanation or elaboration, if one exists. For now, she remains a politician with an impressive array of board roles – and a mystery as to why she does not appear in Jydske Vestkysten’s list.

Side jobs worth millions: local politicians are placed on lucrative boards – these 10 earn the most. In 2023, politicians in the 10 municipalities of Syd- og Sønderjylland earned several million DKK from side jobs allocated to them politically. See who received the most lucrative side jobs and board positions.

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Source title: Ellen Trane Nørby: Bijob-kongen i Syddanmark og Jydske Vestkystens blindhed

Ellen Trane Nørby: Bijob-kongen i Syddanmark og Jydske Vestkystens blindhed
FOTOS: Sønderborg Kommune 

Ellen Trane Nørbys imponerende bijobs-portefølje

Lad os gennemgå hendes kendte bestyrelsesposter og tilhørende honorarer:

Sydbank A/S: 388.785 kr. årligt (2024-2025)

Eventuelle udvalgsdeltagelser kan løfte dette yderligere med op til 151.532 kr.

SONFOR Holding A/S: 91.576 kr. årligt

Naviair: 200.000 kr. årligt + mulighed for ekstra honorarer ved udvalgsdeltagelse

DANVA: 26.632 kr. årligt (2021/2022-tal, men kan være reguleret)

Enhance Topco ApS: Honorar ikke oplyst

Project Zero-Fonden: Honorar ikke oplyst

Sønderborg Lufthavn A/S: Honorar ikke oplyst

Politiske poster i Sønderborg Kommune:

2. viceborgmester: 58.189 kr.

Medlem af Økonomiudvalget: 28.348 kr.

Medlem af byrådet: 105.547 kr.

Børnetillæg: 16.331 kr.

Kan vi stole på, hvad Jydske Vestkysten skriver? Det er spørgsmålet, man sidder tilbage med efter at have gennemlæst Jydske Vestkystens artikel om sydjyske politikere, der tjener store summer på deres bestyrelsesposter. Artiklen præsenterer en liste over de 10 mest indbringende bijobbere i regionen, men hvor er Ellen Trane Nørby på denne liste?

En politiker, der med sine mange poster burde figurere øverst, men som mystisk nok er blevet ignoreret. Dette giver en kendt total på mindst 915.408 kr. årligt — og det er kun de poster, vi har konkrete tal for. Hun har desuden flere bestyrelsesposter uden oplyste honorarer, hvilket betyder, at det samlede beløb sandsynligvis overstiger 1 million kroner.

Men lad os nu ikke forhaste os…
Selvfølgelig er det muligt, at Ellen Trane Nørby har valgt at give afkald på sine honorarer for at støtte lokale gode formål. Ellen er jo kendt for sin troværdighed og sin støtte til bestyrelsesformanden for Jydske Vestkysten, Peter Hansen. Mon ikke der findes en god forklaring?

Offentlige regnskaber og generelle oplysninger
De oplysninger, der er brugt i dette opslag, stammer fra offentligt tilgængelige regnskaber og generelle kilder. Hvis Ellen Trane Nørby ikke er blevet nævnt i Jydske Vestkystens artikel, kan det jo skyldes, at hun har valgt ikke at dele sine personlige oplysninger med avisen. Hun sidder dog i en af regionens største porteføljer af bestyrelsesposter, så det ville være en overvejelse værd at undersøge nærmere.

Alle kendte bestyrelsesposter, Ellen Trane Nørby er involveret i:

Sydbank A/S

SONFOR Holding A/S

Naviair

DANVA

Enhance Topco ApS

Project Zero-Fonden

Sønderborg Lufthavn A/S

Konklusion: Er der en forklaring bag det hele? Det kan sagtens være, at Ellen Trane Nørby har en forklaring, som offentligheden endnu ikke kender. Hendes mange poster og en potentiel samlet indtægt, der kunne placere hende blandt de mest indbringende politikere i regionen, bør dog undersøges nærmere.

Vi ser frem til en forklaring eller uddybning, hvis den findes. For nu forbliver hun en politiker med en imponerende række af bestyrelsesposter — og et mysterium, når det kommer til, hvorfor hun ikke optræder i Jydske Vestkystens opgørelse.

Bijobber for millioner: Lokale politikere placeres i lukrative bestyrelser - disse 10 tjener mestPolitikere i Syd- og Sønderjyllands 10 kommuner tjente i 2023 flere millioner kroner på bijobs, de er blevet politisk tildelt. Se hvem, der fik de mest lukrative bijobs og bestyrelsesposter.

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