As a longtime top executive of the listed Harboes bryggeri is 78-year-old Bernd Griese often been criticized for putting its own interests above those of their shareholders.
among other things He has allowed the brewery to invest millions of dollars in gifts to his good friend, prince Henrik and the rest of the royal family. In addition, a large loss on the bankrupt football club FC Vestsjælland.
And now Ekstra Bladet can reveal that Bernd Griese also has mixed its own and its economy together.
In 2016, he stood namely behind Harboe purchase of two villas in Skælskør for € 7.5 million. kr. The seller? It was certainly the director’s private company, Bernd Griese Holding.
– The kind of must a listed company make everything to avoid. If I were a shareholder, I would therefore ask the Harboe Brewery put everything back and prove that the purchase price was reasonable. Why should the brewery at all buy two villas?, says Ole Søeberg, chairman of the Danish Aktionærforening.
It has not been possible to get an interview with Bernd Griese, who in the autumn of 2019 stepped back from the helm and instead has been president of Harboe.
But in a written answer explains the brewery, that the two villas would be used as housing for brewery employees.
however, It is also clear that the director’s personal company had very good reasons to sell.
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This house in the outskirts of san francisco sold Bernd Griese in 2016 to the Harboe Brewery, where he was the director. Price: 2,85 million. kr. Photo: Tariq Mikkel Khan
2016 was on track to be a miserable year for Bernd Griese Holding, dealing with fruit and agriculture. That the deficit that year ‘only’ ended up at 4.3 million. kr., was mainly due to the sale of the two villas.
Born in 1941 in Germany.
Was in 1971 married with Kirsten Harboe, heir to the Harboe Brewery.
Employed at the brewery in 1973. Became director in 1983.
Came back 1. september 2019, and delivered the mail to his daughter Karina Harboe Laursen.
his Daughter and the president of the Søren Stampe stopped again 12. december as a result of the disagreement on the strategy’.
Bernd Griese stepped in as chairman, while son-in-law Søren Malling (married with Vibeke Harboe Malling) was adm. director.
the Family is sitting only at 16 per cent. of the shares, but still has more than 50 per cent. of the voting rights – and thus power – via the so-called A-shares.
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Ekstra Bladet has asked Harboe, about the poor state of the economy in Bernd Griese Holding played in the director’s decision that the brewery should suddenly be the owner of the two villas.
‘No,’ saith the cash reply.
Furthermore, the brewery, to ejendomshandlerne was signed by both Bernd Griese himself and the then president, lawyer Anders Nielsen.
Anders Nielsen recalls, however, not to have written under, he says to Ekstra Bladet.
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The white house, which is located on the waterfront in san francisco, owned by Bernd Griese in the past. But in the summer of 2016 it was sold to the Harboe Brewery 4.6 million. kr. Photo: Tariq Mikkel Khan
The two villas are not the only examples of trades between the Harboe and Bernd Griese.
Some years previously purchased the then director and his wife, Kirsten Harboe, namely, a house in Skælskør of the brewery for 1.6 million. kr. Recently they have put the house for sale again – now for 2.7 million. kr.
‘the Property has undergone a renovation and has been leased to the family, which is now vacated,’ writes the Harboe Brewery in an email.
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This house in Skælskør bought Bernd Griese and his wife of Harboes bryggeri 1.6 million. kr. The pair have now put it up for sale for 2.7 million. kr. Photo: Tariq Mikkel Khan
Before Bernd Griese bought the house of Harboe’s, had it not been publicly for sale. But according to the brewery was made an independent ejendomsmæglererklæring to ensure that everything was by the book.
The Extra Leaf, however, not be allowed to see.
‘We have not filed documentation so many years back,’ reads the explanation.
Bernd Griese and his wife are not the only members of the Harboe family, who have traded properties with the listed brewery.
In 2009 sold Harboe a large house in Skælskør for 3.15 million. kr. The buyer was the director Grieses own daughter, Pernille Harboe Obling.
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The white house on the picture is sold Harboes bryggeri in 2009 to the director’s daughter, Pernille Harboe Obling. Photo: Tariq Mikkel Khan
‘It was not possible for related parties to have personalebolig. Therefore sold the property,’ reads the explanation in an email from the Harboe Brewery.
the House had not been to the sale before the daughter was allowed to buy it. However, according to Harboe was that also in this case made an independent ejendomsmæglererklæring to ensure that the brewery – and thus the shareholders – were not cheated.
the Declaration is, however, no longer indicate to the brewery.
