LEGO Appoints New Head of LEGO Systems

3/1/2016
The LEGO Group announces that Senior Vice President Skip Kodak, who at present heads up the company’s Supply Chain Planning & Distribution, is appointed new head of LEGO Systems, Inc. and head of the LEGO Group’s Market Group Americas. Kodak assumes the new position as of April 1.

Kodak has been with the LEGO Group since 2002, when he started as Vice President, U.S. Field Sales. Over the past 14 years, he has held a variety of commercial roles and since 2012, Kodak has been a member of the LEGO Group’s Corporate Management.

The present head of LEGO Systems, Inc., Sren Torp Laursen, is resigning to take on a new position outside the LEGO Group.

Sren Torp Laursen joined the LEGO Group in 1986 as a Marketing Trainee. Over the past 29 years, Laursen has covered leadership positions in all market regions of the company and since 2002, he has headed up LEGO Systems, Inc. as Senior Vice President, LEGO Americas.

Sren Torp Laursen has been a relentless champion of building and sustaining strong partnerships with LEGO customers.  He held several positions in the Toy Industry Association for 10 years, including Chairman of the Board of Directors from 2012 to 2014.
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