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Bali Padda | |
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| Born | 1956 (age 67–68)[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | The Timberland Company (2001–2002) The Lego Group (2002–2017) |
| Title | President of The Lego Group |
| Term | January 2017 - October 2017 |
| Predecessor | Jørgen Vig Knudstorp |
| Successor | Niels Christiansen |
Bali Padda is a British-Indian businessman who was briefly the CEO of The Lego Group.[2] Prior to this role, he was Lego's chief operations officer. He inherited the role of CEO from Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, who stepped down to lead the LEGO Brand Group in January 2017.[1][3] He was the first non-Danish top-level executive to run the 84-year-old company.[4][5]
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- ^ Monaghan, Angela (10 August 2017). "Lego replaces British chief after just eight months at helm". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ Pedersen, Signe Ferslev (6 December 2016). "Knudstorp stopping as CEO of LEGO". Business.dk (in Danish). Berlingske Media. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
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DR.dkwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Børjesen, Jesper Rise (6 December 2016). "Bali Padda First Non-Dane to Be Head of LEGO". ekstrabladet.dk (in Danish). JP/Politikens Hus A/S. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.