Might be available
(Updated 2023-10-16)CIO/CTO/CFO
Copenhagen, Denmark
Native Danish, English, Fluent Svenska, Intermediate German
- 10+ years in IT leadership
- 10+ years in finance leadership
- 5+ years in Tech transformation
Skills (30)
Leadership
Change Management
BUDGETS
FORECASTS
FINANCE
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
OFFSHORE
BUSINESS CASES
MENTORING
Project Management
ACCOUNTING
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
RESTRUCTURING
BI
Transformation
COACHING
Business Intelligence
Tax Planning
VAT
Risk Management
WORKFLOW
BUYING
TRADING
International expansion
DOCUMENTATION
LOGISTICS
RETAIL
SAP
Oracle Financials
Oracle
Summary
● Uncomplicated C-level business-oriented and highly qualified person with extensive corporate and
international experience in all areas of the finance and technology functions
● Gets energy from driving the business forward through delivering the almost impossible, by engaging the
team, making team members deliver their best and building capabilities to deliver even better going
forward,
● Ability to see through complicated projects and processes keeping the end target at sight,
● Sector experience within B2B, B2C, B2B2C, consultancy, engineering, offshore wind, banking, IT,
consumer business, production, shipping, and other sectors,
● The results from more than 15 years as a leader are very good, using an open and empowering
management style, where team feels heard and engaged,
● Leveraging finance and technology as a business driver focusing on making the team a key player in the
organisation,
● Empathy and humour make me able to communicate at all levels of an organization.
● Have worked extensively in other European countries, in particular Sweden, Norway, UK, Finland, Poland,
France and Germany.
Professional Experience
2000-08 - Present
2017-08 - 2022-07
with focus on improving business processes, digitization, transformation and changing mindset to get profitable growth.
o Consolidate processes across four BUs, o Push mindset from product oriented to consumer oriented, o Drive digitization and transformation as a lever for improving profitability incl. reducing administration.
o Establishing PMO and developing project capabilities and mindset in the organisation Results: ● Revenue growth of +30%, Doubling profitability in region, through optimisation, improving process, developing bundling, customer journey improvements, digital presence etc., ● Three Full ERP implementations and one re-implementation reducing number of platforms+reduced costs to 1/4 ● Consolidating infrastructure and processes within the business ● Delivering change, optimisation, growth, and a change of mindset across the organisation ● Driving RPA as a leader in Denmark and the Belron Group, ● Significant increase of market footprint through both greenfield and acquisitions.
2016-01 - 2017-07
Focus on value creation and securing only relevant and value adding processes are being performed.
● Streamlining the business so customers see the real value we add to their business ● Divested all business areas with considerable profit ending assignment June 2017
2008-09 - 2017-07
● Securing link between finance systems and management information systems ● Customers include, LEO Pharma, DONG Energy (Ørsted), Scandlines, Nets, Carlson Wagonlit, Saxo Bank and the Tryg Foundation.
2006-04 - 2008-09
Results ● Headed the Finance Department in Coop Danmark A/S ● Managed all accounting and reporting systems in Coop Danmark A/S, including responsibility for consolidation and preparation of monthly accounts, year-end accounts, project accounting, budgets, forecasts and financially related board material ● Completed the break-up of Coop Norden in Denmark from an accounting and reporting point.
● Developed financial management information to high-level standards ● Prepared Transfer pricing policies and documentation for Coop Norden AB and subsidiaries ● Implemented financial, accounting, tax and VAT areas/issues of new customer loyalty programme.
1999-03 - 2006-03
2000-09 - 2006-03
● From September 2000, Group Financial Controller, team responsible for 2 employees.
● From September 2002, Day-to-day manager of Corporate Finance department and appointed Regional Finance Manager, including coaching, planning, and prioritising the daily tasks.
● Manager for 3 employees and reporting responsibility/team responsibility for local Finance Managers.
Member of the Group's Regional Finance Director Organisation.
Results ● Successfully established the Corporate Finance department from "scratch" when the Group was divested from FLSmidth & Co. A/S in 2001 ● Headed Business Controlling, giving support to the functional organisations with the aim of continued development and optimisation of the Group. Established and developed KPI's ● Developed financial management information including integration towards other functions.
● Integrated and streamlined business processes and systems within F&A from 16 individual companies into a joint setup across companies and countries ● Responsible for consolidation and preparation of internal accounts, budgets, forecasts and other relevant material for the board and other stakeholders.
● Headed process for business cases when buying, selling or restructuring businesses/activities.
● Analysed, described, optimised and implemented work flows/routines within finance including reducing lead-time in reporting from 20 days to 1.5 days.
● Developed Transfer pricing guidelines and documentation.
● Headed implementation of the financial part of new ERP-system (Oracle Financials). Among others this included the financial project follow up including reports to the Board ● Headed treasury activities, Risk Management (incl. carrying out an international tender in cooperation with insurance broker), tax planning (international and national), contact to group auditor (incl. fee negotiations) Personal qualities: ● English and Scandinavian languages fluently (Mother tongue), knowledge of German (basic), ● Analytical, structured, systematic and able to deal with complex matters, ● Good coaching and communication skills, ● Able to work both independently and in teams as well as strategically and detail-focused, ● Internationally orientated, ● Goal orientated, persistent and decisive.
● Able to keep an overview of the situation, ● Keeps a clear mind in stressful situations, ● Motivated and high drive, ● Good ability to read the situation at hand,
Academic Background
1994-08 - 1998-06
1991-08 - 1994-06
1988-08 - 1991-06