Focus
Strategy design that drives innovation, value creation and customer focus.
Getting start-ups off the ground in the right direction - including market assessment, customer validation, going to market strategies and fund raising.
International experience
Has worked in a large number of countries in Europe, the Middle East, the Far East as well as in the US. Has lived and worked in Brussels, Prague, Sofia, Minneapolis, Houston, Palo Alto, Hamburg, Copenhagen and Aarhus.
Sector knowledge
ICT, telecommunications, clean-tech and services. Have worked in a number of other sectors as well such as life science, industrial processing equipment, retail and financial services. I am a curious soul and fast at grasping new concepts.
Past positions
Executive Director, Innovation Center Denmark Silicon Valley, Palo Alto, California, United States
Director European Office, Wiken International Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
VP Corporate Relations on Sonofon start-up team (first private Danish GSM provider), Aalborg, Denmark
Lobbyist, City of Aalborg & Region of Northern Jutland, Brussels, Belgium
Head of Communications, Danish Turnkey Dairies, Aarhus, Denmark
Associate Consultant, McKinsey & Co, Copenhagen, Denmark
Education
MBA University of Houston, Class of 1980 (2 year full-time program before MBA became fashionable - and yes it is for real - request a copy of my certificate)
Bachelor in Business Administration, Aarhus School of Business
Languages
Fluent English and Danish. My German is approaching fluency and my French is good enough to have important discussions with winemakers in Burgundy.
