Lars Stage Thomsen, CFA
CEO, Denmark at Huddlestock Fintech- Claim this Profile
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Thomas Ellebæk
Lars has been one of my closest colleagues for almost two years at Danmarks Nationalbank, and I have with great pleasure worked together with him on a number of tasks and projects. As link between the technical side and business, Lars has proven to be superb. Lars has demonstrated very good skills in accounting, finance and economics, as well as written communication and project management. If you go to Lars with a task, he will always deliver more than you expect of him.
Christian Frantz Hansen
I had a great time working with Lars at Danmarks Nationalbank. He is very professional and pleasant to be around. Extremely effective in managing projects across departments.
Thomas Ellebæk
Lars has been one of my closest colleagues for almost two years at Danmarks Nationalbank, and I have with great pleasure worked together with him on a number of tasks and projects. As link between the technical side and business, Lars has proven to be superb. Lars has demonstrated very good skills in accounting, finance and economics, as well as written communication and project management. If you go to Lars with a task, he will always deliver more than you expect of him.
Christian Frantz Hansen
I had a great time working with Lars at Danmarks Nationalbank. He is very professional and pleasant to be around. Extremely effective in managing projects across departments.
Thomas Ellebæk
Lars has been one of my closest colleagues for almost two years at Danmarks Nationalbank, and I have with great pleasure worked together with him on a number of tasks and projects. As link between the technical side and business, Lars has proven to be superb. Lars has demonstrated very good skills in accounting, finance and economics, as well as written communication and project management. If you go to Lars with a task, he will always deliver more than you expect of him.
Christian Frantz Hansen
I had a great time working with Lars at Danmarks Nationalbank. He is very professional and pleasant to be around. Extremely effective in managing projects across departments.
Thomas Ellebæk
Lars has been one of my closest colleagues for almost two years at Danmarks Nationalbank, and I have with great pleasure worked together with him on a number of tasks and projects. As link between the technical side and business, Lars has proven to be superb. Lars has demonstrated very good skills in accounting, finance and economics, as well as written communication and project management. If you go to Lars with a task, he will always deliver more than you expect of him.
Christian Frantz Hansen
I had a great time working with Lars at Danmarks Nationalbank. He is very professional and pleasant to be around. Extremely effective in managing projects across departments.
Credentials
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Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder
CFA InstituteDec, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Scrum Product Owner
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Prince2 Foundation
APM Group
Experience
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Huddlestock
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Norway
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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CEO, Denmark
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Jun 2021 - Present
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Visigon
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Sweden
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Capital Markets
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1 - 100 Employee
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Group Head of Consulting Sales, Managing Director
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Jul 2022 - Present
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Managing Director, Country Lead for Denmark
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Oct 2017 - Aug 2022
Visigon is a Nordic consultancy bridging the gap between finance and technology. By offering a wide range of competence, Visigon helps bank, asset managers, insurance and pension companies implement, improve and maintain business-critical software within capital markets.
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Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen
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Denmark
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Research
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700 & Above Employee
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External Examiner/Censor in Finance and Economics
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Apr 2018 - Present
As an external examiner, I help ensure that Danish economics students receive a uniform and fair treatment and that the requirements for the content of the exams are in accordance with the objectives set for the education. An external examiner sits in on oral exams and is part of the grading process for both written and oral exams. As an external examiner, I help ensure that Danish economics students receive a uniform and fair treatment and that the requirements for the content of the exams are in accordance with the objectives set for the education. An external examiner sits in on oral exams and is part of the grading process for both written and oral exams.
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Swiipe
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Denmark
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Advisory Board Member
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Jun 2018 - Present
Swiipe Payments is a fintech start-up with the vision of making online payments easy and secure. As part on the advisory board, I advise Swiipe’s management on matters related to payment technology and infrastructure, IT management and partnerships. Swiipe Payments is a fintech start-up with the vision of making online payments easy and secure. As part on the advisory board, I advise Swiipe’s management on matters related to payment technology and infrastructure, IT management and partnerships.
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Copenhagen Business School
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Denmark
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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External Lecturer - Department of Finance
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Jun 2012 - Jun 2021
I teach and supervise undergraduate and graduate finance students -Lecturer in undergraduate corporate finance course -Bachelor's thesis supervisor (BSc in Business and Economics) -Master's thesis supervisor (MSc in Business and Economics, majors in Finance) I teach and supervise undergraduate and graduate finance students -Lecturer in undergraduate corporate finance course -Bachelor's thesis supervisor (BSc in Business and Economics) -Master's thesis supervisor (MSc in Business and Economics, majors in Finance)
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Danske Bank
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Denmark
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Chief Consultant in Concept Development and Digital Hub, Transaction Banking Division
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Mar 2016 - Sep 2017
In this job, was a part of the management team in a project that has the vision to develop a state-of-the art digital platform for corporate customers. In addition, I was responsible for Danske Banks activities in distributed ledger technology and blockchain and I led Danske Bank's first fintech investment in a blockchain consortium. In this job, was a part of the management team in a project that has the vision to develop a state-of-the art digital platform for corporate customers. In addition, I was responsible for Danske Banks activities in distributed ledger technology and blockchain and I led Danske Bank's first fintech investment in a blockchain consortium.
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ATRIUM Partners
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Denmark
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Corporate Finance Advisor
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May 2015 - Feb 2016
At ATRIUM Partners, I was advising mid-market business owners, managers and board members on corporate finance related issues. In my role, I identified potential acquiring targets, performed equity valuations and investigated merger opportunities. At ATRIUM Partners, I was advising mid-market business owners, managers and board members on corporate finance related issues. In my role, I identified potential acquiring targets, performed equity valuations and investigated merger opportunities.
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Danske Bank
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Denmark
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Consultant in Business Development, Corporates & Institutions Division
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Jul 2014 - Apr 2015
At Danske Bank, I was part of the business development team in the corporate and institutional banking division. I was responsible for implementation of several strategic projects, among other things the creation of a new product area in Transaction Banking. As project manager, my main role was to motivate, coordinate and manage several stakeholders across the Nordic organisation At Danske Bank, I was part of the business development team in the corporate and institutional banking division. I was responsible for implementation of several strategic projects, among other things the creation of a new product area in Transaction Banking. As project manager, my main role was to motivate, coordinate and manage several stakeholders across the Nordic organisation
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Danmarks Nationalbank
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Financial Services
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400 - 500 Employee
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Economist
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Feb 2012 - Jun 2014
At Danmarks Nationalbank, I was employed in the Banking and Markets Division. The division is responsible for the Danish foreign reserve management and government debt administration. My role was to participate in project work, primarily related to the implementation of new financial instruments, e.g. cross-currency swaps and equity futures. For the main part of my employment, I was involved in the implementation of a new portfolio management system, Calypso At Danmarks Nationalbank, I was employed in the Banking and Markets Division. The division is responsible for the Danish foreign reserve management and government debt administration. My role was to participate in project work, primarily related to the implementation of new financial instruments, e.g. cross-currency swaps and equity futures. For the main part of my employment, I was involved in the implementation of a new portfolio management system, Calypso
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Co-founder & CFO
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Jan 2004 - Dec 2013
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SFI - The Danish National Centre for Social Research
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Denmark
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Research Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Researcher
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Oct 2010 - Jan 2012
At SFI, I performed research in the areas of labor and health economics. I wrote reports, articles and papers addressed to government agencies, the public and academic colleagues. My tasks included statistical and econometric analysis of survey and register data as well as coding in SAS, Stata, R and SPSS. At SFI, I performed research in the areas of labor and health economics. I wrote reports, articles and papers addressed to government agencies, the public and academic colleagues. My tasks included statistical and econometric analysis of survey and register data as well as coding in SAS, Stata, R and SPSS.
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Education
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University of Southern Denmark
M.Sc., Economics -
London School of Economics and Political Science, U. of London
Summer University, Finance -
Copenhagen Business School
M.Sc., Finance and Applied Economics -
Copenhagen Business School
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Danmarks Tekniske Universitet / Technical University of Denmark
Mathematical/Statistical Modelling