Bente Toftkær

Director at DI India
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Contact Information
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark, DK
Languages
  • English Professional working proficiency
  • Danish Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Swedish Limited working proficiency

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Experience

    • India
    • International Trade and Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director
      • Dec 2020 - Present

    • Head of Business Environment
      • Nov 2017 - Dec 2020

    • Political Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Head of HR & Leadership Development (member services)
      • Feb 2008 - Nov 2017

      Heading group of experienced consultants working with HR & leadership development activities for members of Confederation of Danish Industry. Other activities: • Design, development and implementation of management and leadership training programs for leaders at various organizational levels • Networks for leaders – forum for dialogue, development and knowledge sharing • Conferences and workshops focusing on new trends within leadership development and current leadership issues • Projects aiming at developing new knowledge within leadership development e.g. “Global Leadership Competences for the future”. Purpose is to • identify specific leadership competences managers and organizations must possess in order to function effectively across the global value chain • develop training program that can assist Danish companies in development of their global leadership skills • disseminate knowledge based on research, workshops, pilot programmes and conferences Show less

    • Denmark
    • Biotechnology Research
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Product service manager
      • May 2006 - Feb 2008

      Department manager – responsible for technical product documentation/ specification • Development and daily management of international team (matrix organization). Direct (DK) as well as dotted reports (Italy, Germany and US). Employees prepared and handled request for product documentation. • Optimization and implementation of internal work procedures across the global organization. • Definition and implementation of systems for handling global mater data – coordination task across global business areas Show less

    • Food and Beverage Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Dairy Plant Manager
      • Jul 1995 - Apr 2006

      Various positions i relation to production of speciality cheeses and butter products (product development, project manager and business development) Dairy Plant Manager and Business coordinator, Arla Foods Amba (Division Production) 2002 - 2006 Management responsibility (Dairy Plant Manager) • Overall responsible for operations, budget, productquality and staff development for production site with 60 employees. Business development and project management (Business coordinator) • Member of leadership team responsible for business development across 10 production sites in DK and Sweden • Development and implementation of strategies, business plans and budgets (operations and investment plans) for 10 productions sites in DK and Sweden • Management of projects related to implementation of strategic investments. Business coordinator and Production engineer Arla Foods Amba (Division Production) 1999 - 2002 • Member of leadership team responsible for business development across 10 production sites in DK and Sweden • Development and implementation of strategies, business plans and budgets (operations and investment plans) for 10 productions sites in DK and Sweden • Management of stategic investment projects • Member of steering committee for strategy investment project (capacity expansion) • Project manager for international transfer of production set up from UK to DK and Sweden. • Technical support in relation to product development Product developer, MD Foods Amba, Division Europe 1995 - 1999 • Responsible for technical product development within the Mozzarella and Cream cheese segment • Design and implementation of production trails • Cooperation with sales and marketing in relation to concept development and product launches • Development and documentation of technical knowledge related to product and process technology Show less

    • Student
      • 1992 - 1993

Education

  • Ashridge Business School
    Masters in Organisational Change, Leadership and organisational change and development
    2014 - 2016
  • Udviklingskonsulenterne
    Consultancy
    2004 - 2005
  • Scandinavian Internation Management Institute
    Food and beverage innovation
    2001 - 2002
  • Den Kgl. Veterinær- og Landbohøjskole
    Cand. lact., MSc Dairy Science and Technology
    1989 - 1995
  • Hadsten amts gymnasium
    1985 - 1988
  • Ashridge Business School
  • Ashridge Business School
  • Folkeskole

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