Experience

KUBO Robotics

• Denmark
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  KUBO Robotics is a multi-award-winning enterprise established in 2016. KUBO has created a unique classroom solution, which breaks down barriers to teaching technology to students from as young as four years. With its ground-breaking TagTile™ system KUBO allows educators to introduce concepts of coding in an easy, hands-on and digital ways so that children can learn to become creators, innovators and designers of our future technologies. The first KUBO solution was shipped in late 2017. Distribution partnerships are established in 40 countries. The Følsgaard family, Vækstfonden and the two-family offices behind Micro Matic have invested in KUBO. • Revenue growth of 60% from 2020 to 2021. • Secured in three funding rounds EUR 6 mill. in equity investments and EUR 1.5 mill. in loans. • Introduced products in subscription and five new products, incl. two digital products (SAAS). • Increased number of distribution partners from five to 35. Show less



Ennogie Solar Group A/S & Ennogie ApS

• Chairman Of The Board Of Directors

  • Jun 2013 - Present

  Ennogie is a technology driven start-up company in specializing in solar energy and how to integrate the technology into modern homes. The company markets an aesthetic roofing solution that generates electricity at a competitive price. MEMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2014-PRESENT) · IPO in November 2021. · Two funding rounds with private placements of shares with a number of investors and debt financing from Danmarks Grønne Investeringsfond. · 200% increase in revenue from 2018 to 2020. · Winning iF Design Award and Danish Design Award. CEO (2013-2014) · Allotment of EUR 350,000 in support from the Market Develop Fund to test the roofing systems. · Finalist in the Next Step Challenge, which is part of the Scale-Up Denmark initiative aiming to establish an elite of growth companies in Denmark. Show less



Semco Maritime

• Denmark
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Vice President, Head of Products & Technology Division

  • 2014 - 2018

  Semco Maritime is an engineering company working internationally within maritime, offshore oil & gas and offshore wind with revenue of approximately EUR 300 mill. The company comprise of four divisions. The Products & Technology Division had 145 employees in Esbjerg, Singapore, Norway, Dubai, Australia, and China, and had in 2016 revenue of EURO 40 mill. The project-based division delivered product and technology solutions for telecommunication and firefighting as well as after sales service and components and spare parts for the offshore oil-, gas- and wind turbine industries to shipyards, engineering houses, oil companies and offshore wind developers in Asia and Europe. · Changed the division’s organizational structure from several local country specific business units into one global integrated business to increase market focus and reduce cost. · Acquisition of Inmaco AS with 40 employees and annual revenue of EURO 12 mill. Inmaco marketed firefighting equipment through operating companies in Norway and Australia for offshore platforms. · Won the division’s largest order ever of EUR 17 mill. from Ørsted. · Won orders worth EUR 13 mill. from the Singaporean shipyard SMOP for Maersk Oil’s Culzean field in UK. · Won a contract together with Systematic with Vattenfall for development and implementation of a solution that manages and tracks offshore people, vessels and helicopters. Show less



SCAN Group Holding

• Member of Board of Directors

  • 2009 - 2013

  SCAN Antenna was a Danish technology company with approx. 30 employees. The company had operations in manufacturing, sales and distribution of antennas. MEMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2011-2013) · Sold the company to the private equity company HL Invest. CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2009-2011) · Capital increase through a private placement of shares with the private equity company HL Invest. SCAN Antenna was a Danish technology company with approx. 30 employees. The company had operations in manufacturing, sales and distribution of antennas. MEMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2011-2013) · Sold the company to the private equity company HL Invest. CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2009-2011) · Capital increase through a private placement of shares with the private equity company HL Invest.



Photonic Energy A/S

• Civil Engineering

• CEO & Co-Founder

  • 2008 - 2012

  Photonic Energy was a Danish headquartered technology company with activities in production, sales, marketing and distribution of photovoltaic modules, systems and applications in Europe and China. With more than 1,200 employees the company generated a total turnover and EBIT of EUR 96 mill. and EUR 5.5 in 2010, respectively. CEO (2009-2012) · Revenue increased from EUR 44 mill. in 2009 to EUR 96 mill. in 2010 corresponding to a growth rate of 118%. EBIT also increased to EUR 5.5 mill. in 2010. · Secured the group’s two largest contracts ever with Scheuten Solar from the Netherlands and ITS ASA from Norway for production of OEM modules for EUR 16 mill. and EUR 15 mill. in 2011, respectively. · An agreement with the Industrialization Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) on investment in and loan of EUR 3.7 mill. and EUR 0.7 mill. for expansion of the production capacity in China. · Constructed and sold German solar parks worth more than EUR 20 mill. to Danish investors. DEPUTY CEO & CO-FOUNDER (2008-2009) · Creation of Photonic Energy based on a merger with a Chinese module manufacturer and a German reseller. · Development of the company's overall strategy. · Contract with Norwegian REC ASA on OEM production of photovoltaic modules for EUR 7 mill. · Acquisition of a minor Italian distributor, which led to systems sales in Italy. · Established module and systems' businesses in Spain, the Czech Republic, Sweden and Denmark. Show less



Rovsing A/S

• France
• Consumer Goods

• CEO

  • 2007 - 2008

  Rovsing, which was listed on OMX Nordic Exchange in Copenhagen, supplied systems, software solutions and associated services to the European Space Agency and leading international aerospace companies such as EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia. The company had a staff of 75 well-educated employees in Denmark and Ireland. It had annual revenue of EUR 7 mill. · Established a well-functioning organization and modern culture. · Won a contract with EADS regarding independent software verification and validation of the software on the Gaia satellite to be used in a global astrometry mission. · Won together win TÜV and DVN a contract for an independent safety evaluation of CITYRINGEN in Copenhagen. Show less



Cobham SATCOM

• Denmark
• Telecommunications
• 400 - 500 Employee

• CEO of Thrane & Thrane A/S (Now Cobham SATCOM)

  • 1999 - 2007

  Thrane & Thrane, which was listed on OMX Nordic Exchange in Copenhagen, was the world’s leading supplier of equipment and systems for global mobile communication based on sophisticated satellite and radio technologies. App. 800 employees in Denmark, Norway, USA and China contributed together with a global network of distributors to Thrane & Thrane’s 2007 revenue of EUR 150 mill. Employment period: · Revenue increased from EUR 53 mill. in 1999 to EUR 150 mill. in 2007 corresponding to a cumulative annual growth rate of 14%. EBIT also increased from EUR 3.9 mill. in 1999 to EUR 15.8 mill. in 2007 corresponding to a cumulative annual growth rate of 19%. · The company’s enterprise value grew from EUR 80 mill. at the company’s IPO in 2001 to EUR 310 mill. in 2007 corresponding to a cumulative annual growth rate of 25%. CEO (2004-2007) · Prepared and implemented a five-year company strategy with the objective of doubling revenue in 2011 by expanding into closely related business areas. · Acquisition of the company’s largest competitor, Norwegian Nera SatCom for EUR 70 mill. · Profitable development and market introduction of a new high-speed data product program with a total investment of EUR 34 mill. · Successful integrations of ECI and Nera SatCom. COO (2000-2004) · Acquisition of the Danish company, ECI, in 2004 for EUR 33 mill. · Acquisition of the US company, LandSea Systems Inc. in 2003 for EUR 3.4 mill. · Won two product development contracts with the UK Company, Inmarsat Ltd. worth EUR 80 mill. · Successful IPO in the spring of 2001. VP SALES & MARKETING (1999-2000) · Revenue grew from EUR 53 mill. to EUR 60 mill. - an annual increase of 13%. · Altered the sales function from an order office to an energetic and pro-active department. · Established a service function with eight service locations globally generating EUR 15 mill. in revenue. · Market introduction of a new land mobile high-speed data product and two new aeronautical products. Show less



Solarstocc

• United Kingdom
• Construction

• Member of Board of Directors

  • 2002 - 2006

  Solarstocc AG was German Start-up company operating in the photovoltaic industry focusing on selling complete solutions to residential houses through distribution partner. · Grew the company to annual revenue of EUR 40 mill. · Sold the company to CentroSolar in October 2006. Solarstocc AG was German Start-up company operating in the photovoltaic industry focusing on selling complete solutions to residential houses through distribution partner. · Grew the company to annual revenue of EUR 40 mill. · Sold the company to CentroSolar in October 2006.



VKR Holding A/S

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing

• Project Manager

  • 1995 - 1999

  VKR Holding owned companies within five business areas: roof windows and skylights, vertical windows, thermal solar energy, window decoration and natural ventilation. The five business areas included among others VELUX, VELFAC, Rationel Vinduer, SP Fönster, Traryd Fönster, Faber, SONNENKRAFT, GREENoneTEC og WindowMaster. PROJECT MANAGER AT VELCAP A/S (1996-1999) VELCAP was an investment and business develpment company developing business areas and technologies closely related to VKR Holding’s activities. · Analyzed industries, markets and companies in connection with the evaluation of new business ventures. · Together with the private equity fund Axcel, VELCAP acquired Rationel Vinduer with an annual revenue of EUR 60 mill. · Prepared strategies for the solar energy and vertical window businesses, which afterwards were implemented successfully. PRODUCT MANAGER AT VELUX A/S (1995-1996) The VELUX product portfolio consisted of a wide assortment of roof windows and skylights as well as window decoration. The VELUX brand was one of the strongest brands within the global building materials industry. VELUX had annual revenue of EUR 1.3 bill. and a staff of more than 10,000 employees. · Coordinated and solved tasks related to changes to existing and new products for sales companies located in the US, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand with combined annual sales of EUR 120 mill. Show less