Experience

Toplak Industrilakering A/S

• Denmark
• Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director, co-owner

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Betyder overfladen noget? Toplak Industrilakering A/S har 30+ års erfaring med maling og lakering, hvor kunderne i dag er private og førende industrikoncerner som fx. Nobia, Inwido og Moelven. Kunder hvor kvalitet, leveringstid og troværdighed i samarbejdet betyder noget. Så har du emner for maling og lakering, er det blot at række ud på mob. +45 21 42 50 11 eller jens@toplak.dk Handler det om strategiske input, virksomhedshandler eller ledersparring og coaching, er jeg stadig tilgængelig på jens@mindminders.dk Show less



MindMinders - du finder os i Aabenraa, Esbjerg, Horsens og Middelfart

• Coach (exam.) and Leadership Consultant, partner

  • Jul 2018 - Present

  Coaching and sparring for personal growth and team development. Joining you as partner on your path towards new goals, and through the struggles passing your life. Extensive personal experiences as general manager and the school of life in a global world's playground is the platform for guidance in how to find your personal way forward. Such a process can strengthen your capabilities as manager, director, self-employed or board-member, being in a challenging position demanding a high level of integrity and empowerment. In a team perspective the process can be further supported by the experienced psychologists being af part of the MindMinders team.Of specific interest are relations in family and partner owned businesses giving challenges in the daily cooperation as well as the transition whenever the company enters into the process for overhanding to new owners - being next generation or investors. Based on my management and M+A experience I am definitely worth a call early in the proces - please do not hesitate to contact me! Show less

• Coach (exam.) og ledelsesrådgiver, partner

  • Jul 2018 - Present

  Coaching og sparring for personlig vækst og udvikling. Som ledsager på din vej mod nye mål, eller gennem livets udfordringer. Mange års erfaring som international direktør, bestyrelsesmedlem og virksomhedsejer, har sammen med de personlige udfordringer gennem livets skole, skabt platformen for coaching og sparring om hvordan du finder din egen vej frem. Processen kan styrke dine kundskaber som fx leder, selvstændig virksomhedsejer eller bestyrelsesmedlem, hvor udfordringerne kan være store med krav om integritet og lederskab. I et team-perspektiv kan processen styrkes med de erfarne erhvervspsykologer hos MindMinders.Er du virksomhedsejer - eller ønsker at blive det - er ejer- og generationsskifte et af mine særlige interesseområder, som jeg har stor erfaring med gennem mange år som direktør, medejer og virksomhedsmægler. Jeg er helt sikkert en opringning værd tidligt i processen, så hold dig ikke tilbage for en henvendelse. Show less



Bollerup

• Denmark
• Glass, Ceramics and Concrete Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Management Consultant and Board Memberships

  • 1996 - Present

  Board Member and independent Management Consultancy. Jobs executed for Danish and International companies in various business segments. Tasks had been related to International business development, international sales, global sourcing and procurement, oganizational restructuring and turn-arounds, divestment, mergers and acquisitions etc. Board Member and independent Management Consultancy. Jobs executed for Danish and International companies in various business segments. Tasks had been related to International business development, international sales, global sourcing and procurement, oganizational restructuring and turn-arounds, divestment, mergers and acquisitions etc.



Perimeter Protection Group A/S

• Director

  • Aug 2021 - Mar 2022

  World class integrator of outdoor Perimeter Protection Solutions! Med verdens største fabrik for løsninger til områdesikring installeres testede, certificerede og CO2-neutraliserede produkter til integreret sikring af adgangsveje og områder, med serviceaftaler inkluderet. Hvad betyder leveranceforsinkelser, brand, datatab, hærværk osv. efter uønsket adgang? Hvordan påvirker det dine kunder og medarbejdere? Hvad vil det sige, at løsningerne er testede og certificerede efter internationale security normer? Hvorfor har det betydning for en dansk virksomhed, at værdikæden er CO2-neutraliseret? Kontakt vort dedikerede team, hvis du har behov for effektiv områdesikring. Show less



Virksomhedsbørsen as

• Denmark
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Consultant and Business Broker

  • Oct 2018 - Jul 2021

  Mergers and acquisitions in the small and midsize segment. Mergers and acquisitions in the small and midsize segment.


Jyske Bank
• Denmark
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee
• Senior Specialist - M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions)

  • 2017 - 2018


Ringkøbing Handelsgymnasium HHX - UCRS - UddannelsesCenter Ringkøbing-Skjern (Commercial School)

• Assistant Professor (Adjunkt)

  • 2015 - 2017

  Education in Business Economics, Finance & Investment, Sales & Marketing and Strategy. Nominated "Educator of the Year 2017" by graduate students! Training sessions in Sales & Marketing and Business Development was executed as schoolarship opportunity. Education in Business Economics, Finance & Investment, Sales & Marketing and Strategy. Nominated "Educator of the Year 2017" by graduate students! Training sessions in Sales & Marketing and Business Development was executed as schoolarship opportunity.



Ocean Team Windcare A/S

• Denmark
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director, Board Member, co-owner & founder

  • 2013 - 2015

  Founder and head of global wind activities at Ocean Team Group as co-owner and Managing Director of Ocean Team Windcare a/s (OTW). After a succesfull start-up as a Born Global Company we generated EBIT 5+ MDKK year 2 and a Quote for the Company was leading to my divestment followed by opportunities as Board Member, Executive Consultant and Assistant Professor. However OTW is recognized as your experienced and reliable partner in clean fluid transfer systems. OTW's purity solutions include: - safe and pure oil conversion on- and offshore - cleaning and refilling coolers and heaters - flushing hydraulic and lubrication systems - conversion of grease and lube - refilling all types of fluid transfer systems - ultrasonic cleaning of components - analyzing fluid as e.g. oil, lube, grease and cooling liquids - independent engineering and consulting - customized problem solving 24/7 world wide as experts in your global energy business being on- and offshore Please see more at www.oceanteam.eu Show less



Offshoreenergy.dk

• Project Manager, Internationalization

  • 2011 - 2013

  Project Manager responsible for projects related to internationalization in the upstream oil & gas business and renewable energy sector. Responsible for activities in Emerging Markets as Brazil, Angola, South Sudan, Kenya, UAE, Qatar, Iraq etc. Tasks includes value chain analysis, establishing distribution and cluster networks, creating international "brain circulation" programs for the industry and universities etc. As well as short term international business development, supporting members of Offshoreenergy.dk in internationalization. Read more at www.offshoreenergy.dk Show less



North Sea MSC (Marine Stewardship Council)

• Denmark
• Fisheries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director, Founder and co-owner

  • 2010 - 2013

  Sales Company gaining an annual profit exceeding 1 m€ in less than a year. North Sea MSC is certified according to international MSC standards (Marine Stewardship Council) for international sales and logistics focusing on sustainable fishery and harvesting of Seafood. The Company included a Group of 7 twin rig trawlers based in Hvide Sande and Thyborøn. The set-up gained anually net-profit of 1 m€ for the trawler group. Sales Company gaining an annual profit exceeding 1 m€ in less than a year. North Sea MSC is certified according to international MSC standards (Marine Stewardship Council) for international sales and logistics focusing on sustainable fishery and harvesting of Seafood. The Company included a Group of 7 twin rig trawlers based in Hvide Sande and Thyborøn. The set-up gained anually net-profit of 1 m€ for the trawler group.



fibo intercon a/s

• Denmark
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO, boardmember and co-owner

  • 2010 - 2011

  Joined Fibo Intercon A/S (FI) as CEO for a turnaround. A significant annual loss of 1 m€ was turned into plus in less than a year!! FI is a leading international manufacturer and engineering company focused on products and integrated solutions for the global concrete business. Complementary FI manufactures components as subsupplier for the Danish windturbine industry. Significant sales are for mining and oil & gas related segments in markets as Russia, Middle East, Africa, Venezuela etc., besides the global concrete industry and being well recognized in Scandinavia as the companys domestic market. The product range consists of e.g. batching plants, conveyers, cement silos, plants for elements an blocks etc. All based on up-to-date technolgies in hard- and software. Steel components were also sub-manufactured for e.g. the renewable energy sector manufacturing windturbines. Revitalization and a turn-around re-designing the company, following new IT/ERP systems and re-organized sales, gained the order backlog and lead to financial improvements. Following the implementation of turn-around tasks a majority of shares was sold off in 2011, leading to my exit as CEO. The CEO-position was dispatched to the Swedish majority shareholder. Read more at www.fibointercon.com Show less



Gunnebo

• Sweden
• Security and Investigations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Consultant (self-employee)

  • 2008 - 2009

  Working as senior consultant on business development, global sourcing, partnerrelations and mergers and aqquisitions for Gunnebo Gmbh and Gunnebo AB (Competence Center Outdoor Perimeter Security) being my former employer. Focusing on high security applications World Widd. Along with this executed jobs for e.g. Konsumfisk.dk an North Sea MSC ApS related to international business development in the seafood sector developing a web-enabled marketplatform and improved logistic systems. Working as senior consultant on business development, global sourcing, partnerrelations and mergers and aqquisitions for Gunnebo Gmbh and Gunnebo AB (Competence Center Outdoor Perimeter Security) being my former employer. Focusing on high security applications World Widd. Along with this executed jobs for e.g. Konsumfisk.dk an North Sea MSC ApS related to international business development in the seafood sector developing a web-enabled marketplatform and improved logistic systems.


Dansk Byggeri
• Retail Art Supplies
• Boardmember, Chairman of the Industrial Section

  • 2006 - 2008


Danhaus

• Denmark
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO, boardmember and co-owner

  • 2005 - 2008

  Entering as CEO (and co-Owner) a result less than 0,5 m€ was turned into 2+ m€ in 3 years. Through this Danhaus prepared to sustainable Growth. Danhaus is a leading manufacturer and distributor of construction sets manufactured at the automatized factory unit in Esbjerg, Denmark. Markets are Germany, Russia, Norway, UK, Iceland, Greenland, The Faroe Islands etc. Annually 300 - 400 houses are delivered as construction kits as well as turn-key projects, of which 90% are exported, mainly to oil & gas driven markets. The entire Danhaus group has 150+ employess at the manufacturing plant, by sales, design and admin. To this should be added a similar no. of subcontractors erecting and completing the houses on site. During my period as CEO the group structure was re-organized, export to new markets established, LEAN implemented, international procurement and logsitics improved, manufacturing in 2-shifts established etc. leading to improved efficiency and profitability. However I left as CEO from Danhaus in spring 2008 when selling off my shares to the majority shareholders German Erben-family company. Bastian Erben, son of the Danhaus-founder, took over as CEO. Read more on www.danhaus.dk Show less



DI - Dansk Industri

• Boardmember (DI Sydvestjylland)

  • 2001 - 2006

  Due to my CEO-positions I had been active in industrial associations and trade organizations as former board member by Confederation of Danish Industry (Dansk Industri) representing South Western Denmark, by the Danish Association for Construction (Dansk Byggeri) as head and chairman for the industrial section, board member by the mechanical section of the Trade and Business Council for Safety and Security (Sikkerhedsbranchen), and member of local trade and business councils. Due to my CEO-positions I had been active in industrial associations and trade organizations as former board member by Confederation of Danish Industry (Dansk Industri) representing South Western Denmark, by the Danish Association for Construction (Dansk Byggeri) as head and chairman for the industrial section, board member by the mechanical section of the Trade and Business Council for Safety and Security (Sikkerhedsbranchen), and member of local trade and business councils.

• Managing Director (MD), board member and Gunnebo Perimeter Protection Group Management member

  • 2000 - 2006

  Gunnebo Protection A/S focused on electronic and physical security as integrated Turn-Key-Systems. In addition to this the business unit was a sub-supplier to e.g. the oil & gas industry and renewable businesses.Restructuring organization, global sourcing, sales and market development, new product innovations etc. were leading to significant business improvements.Complementary to the position as MD in the Danish Gunnebo Protection A/S company I was in this period Associated to the Gunnebo Group Management Team by Business Development M&A-activities in e.g. Europe, Middle East, Russia, Brazil, India, New Zealand etc. Show less

• Business Development Manager, International Projects

  • 1997 - 2006

  Gunnebo Perimeter Protection AB (GPP - part of Gunnebo AB) is present in 35 countries world wide. GPP went through a business re-engineering process leading to improved profitability by optimizing production and global sourcing. Sales were gained in markets as Brazil, Russia, India, China, Middle East, New Zealand etc. I continued in this position part time, even promoted to MD in Denmark. Gunnebo had a Growth from 1 billion SEK to one billion Euro due to M&A-activities and organic growth in this period. Show less

• Sales and Marketing Manager

  • 1996 - 1997

  Gunnebo Protection A/S is recognized as Nordic market leader in perimeter security focusing on medium and high security segments..

• Senior consultant

  • 1986 - 1996

  Started as trainee and ended up as head of the Corporate Business segment and Deputy Branch Manager by Jyske Bank in Varde. Prior to this positions had been hold in Ringkøbing, Esbjerg and Silkeborg (appointed to "Fuldmægtig" back in 1991 being just 22 years!!). Started as trainee and ended up as head of the Corporate Business segment and Deputy Branch Manager by Jyske Bank in Varde. Prior to this positions had been hold in Ringkøbing, Esbjerg and Silkeborg (appointed to "Fuldmægtig" back in 1991 being just 22 years!!).