Education

Qualifications

• Master in Physics/Mathematics, University of Aarhus, Denmark, 1979
• PhD in Physics, University of Aarhus, Denmark, 1981
• HD bac, Copenhagen Business School, 1988.

Appointed Honorary Positions

• 01/2014 – 2/2017 Member of board for Danish Accreditation Institution for quality and relevance in higher education degrees and institutions. Appointed by Ministry of Research
• 01/2012 – 12/2016 Member of Danish Industry Association, Research and Higher Education Group
• 01/2009- 12/2014 Member of Board, Engineering School Ballerup Denmark
• 01/2007- 12/2015 Chairman, IT Advisory Board to Copenhagen University. Appointed by Rector, University of Copenhagen
• 01/2004- 12/2010 Vicechairman, Programme Committee NABIIT (Nano, BIO, IT) , Strategic Research Council, Danish Ministry of Research and Education. Appointed by Ministry of Research
• 01/2003- 12/2009 Chairman of Board, Center for embedded Software, CISS, University of Aalborg. Appointed by Rector, University of Aalborg
• 01/2001- 12/2002 Chairman of Board, Center for IT research at Danish Universities (CIT). Appointed by Ministry of Research and Education
• 01/2001 – Chairman of Board for IT Vest, collaboration between University of South Denmark, University of Aarhus, and University of Aarhus. Appointed by Rectors from Southern University of DK, Business School Aarhus, University of Aarhus and University of Aarhus
• 01/1999- 12/2003 Member of Programme Committee, Danish Technical Research Council. Appointed by Ministry of Research and Education
• 01/1997- 12/2012 Chairman of committee for Research and Education, Danish IT Association (ITB). Appointed by Board of ITB
• 06/1997- 12/2013 Chairman of committee for Research and Education, ITEK (Danish IT and Electronic companies), Danish Industries association (DI). Appointed by Board of DI
• 01/1997- 12/2002 Chairman of Council for Danish Natural Sciences, Ministry of Education and Research. Appointed by Minister of Higher Education

Profile

• Worked with CIO’s for large companies in comprehensive IT outsourcing deals.
• Worked with analytical methods to develop service improvement programmes.
• 30 +years experience in the IT industry working for IBM of which more than 25 years experience in key management and leadership roles.
• Worked as research physicist 5 years prior to joining IBM (CERN Geneva, Switzerland and University of Aarhus)

Career history

• 10/2017 – CEO, Sdam Consulting
• 1/2017 – 9/2017 Innovation Director, University of Aalborg
• 7/2015 – 02/2017 Global Delivery Executive for Nordea Bank, Nordic.
• 1/2013 – 6/2015 Global Delivery Executive/CTO for A.P.Moeller Maersk Group of businesses
• 06/2007 – 12/2012 Delivery Project Executive (DPE) for APMM Maersk Line account
• 04/2002 – 05/2007 Various roles in IBM Global Services
• 01/1998 – 03/2002 Business Development IBM EMEA , Paris
• 01/1997 – 12/1997 Business Manager IBM Software Manufacturing, Alleroed Denmark
• 08/1994 – 12/1996 Global Business Manager IBM EMEA La Hulpe, Belgium
• 02/1984 – 07/1994 Sales and Marketing IBM Denmark
• 01/1983 – 01/1984 Health Physicist, Ministry of Health Copenhagen, Denmark 01/1981 –
• 12/1982 Physicist CERN Research facility Geneva, Switzerland
• 02/1979 – 12/1980 Physicist Institute of Physics, University of Aarhus Denmark