International Growth DK, UK, USA - Real Estate - Risk Management - Private Equity - Compliance - Streamlining processes - Insurance

Management/Processes:• Founding and leading the legal and insurance department, reporting to the CEO.• Managing use of external legal counsel and responsible for legal and insurance budgets.• Leading 4 specialists.• Integral part of major changes/optimizations under Private Equity ownership.• Implementing 2 J/V’s, 3 M&A projects, project financing agreements, and sale/purchase of apprx. 15 vessels.• Optimized standard contracts and cross-dept. processes for entering into… Show more Management/Processes:• Founding and leading the legal and insurance department, reporting to the CEO.• Managing use of external legal counsel and responsible for legal and insurance budgets.• Leading 4 specialists.• Integral part of major changes/optimizations under Private Equity ownership.• Implementing 2 J/V’s, 3 M&A projects, project financing agreements, and sale/purchase of apprx. 15 vessels.• Optimized standard contracts and cross-dept. processes for entering into contracts resulting in improved quality of contracts.• Organizing internal mini-seminars on targeted legal/contract issues. • Structured and process driven. Commercial Legal• Broad legal and contract experience, e.g. commercial contracts, corporate law, J/V’s, M&A, financing agr’s, sale and purchase of vessels, employment law, English contract law, competition law, IT contracts etc.• Advising a commercially and operationally driven organisation – to all levels from Board/CEO to trainee.• Experienced negotiator, prioritizing key risks and value drivers.Corporate Legal• Responsible for legal “housekeeping”/corporate affairs, ensuring complying with all standards/legal requirements.• Secretary to the BoardInsurance/Risk Management• Responsible for all company insurances (vessels and corporate) and the claims handling team. • Merged 2 insurance functions, improved claims handling processes, resulting in faster collection and higher recovery rates.• Implemented competitive processes on insurance renewals resulting in significant premium savings.• Implemented risk-assessment tool as a structured means of driving risk management.Compliance • Compliance officer• Developed, drove implementation of and conducted training on various compliance programs (competition law, export control/sanctions, anti-corruption and GDPR).• Regular reporting to Private Equity owner on compliance performanceKey words: Head of Legal, General Counsel, insurance, compliance, Private Equity. Show less

• M&A transactions across the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group• Employment law• Commercial contracts

Legal Department of APM Terminals, the Hague, Netherlands: • Acquisitions and long term leases of container terminals World wide• Share Purchase Agreements/Concession agreements for leased/BOT container terminals (project values up to 300m USD) • APM Terminals Competition Law Compliance Officer ensuring implementation of Competition Law Compliance Program within APM Terminals • Construction Contracts / FIDIC

• English contract law• Negotiations in Europe, South America, Middle East, China• Complex offshore contracts and offshore related services• Newbuilding/Construction contracts• Drilling Contracts

Secondment whilst at Maersk Contractors• Litigation• Insolvency• Insurance law• Commercial law