Connected Cars is a pioneering Danish auto-tech company established in 2016 as a subsidiary to Semler, the largest car importer in Denmark. Our core mission revolves around enhancing customer loyalty and driving revenue growth for businesses operating within the automotive aftersales, leasing, and insurance sectors. Leveraging our comprehensive IoT product portfolio and harnessing the industry’s most extensive collection of diagnostics tester-grade telematics data, we empower organizations across the globe to revolutionize their customer management and service operations, resulting in increased profitability. With a strong presence on every continent, we have successfully connected over 200,000 cars to their respective workshops. Backed by cutting-edge technology and an unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction, we stand as a frontrunner in our field.

The principal activities of Esoft Group are to market real estate, primarily for realtors and photographers. The group also offers a full-service concept based on a Tech platform that handles photography, film and text production, AI-based digital marketing, and other related business in most of the world. Esoft Group is PE owned with 1.000+ employees and based in Odense, Denmark with subsidiaries in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Vietnam.Responsibility- Direct report to Group CEO and part of Management Team- 3 direct reports & 10 indirect reports- Responsible for Finance, Admin. and HR- Process & Efficiency optimization- Monitoring strategic direction- Prepare Group Company for M&A process- Responsible for Compliance, Risk Management and Internal ControlsAccomplishments- Increase topline from 187 mDKK to 227 mDKK (21%) and CM from 75 mDKK to 85 mDKK (13%) in FY2022 in a market performing below LY – organic and acquired growth - Identifying the need for separating the key business areas (BA) to enhance specific focus to each area – specifically increased sales and production efficiency- Wholesale BA split from the Production BA in Vietnam and established as independent company in Denmark under new and more sales oriented management- Production BA increased focus on efficiency and scalability through AI and workforce configuration- Consolidating the Retail BA in the Nordics by acquiring and integrating two additional retail companies- NWC improvement from 3,8% of LTM sales to 1,9% in 12 months (FY2022) by optimizing A/R mgmt.- Building strong mgmt. relationships across the BAs based on support and mutual respect to improve the cooperation in pursuit of excellence- To support the new business structure and to enhance the abilities and skills amongst the group finance team, a reorg. was completed to support a journey coming from traditional finance to FP&A support to Business Partnering support- Completing the sale of the Group Company to a PE company

FractureCode Corporation delivers unique solutions for the authentication, identification and tracking of products throughout their lifecycle down to individual item level. FractureCode provides sophisticated Track & Trace systems combined with highly secure self-authenticating technologies. FractureCode Corporation is privately owned with 50 employees and based in Copenhagen with subsidiaries or branches in Serbia, Poland and Romania. Responsibility- Direct report to the CEO and part of the Management Team- 6 direct reports- Responsible for Finance, Admin. and HR- Responsible for Project mgmt. Procurement and Logistics- Responsible for Compliance, Risk Management and Internal ControlsAccomplishments- Reducing COGS with 5%-points and thereby increasing Gross Profit performance with 5%-points in FY 2021 through optimized procurement setup and inventory management - Improved monitoring of financial performance by building new and enhanced financial and project reporting tools to identify business optimization focus areas- Automation of supplier invoice document flow and travel expense process to be able to move several finance functions from Denmark to Serbia

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Roland DG Corporation is a Japanese based company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange who develops and manufactures large format printing technology. Roland DG is the world market leader within its field. Roland DG - Netherlands is the EMEA HQ managing 10 sales & service entities and 1 shared service center in 10 different countries.Responsibility- Direct report to EMEA CEO and member of EMEA Executive Management Group- 7 local Finance Mangers direct reports (approx. 40 indirect reports incl. local teams)- Responsible for Finance, IT, Admin., SCM and HR- Responsible for Legal and Organizational structure incl. acquisition and transformation- Responsible for risk management and internal controlsAccomplishments- Topline organic growth from 125 mUSD to 156 mUSD from 2013 to 2018 or a CAGR of 4% despite an increased digital competitive market environment. Primarily achieved through redirecting focus to products with higher price points- Keeping OPEX stable by enhancing efficiency and effectiveness in the company by streamlining, harmonizing and/or automating finance and business processes across EMEA entities- Improve business and financial performance monitoring by implementing Microsoft PowerBI and establish new business analysis function – focus on understanding and analyzing Big Data- Strengthen cooperation and teamwork across departments and companies in different countries to support change management and execution- Integration of several independent ERP systems into one harmonized version- Manage GDPR compliance project- Due diligence and acquisition of minority shares in four EMEA Joint Ventures (transaction value € 1-3 mio. each)- Transform and establish three new business models from 2014 to 2017 – from Joint Venture model to Fully Fledged Distributor model to Limited Risk Distributor model to Commissionaire model- Change of 3PL provider in centralized EMEA distribution structure avoiding business interruption- Harmonize J-SOx across EMEA

Roland DG – Denmark is a sales & service subsidiary responsible for the Nordic Countries, Russia, CIS, Poland and Baltics.Responsibility- Direct report to the CEO and part of the Management Team- 3 direct reports (8 indirect reports incl. teams)- Responsible for Finance, IT, Admin., SCM, Order Management and HR- Responsible for Legal and Organizational structure incl. acquisition and transformation- Responsible for risk management and internal controlsAccomplishments- Topline organic growth from 16,4 mUSD to 25,5 mUSD from 2010 to 2013 or a CAGR of 12% primarily achieved through market expansion in Russia and Eastern Europe- Establish new subsidiary in Moscow, Russia- Financial due diligence on Danish Roland DG division in Roland company in 2008- Acquisition of Roland DG division and establish new Roland DG company in Denmark in 2009- Establish new complete back office functions and processes within Finance, IT, HR, Admin., Supply Chain Management and Sales Order Management- SAP implementation- Implement J-SOx- Establish new subsidiary in Moscow, Russia

Responsibility- Direct report to CEO and part of the Management Team- 3 direct reports- Responsible for Finance, Admin., Export and HRAccomplishments- Establish accrued income model for software development projects- Development of project pipeline and other project related steering tools

Responsibility- Direct report to CEO and part of the Management Team- 2 direct reports (5 indirect reports incl. teams)- Responsible for Finance, Admin., IT and HRAccomplishments- Six years continuous growth on revenue and profit- Establish new budget and controlling system

- Responsible for monthly and yearly closing- Reporting to HQ in UK- Integration of sales and order management tools

- Planning and executing audits- Managing the audit teams

- Managing, training and developing Privates