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København, Dk

Dk

Leading IT through the new strategi period with high focus on growth and M&A. Consolidate and simplify the IT Landscape from multiple vendors and outsourcers to a standardized and unified setup. Align IT services across main divisions: Retail, Logistics, Foodservices and ensure stableoperations and fast time to market for e-commerce and critical infrastructure deliveriesModernize IT systems, ways of working and bring innovations into all divisions including a strategy for AI/Robotics and automation. Optimize IT deliveries being cost efficient and competitive using modern technology and servicesERP program to standardize and consolidate ERP core and build and state of the art integrations method and microservices based platform.

Digital Strategy & Business StrategyTransformationDATA & AIMicrosoft partneringCybersecurity

Customer case:Creating a Cybersecurity roadmap and remediate findings from an assume breach exersizeCreating an IT operating model, ITSM model etcSetup and hire a IT OPS and security organisation and leadConsolidate and migrate 7 productity suitesCreate an IT cost budget and model and reduce costNegotiate better contracts and improve existing onesEnable more cybersecurity and upgrade to M365 E5setup a modern workplace foundation and support modelStart and plan for cloud migration and closing of legacy infrastructure

Hedehusene, Dk

Leading the Business/vertical IT function for the division Solution with the main purpose of enabling the Digital transformation as well as running the business and handle customer migrations and M&A at a constant high pace. The CIO role is a VP within Group IT with full end2end responsibilities towards the business division - DSV Solutions for all traditionalIT disciplines such as Application Development, Warehouse management systems, Business Partnering and processes, Master Data Management, Critical Infrastructure, IT Operations, Automation, Operational Technology, Cyber Security, and further to incorporate Innovational disciplines such as advanced Integrations platforms, Robotics, drones/autonomous guided vehicles, control towers as well as continue the expansion of thedigital foundation to support the business and customers for areas like, Reverse logistics, Technical Event Hub, Digital twins, e-com IoT, Preventive/predictive Maintenance, Data analytics, Conditional Monitoring and implementing organizational changes and modern ways of working while Staying customer centric and acting as a strong business Partner to all parts of the business• Responsible for all Group IT services towards the division DSV Solutions• Member of Global IT Executive Committee• Member of Business Executive Team• Responsible for IT Strategy and Digital strategy • Head of M&A within the Division• Ensuring continuous organizational development and readiness for growth• Lead Innovation strategy and digital boards• Responsible for merging business facing IT with regional/local delivery teams consolidating on capability levels• Heading Operational Technology program for all Divisions and sites in DSV• Develop a top performance operations with excellence to support business stability• Developing and maintaining a critical portfolio roadmap• Support and enable new digital applications and capabilities for new services and customers with focus on value added services

Copenhagen, Valby, Dk

Leading the full Group IT function with the main purpose of merging all Digital Functions into a new Group Digital with more than 500 employees exploiting synergies and strengthen key areas. The CIO role is a Group VP for “Group IT” with full end2end responsibilities in Traditional IT disciplines such as ERP, CRM, Application Development, Business Partnering and processes, Master Data Management, Global Infrastructure, IT Operations, Cyber Security, Cloud Center of Excellence and further to incorporate Innovational disciplines such as RPA/AI Center of Excellence, Data & Analytics and IoT Customer Platform. Continue the expansion of the digital foundation to support the Digital business (Customer facing IT) for areas like; IoT, Preventive/predictive Maintenance, Data analytics, Conditional monitoring, Remote assistance and “Autonomous plants” Implementing organizational changes and modern ways of working staying customer centric and acting as a strong business Partner to all part of the business• Responsible for Group IT and Business Process & Business Partnering • Responsible for IT Strategy, ERP Strategy and Technology strategy• Head of M&A within the IT Domain• Ensuring continuous organizational development• Lead Innovation strategy and digital board• Heading Application modernization & Master Data Management program to align and consolidate Master data and provide reporting, sales opportunity, automation and Data analytics on top• Upholding a resilient and performing Remote Infrastructure to support working from home in the COVID-19 situation and beyond for a new normal• Developing and maintaining a critical portfolio roadmap• Support and enable new digital collaboration tools for Digital townhalls, customer meetings, annual meetings etc.• Keeping high focus on Cyber security and the changed working conditions

Copenhagen, Valby, Dk

Heading the Digital transformation from “old/legacy” IT and people skills into a new modern, cost efficient, flexible and secure cloud-based IT Foundation. Targets to reduce from 92 Datacenters and 2 Global main datacenters to 5 Centralized and Regional based andto introduce Operational Excellence with limited critical incidents and downtime. Increase cyber security awareness and protection using modern tools and major vendors to Follow ever increasing threat. Reduce complexity and enable modern workplaces and the deployment and enrollment of devices globally. Provide modern tools for collaboration, self-service, automation for all users to improve productivity. Move selected areas away from traditional applications into SaaS solutions and setup and new operating model to support it. Change IT employee’s skillset and capabilities to new ways of working and Technologies as well as growing innovation and inspiration. Building the Digital Foundation to support the new products and technologies for customers as well as Digitalizing existing products enabling IoT, Analytics and other functionality. Bringing Global infrastructure close to the business and align with all stakeholders Technology enabling and transformationHead of tech. strategyLead of tech. partnering+120 Employees+110 sites worldwide+13000 UsersCloud Transformation programOrganizational TransformationAutomation Contract & Vendor managementCyber Security.Net operationsITSM managementDBAModern WorkplacesCollaboration Toolso365Dynamics365Architecture for ERP, PLM, CRM, BICloud solutions - IaaS, PaaS, SaaS in many shades and shapesWorldwide networks (WAN, LAN, WiFi, Internet)Global TelephonyData-centers - Azure, OracleCloud, On Premise Global standards & GovernanceOnsite IT - Worldwide Regions

Courbevoie, Île-De-France, Fr

Leading the Nordic IT Operations organization supporting 60 separate and independent companies owned by Saint-Gobain. Responsible for a large consolidation and outsourcing of Datacenters and operations for 2000 Servers and 40 major ERP solutions. Supporting and developing e-commerce and digital customer solutions. Creating and providing centralized services and solutions to all companies instead of locally done. Near shoring operations to Baltics and offshore application development and support to India. Creating a new Onsite infrastructure team supporting 600 sites and Factories/Industrial IT.• Deputy CIO • Overall Responsible for IT Infrastructure and Technology strategies• Responsible for “technology watch” and implementation of all new technologies• Responsible for all IT Infrastructure, Operations and support to Saint-Gobains 59 Nordic and Baltic companies• Responsible for development of Infrastructure, Collaboration and Digital solutions• Support Businesses and their needs in the Digital transformation• Development of the organization and optimization• 4 Managers, 2 Team Managers and 40 employees• Teams located in; Estonia, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and India • 13.000 users in 604 different locations• 604 LAN’s and WAN’s and local infrastructure• +1200 Servers in 2 datacenters• Building a Regional outsourced datacenter and migrate existing local datacenters• Development of IaaS and PaaS cloud services• Development and implementation of Citrix as a Service for more than 4000 distributed users• Cloud solutions – Governance and management • Partners and Outsourcing – Governance and management• Contract and Vendor Management• ITSM – ITIL Processes – implementation• Agile project management methodology implementation• SaaS – Project Management tool implementing• Create an new department for OSI – Onsite Infrastructure (factory and Industry)

Courbevoie, Île-De-France, Fr

Heading a large transformation program to move more than 60 companies’ IT departments Into a new Shared Service Center for; Infrastructure, Operations, Network, End user support,Datacenters and IT Security. Introduction of ITIL based foundation in a new operating model and business partnering with service catalogues and defined internal customers. Act as “Ambassador” to all companies Senior Management teams to ensure involvement and to Convince by leadership more than by command.Head of Saint Gobain Technology Services implementation• Responsible for building a new organization working with shared services in Nordic & Baltic• Consolidation of 59 IT departments• Focus on Infrastructure, operations and support• Implementation of ITSM – ITIL Processes • LEAN arbejdsmetoder – Work Smarter• Development and implementation of Cloud solutions - SaaS

Courbevoie, Île-De-France, Fr

• Responsible for consolidation of multiple companies to one IT Platform• Responsible for IT ”Due Diligence” for larger acquisition.• Development and implement a new decision order for the new company• Responsible for IT Support, infrastructure, Integration and development• 3 Managers – 18 employees

Brøndby, Dk

• Responsible for IT Support, infrastructure, Integration and development• 3 Managers – 15 employees

Datanom, It

Informatikassistent, It

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