Martin Manscher Email & Phone Number

Copenhagen, DK

Copenhagen Metropolitan Area

• VALUE CREATION
• Led all M&A activities (from first contact to post-merger integration) in the acquisition of car import companies for six brands in Denmark, and two in Sweden, now accounting for one-third (~400 MDKK) of K.W. Bruun.
• Developed increasingly ambitious corporate strategies that grew the bottom line 5x from 2015 to 2022.
• Led early-stage development of a number of corporate ventures, such as an insurance agency and a car subscription service start-ups.
• Professionalized the executive management’s interaction with the non-executive board.RESPONSIBILITIES
• Trusted advisor to the CEO

Copenhagen Metropolitan Area

K.W. Bruun MMC AB, import company for Mitsubishi in Sweden.

Copenhagen Metropolitan Area

auto.nu A/S develops innovative digital solutions for the car market.

Copenhagen Metropolitan Area

K.W. Bruun Scala A/S, import company for Fiat, Jeep, Alfa Romeo in Denmark.

Copenhagen Metropolitan Area

K.W. Bruun East A/S, import company for Hongqi and Voyah in Denmark.

Copenhagen Metropolitan Area

Infinco A/S is the legal entity handling K.W. Bruun Import's financing activities.

Copenhagen Metropolitan Area

WeBoard is a network of experienced managers from the business community who offer their expertise and wants to make a difference for Danish companies and start-ups. WeBoard helps selected companies by establishing Advisory Boards to ensure growth.Below are the Advisory Boards that I have served on.

Copenhagen Metropolitan Area

Intec System is an IT logistics import/export solution provider for its partners. The Advisory Board supported the founder in sharpening the strategy and growing the business to the next level.

Copenhagen Metropolitan Area

Quickpoint is an IAM (Independent Aftermarket) chain of 30+ workshops delivering all forms of service for passenger cars.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

Bilabonnement is K.W. Bruun's car subscription offering. The concept simplifies car ownership by offering a all-inclusive subscription with insurance and taxes paid. I led the early concept development and now serve on the Board of Directors.

Copenhagen Metropolitan Area

Automate Partner delivers automated vision/robotics solutions to its customers. The Advisory Board focused on strengthening the general management and developing the strategy

Copenhagen Metropolitan Area

The Marketing Guy is a dedicated Facebook, Instagram and TikTok marketing agency based in the heart of Copenhagen. The Advisory Board supported the founder team in its growth journey, with focus on leadership and organizational development.

Copenhagen Metropolitan Area

Searchmind is a digital content agency specializing in SEO, content marketing, Google ads, and email marketing. The Advisory Board supported the founders in developing their growth strategy and organizational development, especially in terms of the future roles for the founders.

Copenhagen Metropolitan Area

INS Forsikringsagentur (now closed) was a joint venture with Gjensidige Forsikring to offer car insurance to buyer's of K.W. Bruun Import's car brands. I led the early concept development and served on the Board of Directors during the company's lifetime.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

• RESPONSIBILITIES
• Consulting to C-level agenda in large Nordic corporations
• Focus on strategy development and operating models
• Project management, analysis, design, and execution of business-critical transformations
• Day-to-day leadership of project teamsPROJECTS
• Assessment of scenarios for acquisition of businesses, including the potential value of an acquisition. Extensive stakeholder management at C-level

Hillerød, Capital Region, Denmark

• RESPONSIBILITIES
• Project management of an insulin injection pen feature allowing the user to read out a log of injections using an NFC-enabled phone
• Executive Assistant/“Right hand” to the VP of Durable Device Development (Department responsible for development of insulin injection pens with replaceable cartridges)
• Management of various projects sponsored by the VP to develop the departmentPROJECTS
• Building proof of Concept for insulin pen read-out of injection log
• Managing all aspects of a development project with external resources, including tenders and supplier management, while drawing on a broad range of internal resources

• RESPONSIBILITIES
• Project Management of business-critical projects with budgets up to 35 MDKK and 25,000 man-hours. The projects were all of a cross-functional nature, involving participants and stakeholders from top management.
• Subscriber infrastructure rollout (DSLAM and ISAM)
• Core network upgrade
• Webshop upgrade

Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

• RESPONSIBILITIES
• Feasibility studies of new ideas from the Danfoss organisation
• Theoretical and numerical modelling and analysis
• Experimental testing
• Development of proof-of-concept prototypesTOPIC AREAS
• Elastomers, bubbles in microfluidic systems, acoustic measurements, and electronics

Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

Microfabrication and test of Single Electron Tunnelling arrays for magnetometers

Phd

Msc Eng.

Graduate Diploma In Business Administration (Hd Ledelse Og Organisation)

High School Diploma