Rikke Dalsgaard Email & Phone Number

Copenhagen, Dk

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

Trusted advisor, sparring and facilitator for Board and Executive Management in private and public companies as well as owner-managed companies. Consultancy in the following areas:• Developing, implementing and anchoring growth strategies• Development and integration of sustainability/"green transition" programmes in business strategies • Utilizing digital transformation to create new strategic platforms for new business areas and models• Achieving profitable growth through customer-driven innovation• Uncovering attractive markets and business areas• Professionalising and streamlining market-oriented functions• Financial negotiating and facilitating of strategic commercial partnerships• Mobilising the business: Transformation from strategy – to plan – to execution• Preparing owner-managed companies for exit strategy and sales process Expert knowledge within construction/infrastructure and related industries across the value chain (e.g. NCC, MT Højgaard, Lindpro) and large private and public builders (e.g. Copenhagen Airports, The Danish Building and Property Agency, Copenhagen Municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality).Selected customer cases: www.dalsgaardco.com

Division P/L DKK 7,1 billion; international sales and strategic business development with particular focus on China and Russia; 48 employees - Denmark (30), Europe (10), China (8)

Assessment of international public-private investment projects; financial and business performance improvement; developing optimised customer strategies and "go-to-market" plans; setting up the necessary corporate governance structure and processes; identifying and establishing strategic relationships with international business partners; in co-operation with international investment bankers developing exit strategies and execution hereof

Division OPEX and CAPEX reduction DKK 1,2 billion (TDC Solutions); designing and implementation of financial and business performance improvement cross divisional initiatives and restructuring of existing operational and support functions; creation and implementation of LEAN organisation and LEAN roll-out plan; 60 employees

Division P/L DKK 0.5 billion; establishment of a new Corporate Marketing function; improvement and securing of customer orientation throughout the TDC Group; identification and achievement of synergies in the TDC Group's media and marketing spending; coordination of the Business Lines' marketing activities based on TDC's brand platform; implementation and management of a virtual Corporate Executive Marketing Organisation; Corporate Marketing function (35 employees) and Corporate Executive Marketing Organisation (200 employees)

Management and leadership of the Executive Staff Group; facilitation of the Corporate Executive Committee and the Business Lines' Review Committees; acting as trusted advisor to the President and CEO, the Business Line Presidents and their Management Teams; working on a large number of strategic achievements, e.g. the merger of the landline business with the Internet business, adjustment of the ownership structure of the TDC Group, acquisitions and divestments, redundancy programs and other cost control programs, and re-definition of TDC's brand platform; 10 employees

Divestment accountable, fixed assets; DKK 0.9 billion

Division P/L DKK 0.3 billion; international sales and marketing; strategic international business development, incl. identification and development of new markets through distributors, strategic alliances and subsidiary companies; Export Division markets: South-East Asia, South Africa, the Middle East, Israel, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, Central and eastern Europe, Finland, the Baltic States, Russia and the former Soviet Republics; 60 employees - Denmark (20), worldwide (40)

Negotiation and structuring of major Danish and foreign companies' cross-bordering investments, i.e. M&A's in Denmark and abroad; advising to and conclusion of Greenfields to stock exchange listings; establishing of international joint ventures and strategic alliances; participation in international public-private investment projects representing investment funds and institutional investment brokers

Establishment and development of an Eastern European Business Function as an integrated part of the law firm's legal practise, incl. preparation and implementation of strategy and business plan, sales and marketing activities targeting Danish and foreign consultancy companies and institutional funds (EBRD, the World Bank, EU), negotiation and execution of commercial and institutional funded investment projects

Work assignments and legal training focusing on Danish and EU commercial and company law, contract law and tax law

Master In Law (Ll.M.) (1990)

International Law Programme (1989)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Nordic Philology (1985)

Executive Strategy Programme (2010)

Ped - Programme Of Executive Development (2003)

Blp - Business Leadership Programme (2004-2006)