Carsten
CEO - Denmark - iCEO #66917

Experience

A highly accomplished, internationally experienced and MBA qualified CEO/Business Executive with a track record of commercial success, as evidenced through a progressive and accelerated career trajectory delivering large scale revenue, profit and marketshare growth with Board level accountability across the IT/Telco, Professional and Managed Services and Music sectors throughout the last 25 years.

Major Achievements

I possess a atrong and consistent track record of delivery operating within company start-ups, transformations, turnarounds and expansions delivering sustainable growth and increased revenue. You will see that throughout my career, I have taken leading roles and been successful in building and deploying highly focused sales strategies, operating from different countries. Highly regarded as an influential communicator, I have proven expertise in Business Improvement, Business Turnarounds, Market Development, Strategy Design, Organisational Restructuring and maintaining Proper Financial Management. Specific examples: * Successfully transformed a company over a 2-year period from a start-up to a professional service company selling and delivering outsourcing of copyright services to the music industry - Included recruiting a new leadership team, enhancing the product and service offering and closing 5 customer contracts, which will enable the company to become a 300+ MSEK company (£30 Million) in near future. * Established a prerequisite to move the company forward by defining and creating a new service offering and pricing strategy, which allowed the company to price, scope and negotiate 5-year outsourcing contracts. * Introduced KPIs and other efficiency measures within the service operation and achieved a 10% saving in first year. * Received the IBM Global Innovation Award in 2014 for the Best Business Application running on an IBM platform.

Industry Sector Competencies

E-Commerce/Internet

Software

Systems Integration

Telecommunications

Professional & Outsourcing Services

Professional Objectives

Function: CEO / Senior Exectuive

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: London, Berlin, New York

Additional Professional Interests

Non executive director assignments

Countries Covered

Brazil

Denmark

Germany

Sweden

UK

Operational Competencies

Technologies to market (Professional)

Business development (Professional)

New product or service launch (Professional)

Geographical expansion (Professional)

Company rescue or turnaround (Professional)