Experience & Background
I have more than 25 years of leadership experience at the intersection of product, technology and organization. I have been responsible for larger organizations and specialists and worked closely with executives and leadership teams to create direction, prioritization and stronger execution.
My experience spans growth, transformation and turnaround in organizations where complexity is high, and where strategy only creates value when translated into clear choices, stronger organization and better momentum.
In brief
I am typically called in when
Selected contexts and transformations
IDA
Development of a digital organization in a politically governed member organization with high complexity and many stakeholders.
Contributions:
- growth of the organization from approx. 30 to 50 employees
- design of value stream teams
- helped introduce OKR for strategic initiatives
- established a rhythm with quarterly follow-up on strategic ambitions
- strengthened the link between strategy, technology and business
Bluegarden
Turnaround of product and development organization in a software company under significant financial pressure.
Contributions:
- reorganization around dedicated product teams
- strengthening of Product Management and Product Owner roles
- transparent portfolio prioritization at executive level
- faster path from idea to production
- closer link between product development, commercial priorities and strategy
- contributed to a turnaround from a loss of more than DKK 300 million to near break-even in one year and profitability the following year
Trackunit
Integration and culture transformation following acquisition of a more traditional Canadian organization.
Contributions:
- brought in by top management in Denmark to support a strong integration
- coaching of leaders in Denmark and Canada
- establishment of a common leadership language
- movement from top-down control towards more autonomous teams
- development of a governance logic with more advisory board and more empowering collaboration
ALKA
Digital transformation of product development organization in an insurance context.
Contributions:
- governance for modern product development
- recruitment and development of Product Owners
- stronger collaboration between business, design and engineering
- contribution to stronger digital customer journeys and self-service
VP Securities · BRFkredit · LB Forsikring
Stabilization and strengthening of development organizations in regulated and business-critical environments.
Contributions:
- governance and prioritization
- leadership support and organizational development
- stronger coherence between strategy, development and operations
Novo Nordisk · Digitaliseringsstyrelsen · Roche Innovation Center Copenhagen
Leadership sparring and organizational development in complex environments with high requirements for stable operations, compliance and scalable digital platforms.
Leadership Experience
21Leadership
Founder · Executive Advisor & Transformation Leader
I have worked closely with executives, leadership teams and key people in organizations undergoing growth, transformation or leadership change.
Focus areas:
- strategy execution, operating model and organizational design
- portfolio prioritization, governance and decision-making power
- strengthening of product and technology leadership
- coaching and development of leaders in agile leadership and modern leadership practices
- transformations in both private and regulated environments
Ugilic
Co-founder and co-CEO
Co-built and scaled a consulting company focused on modern software development, agile product development and leadership.
Results:
- growth to more than DKK 100 million in total revenue
- management of distributed delivery and development organizations
- establishment of governance and decision-making models that could scale with the business
- focus on quality, collaboration and execution in pace with growth
ProActive (now Fellowmind)
Senior Manager and Head of Project Management
Senior leadership role in a software and delivery organization with large private and public clients.
Responsibilities:
- management of an organization with developers, architects and project managers
- responsibility for capacity, financial performance, quality and delivery reliability
- part of the management team
- management layer below me with managers for several specialist areas
Results:
- the organization grew from just under 50 to approx. 100 employees during the period
- 82% revenue growth over three years
- transition from more traditional delivery models to more adaptive and agile ways of working
- close collaboration with executive management on strategy execution and organizational development
goAgile
Partner and transformation leader
Worked closely with management on organizational design, governance, product development and modern ways of working.
Mærsk Data and TDC
Program and personnel management in complex technology environments
Mærsk Data
- management responsibility for international architects
- cross-cutting responsibility for development processes, technical coherence and ways of working
- program with approx. 45 people across 6-7 teams
TDC
- management responsibility for two teams
- among the early pioneers in Denmark in agile ways of working
- strengthened the collaboration between development and business
Early technical experience
Software developer at TDC Services, PC Data Consult and ModaCAD Europe.