Mette Laursen
Founder, LinKS
Cell +45 28 11 17 44
ml@linkslabs.com
Educational background:
- M.Sc. in Econometrics, University of London
- M.Sc. (Cand. Polit) Uni. of Copenhagen
- 1st year college, Georgia, US on Rotary International Scholarship
- Certified Executive Coach, Coaching Institute
- Exam. Choreographer
Former occupations:
- Ministry of Finance, DK
- Ernst & Young Management Consulting, Senior manager
Bernhard says about Mette:
Mette embodies the business savvy, relational flair, global outlook, intellectual curiosity, and challenging creativity which all are critical for continuously developing a successful top management network. From her very beginning as the founder of LinKS she saw and unleashed the powerful potential in bringing generous and receptive minds together; across borders, whether private vs. public as well as national, cultural, industrial, or ideological. Mette has an exceptional ability in designing and conducting activities that make managers develop new insight, tools, and capabilities needed to take on greater business challenges and opportunities.
Ulrik Schøitz
Executive Coach, LinKS
Cell +45 2o 22 68 20
us@linkslabs.com
Educational background:
- MA in Social and Cultural Anthropology
- B.Sc in Business Administration
- Certified Professional Coactive Coach
Former occupations:
- Senior Management Consultant, Strandgaard Consulting, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mette says about Ulrik:
Ulrik possesses the ultimate tools to help our executives experience personal growth and gain ambitious business results. The learning curve is steep and Ulrik is himself the foremost example of pushing new learning loops based on global perspectives from his many travels and seminars. When it comes to energy and focus Ulrik has his own recipe which many people including the LinKS Team have gained new mental models from. Ulrik is pushing us all hard in our learning processes whether they are personal or part of a LinKS executive program or project. Be ready for the fact that Ulrik will ask you the hardest questions you have ever HAD and when the clue stands clear it is all suddenly very simple.
Torben Klitgaard
Managing Partner, LinKS Advice
Cell +45 61 20 46 90
tk@linksadvice.com
Educational background:
- M.Sc in Economics, Aarhus University, DK
- M.Sc in information Management, Lancaster University Management School, UK
- MBA Copenhagen Business School, DK
Former occupations:
- Danish Construction Association, DK
- Arkitema Architects, DK
Ulrik says about Torben:
As the managing director for LinKS Advice Torben is the analytical and structural backbone of LinKS. Torben is an amazing collaborative relationship builder who always looks for ways to influence the projects he is involved with in a way that forces the strategic bend of the content to seek new and stronger business models based on networked approaches. Torben makes the LinKS network come to life because he takes pride in all details while his mind will never forget the big picture and long scope of all the projects he designs, manages and nurtures with a refreshing creativity.
Svend Hardenberg
LinKS Advice, CEO
Cell +45 4016 3669
sh@linkslabs.com
Educational background
- Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration), Aalborg University, Denmark
- Advanced Business Development, Danish Center for Management (CFL), Denmark
- Business Partner Programme, Scandinavian Airline System (SAS), Scandinavia
Former occupations
- Founding Partner of Greenland Invest (present)
- CEO, Nukissiorfiit (National energy and water company of Greenland)
- Director, General Office & Human Resources, Air Greenland Inc.
- Chief negotiator, on behalf of Cabinet, on the Alcoa aluminium project.
- Chairman of the board in Greenland Development Inc.
- Member of the board in Tele Greenland Inc.
Signe Bjørg Jensen
Global Hub Manager
Cell +45 31 46 20 22
sbj@linkslabs.com
Educational background:
- Master in Business Administration & Psychology at CBS
Experience:
- LeaderLab – leadership network
- Voluntary work with FDF (scouts)
- Wemind – consulting
Jørgen Laursen
Controller
Cell +45 40 41 32 36
jl@linkslabs.com
Educational background:
- Bachelor (econ) Copenhagen Business School
- Numerous business school seminars
Former occupations:
- Shell
- SAS Group, SAS Service Partner, CFO
Torben says about Jørgen:
Our controller is extraordinarily well qualified for the job and a tremendous negotiator. In LinKS we cherish support processes that work! Jørgen is really Mr Fix-it in LinKS when complex budgets or partner contracts needs to be solved as a win-win alliance.
Bernhard Rikardsen
LinKS Norway Ambassador
Cell +47 97 64 74 64
br@linkslabs.com
Educational background:
- BA in Business Economics
- Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School, Boston, USA
Former occupations:
- Executive Vice President Administration & Support at SAS Group, Stockholm, Sweden
- Chairman of Sariba AS, Norway (present)
Torben says about Bernhard:
As a former member of the SAS corporate executive team for more than a decade, Bernhard has made a tremendous impact on Scandinavian executive leadership practices. As a true leader endowed with strategic foresight and an outspoken ability to cunningly reflect, Bernhard holds not only strong leadership experience but also a clear potential to lift next in line executives in their striving to combat C-level challenges.
Jan Närlinge
LinKS Sweden Ambassador
Cell +46 733 584 542
jn@linkslabs.com
Educational background:
- National economy, University of Lund
- Air Force Military College, Swedish National Defence College
- Boeing senior Executive Program (BEP3)
- SAAB development and management programs
- United States Navy Test Pilot School (MSc eqv.)
Former occupations:
- President at Boeing Northern Europe, NL
- President & Chairman Saab-BAE Systems Gripen AB
- Executive Vice President Industrial Co-operation at Saab AB
- Technical Expert at The Swedish Accident Investigation Board
- Major & Experimental Test Pilot at Swedish Armed Forces
- Chairman at TPRC, NL (ThermoPlastic composite Research Centre)
- Board member at STINT (The Swedish Foundation For International Cooperation In Research And Higher Education)
Niels Martin Kristensen
Intelligence Manager
Cell +45 27 89 00 32
nk@linkslabs.com
Educational background:
- M.Sc. in Economics
Former occupations:
- Director of the Nordic Markets, FAS.Research, Vienna
- Associated partner, Anpro Management Consultants, Copenhagen
Bernhard says about Niels:
Niels’ eyes, ears, and mind scan and digest the near and distant, the current and future, within the focal point and at the periphery, continuously mapping, analyzing, and transforming information into knowledge to benefit LinKS alumni, clients, and colleagues in their endeavor to gain and share the insight needed to develop successful and sustainable business, government, organizations, and ultimately society.
Anna Kirah
LinKS Associate
ak@linkslabs.com
Educational background:
- PhD in Clinical Psychology
- M.Sc in Social Anthropology
Former occupations:
- Research and Development, Boeing Aircraft, Seattle, WA. USA
- Senior Design Anthropologist, MICROSOFT
Niels says about Anna:
Anna is the LinKS Special Force in participatory design. The AK power is released in design of concepts, in workshop execution and in hands-on solutions. Her talent is typically applied when LinKS is called to give birth-aid to radical improvements of innovation capacity in people-centered organizations. Though she stands on a rock solid base of academic and business credentials, it is Anna’s uniquely diverse people skills and her ability to sense and proactively use group-dynamic forces that allow her to set workgroups free in an endeavour for their very own new structures and solutions, wiping out redundant cultural and mental boundaries.
Antonio Roversi
LinKS Italia Ambassador
Cell +39 335 29 91 56
antonio.roversi@studioaroversi.it
Educational background:
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
- Various courses of specialisation at international universities
Occupations:
- Scientific board Member of Automobili Lamborghini Consultant, Bologna
- President of Studio A.Roversi ,general management consultancy
- Managing Director of “Senior and Top Management Education” area at ISTUD
- CEO of Aubay Consulting, international management consultants.
Mette says about Antonio:
Prof. Roversi represents a global capacity within methods and best practices within global strategies of lean production processes. Roversi has lead the globalization of Italian business schools and as a former president of one of them Roversi is highly experienced in high level education. Roversi has earned the role as special advisor to Lamborghini based on a lifelong experience in luxury car production and applicable managing models. Just as a parenthesis: Roversi owns and produces prize-winning oils and wines in Northern Italy.