PER ERIK SØRENSEN

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Our Chairman brings over 25 years of experience in international executive roles and advisory services. He played a key role in introducing international reward practices to leading organizations in Scandinavia and successfully applied these practices in his own corporate leadership positions.

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Through his work on various boards of directors, Per Erik has further developed and demonstrated his ability to facilitate discussions that lead to robust corporate governance policies and guidelines, including executive reward designs and strategic frameworks.

 

Over the past 12 years, companies in biotech, IT services, and cybersecurity have benefited from his contributions on their boards. He has also supported his extensive network by offering advice and engaging in productive dialogue.

 

Key competences

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2025-:   Board Advisor & Chairman of the Board

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Board Advisor providing advisory on executive reward, pay governance and general reward strategy design and deployment.​

 

Chairman of the Board of The Reward Firm ApS

2023-:   Chairman of the Board of Directors

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Ambitious, clever and agile IT Service & Consulting Company helping the insurance industry to connect the dots...

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2021-:   Chairman of the Board 

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Ensure a sustainable platform for growth and innovation in an ambitious learning and recruitment company with a strict focus on Cyber Security.

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2022-24:   Leader of (Chair) Nomination and Compensation Committee

 

Keeps people perspectives in focus at all levels during defining R&D phases and Public Listing. Onboarded a new Chairperson during Q2 2023.

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2020-24:  Non Executive Director

 

Together with other skilled professionals and industry leaders I try to build a strong knowledge and governance platform for this new Biotech Company to grow upon.

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2013-21:   Partner & COS

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Lead several change projects; Reduced headcounts with 25% while maintaining our market position and improving profit significantly!

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Professionalized our Central Staffs and processes and prepared our organization for a new global way of working.

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Instrumental in bringing preserving the local WTW culture back during a shift towards an increased international approach.

2014-20:   Chairman, Nomination & Compensation Committee

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2009-12:   VP People & Culture

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Responsible and accountable for Global performance & rewards policies and practices. Executive HR/Talent management lead and key player in initiating HR transformation process towards a modern competence-centre/partner/shared-service-centre set-up supported with strong ERP architecture.

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Re-shaped labor relations across Europe by strengthening relations between Vestas and national labour unions.

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2001-11:   Associate Professor (Ekstern Lektor) - Process & Change

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Lecturing Change & Process Management at BA/MA levels. Active participant in developing Business School programs. Thesis advisor, tutor and evaluator.

2007-09:   International Advisor on Business Design, Performance & Rewards

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Business Design, HR infrastructure and HR processes & programs @;

• APM Terminals

• A.P. Møller Maersk

•  Bang & Olufsen

• Coloplast

• Danfoss

• Dong Energy

• Maersk Oil

• Statoil

• TeliaSonera

• Orkla ASA

• Veidekke
   

2002-07:   Practice Leader/Global Account Manager

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Built a team of dedicated consultants that introduced Mercer’s offerings to the Danish and the Norwegian market, and made those offerings the standard for HR Corporate governance among top tier organizations

1999-01:   Head of Human Resources

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Key role in design and roll-out of; Unibank (later Nordea) executive development program, Nordea post merger integration and retention program. Integrated coaching, performance manegement and incentives to ensure maximum ROI.

1994-99:   Principal/Program Manager

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Designed, lead and facilitated organization & leadership development programs and processes.

1986-91:   Handelshøjskolen i København / Copenhagen Business School

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Strategy & Processes

 

Activities and societies: Association of Norwegian Students Abroad, Major League Volleyball.

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