NTG - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Audit Committee
- Executive
- Board Member / Board Member since 2020
Carsten Krogsgaard Thomsen has a broad executive management background as CFO, and he brings extensive experience within finance and compliance in listed companies. Carsten Krogsgaard Thomsen also has experience as board member in various companies.
Job Titles:
- Group CFO
- in 2018 As Group CFO
Christian D. Jakobsen joined NTG in 2018 as Group CFO. He has more than 20 years' experience within finance, accounting, and freight forwarding, and has previously held several senior financial positions within the transport industry, both in Denmark and abroad.
Christian D. Jakobsen spent 8 years in Germany in a managing position and has extensive experience with integration of companies, M&A, restructuring and process optimisation. Christian D. Jakobsen has a background as a Big Four auditor, bringing extensive experience of working with both large private and publicly listed companies.
Christian D. Jakobsen is registered with the Danish Business Authority as member of the Executive Management.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Nomination Committee
- Chairman / Board Member since 2019
Eivind Kolding is a professional board member, who has a long, impressive business career, including positions held as CFO of A.P. Møller-Mærsk, CEO of Maersk Line, CEO of Danske Bank and CEO of Novo A/S.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Board Member / Board Member since 2019
- Professional Board Member
Finn Skovbo Pedersen is a professional board member with more than 45 years of experience from the international transport and logistics industry, including as former CEO of the transport group Dachser Nordic.
Job Titles:
- CEO of NTG 's Road & Logistics
- CEO Road & Logistics
Jesper E. Petersen joined NTG in 2016 as CEO of NTG's Road & Logistics division. He has more than 40 years' experience within freight forwarding and has previously held senior management positions within other large companies in the industry, including European leadership positions.
During his career he has worked and lived in Italy and Germany for a total of 15 years. In addition to vast industry experience, Jesper E. Petersen brings an entrepreneurial mindset, having built, led, and successfully exited a freight forwarding company in Italy. Jesper E. Petersen is the President of the Danish Freight Forwarders Association.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Nomination Committee
- Board Member / Board Member since 2019
- Professional Board Member
Jesper Præstensgaard is a professional board member with international management experience and a background in shipping and logistics, including executive positions held at A.P. Møller-Mærsk.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Nomination Committee
- Member of the Remuneration Committee
- Deputy Chairman / Board Member since 2011
Jørgen Hansen has more than 30 years of experience in the freight forwarding sector, and he has built up several successful businesses and partnerships in the industry. In 2011, he established NTG. Jørgen Hansen has also been involved in real estate investments.
Job Titles:
- Board Member / Board Member since 2019
Karen-Marie Katholm has extensive, global leadership experience from roles across different sectors, and she brings profound knowledge of multiple functional disciplines. Karen-Marie Katholm has also held a variety of board member roles across various industries.
Job Titles:
- Board Member / Board Member since 2023
- Executive Management and Board Member
Louise Knauer has a broad executive management and board member background and brings extensive experience and expertise within tech, innovation, digitisation, data/AI/ML and cyber security.
Job Titles:
- Executive Vice President
- Executive Vice President for M & a and Corporate Development
Mathias Jensen-Vinstrup serves as Executive Vice President for M&A and Corporate Development at NTG. Prior to joining NTG in 2020, he had several years of experience within corporate finance from a number of leading investment banks. Mathias holds a master's degree in Economics and Management (Cand. Oecon.) from Aarhus University.
Michael Larsen has been with NTG since the inception of the Company in 2011. He is a founding partner and the former CEO of NTG Nordic A/S, the largest and one of the most successful subsidiaries of NTG Nordic Transport Group A/S.
Michael Larsen has served on the Board of NTG from 2019 to 2020 and has more than 20 years' experience in the freight forwarding industry.
Michael Larsen is registered with the Danish Business Authority as CEO and member of the Executive Management.
Job Titles:
- Executive Vice President
- in 2020 As Executive Vice President
Peter Grubert joined NTG in 2020 as Executive Vice President. From 2014-2020, he served on the Board of Directors of NTG and chaired the IPO Committee in connection with the listing of NTG in 2019.
He has more than 30 years of experience as an attorney-at-law, working primarily with M&A and corporate and commercial law.
As an attorney-at-law, he has been admitted to the Danish Supreme Court. Peter Grubert holds a Master of Law from the University of Copenhagen and a Graduate Diploma (HD) in finance from Copenhagen Business School. Peter Grubert has been an external lecturer in Mergers & Acquisitions at the University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen Business School.
Job Titles:
- CEO Air & Ocean
- CEO of NTG 's Air & Ocea
Søren Holck Pape joined NTG in 2021 as CEO of NTG's Air & Ocea division. He has over 20 years of experience within freight forwarding and has previously held senior management positions with leading companies in the industry.
During his career he has worked and lived in Malaysia, USA, China, and UK for a total of 7 years. In addition to vast industry experience, Søren Holck Pape brings an in-depth customer understanding, having worked as Logistics Director and Vice President with global manufacturing companies and as a consultant with a focus on global supply chains and optimisation.