Niels Christiansen's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Niels Christiansen’s Work experiences:Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Google NordicMichael ChinMichael Chin is the current CEO of Google Nordic, responsible for all aspects of search and advertising products in the Nordic region. Michael was responsible for developing the company’s strategy and impact in the past two years, which included investments in new technology, expanding own product range and growing Google Nordic’s customer base in Nordics. Michael is also responsible for expanding Google’s presence in Finland and Sweden as well as expanding its product range to new markets. He also heads the global marketing operations and oversees revenue and non-core business operations.Prior to joining Google Nordic, Michael held a number of strategic leadership roles at Yahoo! Inc. where he led the business units responsible for the core search, email, and video products. From 2006-2010, he was COO of the Mountain View, California based company where he led the global search unit,commerce, video and email businesses. At Yahoo! Inc. he was also responsible for engineering and product management, as well as customer support and strategy.Michael also finished his undergraduate studies at Princeton University, where he obtained his undergraduate degree in computer science. After receiving his undergraduate degree, he worked at Silicon Graphics, Inc. from 1987-1991 and then at Sun Microsystems, Inc. from 1991-1994. From 1994-1996, he held a position as a systems development engineer at Sun Microsystems, where he was responsible for the design and development of a number of new software products.From 1996-2000, he was a software engineer at EPOSCORP. From 2000-2002, he was a software engineer at Symantec Corp. From 2002-2005, he was a software engineer at Microsoft Corp. From 2005-2007, he was a software engineer at Google Inc. where he held a number of senior technical positions including the role of head of product management.Michael is also a self-taught artist. He has held exhibitions in Denmark, Sweden, and the United States.

🎓 Education

Niels Christiansen passed his Leaving Cert exam with flying colors in 2001, having achieved a top title in Business. He then studied at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris for one year, before returning to Denmark to complete his undergraduate studies at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). Upon his return to Denmark, Niels Christiansen commenced his studies at the University of Southern Denmark, originally majoring in Political Science. Upon completion of his undergraduate studies, Niels Christiansen obtained a Master's degree in Business from University of Southern Denmark. Niels Christiansen's professional experience: - Niels Christiansen has been working as an investment banker for 19 years, starting with the investment bank Danske Bank. thereafter, he has held various positions at possible strategic banks, such as Pandora, HSBC and J.P. Morgan.- Niels Christiansen has worked as a Country Representative and Head of Investment at the Danish arm of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).- Niels Christiansen is a Business Professor at the University of Southern Denmark, where he teaches a course on the Theory and Practice of Business Management.- Niels Christiansen is also a member of the Danish Academy of Excellence in Business Administration and the board of directors of the Danish Unit of the World Bank.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

He has a background in engineering, business, and management. He has held various executive positions in companies such as LEGO Group, Myril, PSE Larsen & Toubro, Danfoss, Maersk Group, William Demant, and Axcel, and has been a part of the company's board of directors since 2014. Furthermore, he is currently a Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at DI. He also has experience in the industry of consumer goods, having been CEO of the LEGO Group for eight years. Additionally, he was also the President & CEO of Danfoss for four years. In his previous position, he was responsible for the entire industrial division at Danfoss. Niels Christiansen also has experience in the field of technology, having been EVP at GN Great Nordic for two years. He also has a background in business,having been the VP at Hilti for four years.