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Senior finance leader — FP&A, M&A and finance transformation across global organisations

Niels
Lodsgaard

15+ years across Maersk, Ørsted, NNIT and Selected Group. Building and scaling finance functions from scratch, leading M&A and divestiture execution, and driving AI-enabled transformation — trusted by CFOs, CEOs and Boards to translate complexity into clear decisions.

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Niels Lodsgaard
Experience from
Maersk Ørsted NNIT GN Store Nord Selected Group Deloitte
Track record

Scale &
impact

$40bn Annual spend overseen at Maersk Procurement
DKK 1.5bn Divestiture of Aeven led at NNIT — carve-out and due diligence
DKK 11bn Capital raise contribution at Ørsted
+200 FTE Capacity freed through AI-enabled tool rollout at Maersk
About

Building teams.
Driving performance.

Senior finance leader with 15+ years in group finance, FP&A, and M&A across global, publicly listed, and PE-backed organisations. Background spans listed corporates (Maersk, Ørsted, GN Store Nord, NNIT), SaaS (Linkfire), and alternative assets (Selected Group).

Proven track record of building and scaling international finance functions from scratch, leading large cross-border teams, and driving process standardisation at scale. Hands-on experience in M&A execution, post-acquisition integration, and divestiture execution.

Hands-on AI practitioner with strong BI and data platform fluency. Known for translating complex financial dynamics into actionable decisions for senior leadership and boards.

Building finance functions from zero to scale
Established full finance organisations at Selected Group, NNIT and Linkfire — governance, reporting and business partnering ready for growth.
Translating strategy into financial governance
Repositioning Finance as a strategic driver, not a reporting function — forward-looking performance advisory at the top table.
Leading through transformation
Carve-outs, M&A, divestitures and capital raises — delivered alongside running the day-to-day finance organisation.
AI-enabled finance operations
Hands-on implementation of AI in governance, analysis and processes — raising productivity while sharpening insight.
Primary competencies
Trusted advisor to CFOs, CEOs and Boards on strategy and investment prioritisation
Building and leading global high-performance teams
Strong analytical and financial acumen with a structured, process-driven mindset
Commercially oriented business partner with a track record of improving profitability
Clear communication and data-driven storytelling across all organisational levels
Experience

Career

CFO

Selected Group — green energy & infrastructure
Overall responsibility for Finance and HR, including financial strategy, FP&A, investment decisions and business development in an alternative asset management company focused on green energy and sustainability. Regular presenter to the Board of Directors.
Built a fully functioning finance organisation from the ground up
Acted as interim CFO for Swedish greenhouse portfolio company (120+ FTEs), strengthening financial governance, improving working capital and supporting operational performance
Built investment case framework for green energy assets, supporting portfolio prioritisation and IC decisions
Implemented AI across finance processes, accelerating reporting cycles and freeing capacity for value-add analysis

Director, Head of Procurement & Strategic Partnerships Finance

Maersk
Led the Global Business Finance team supporting the Procurement organisation (6 HQ FTEs and +10 global). Provided strategic insights, performance management, forecasting and analysis on USD 40bn annual spend. Member of the Top 1% Group leadership team. Regular presenter to Senior Management.
Built and scaled a new global Business Finance team, defining scope, capability model and operating cadence across geographies
Drove performance transparency across USD 40bn spend, enabling cost reduction decisions at senior level
Co-led global rollout of AI-enabled logistics procurement pricing tool, freeing +200 FTE of capacity for higher-value work
Raised team engagement to upper quartile

Associate Vice President, Global Head of Business Finance & FP&A

NNIT
Led a global Business Finance and FP&A team of ~10 business partners supporting three business units. Reporting directly to the Group CFO and regular presenter to ExCom.
Built new Business Finance partnering function from scratch, supporting three BUs with insights, forecasting and senior management sparring
Led financial workstream for DKK 1.5bn divestiture of Aeven, including carve-out execution and due diligence support

Director, Head of Ocean FP&A

Maersk
Led a team of 10 plus ~10 dotted-line reports in India. Supported the Ocean business with insights, reporting, performance management and strategic financial advisory. Program owner for an agile IT project developing a new Standard Cost methodology (~15 FTE).
Repositioned Finance as a strategic driver, designing a new forward-looking operating model that shifted the function from reporting to performance advisory
Program owner for agile Standard Cost development (+15 FTE), delivering MVP for a large IT/Finance transformation program
Led operational excellence project achieving multi-million-dollar cost reductions
Lifted engagement from lower to upper quartile during COVID/WFH

Director, Head of Finance Projects

GN Store Nord
Drove high-priority finance projects including strategy, financial management, process optimisation and robotics. Advised VP Global Finance, CFO and Senior Management.
Developed new Finance strategy
Built detailed business case for major OTC hearing aid product launch

Head of Investment Analysis, Bioenergy & Thermal Power

Ørsted
Led a team of six analysts preparing business cases, valuations and investment assessments for major power and energy projects (solar, storage, plants). Managed stage-gate processes, risk overview and commercial viability across senior stakeholders.
Built a high-performance team with high engagement and strong stakeholder satisfaction
Led several M&A, greenfield and brownfield investment projects

CFO

Linkfire — SaaS, music industry
SaaS company within the music industry (~50 employees). Joined as first finance leader to professionalise the function and secure funding. Built Finance from scratch — budgeting, reporting, capital raising, performance management, legal and governance. Returned to corporate finance leadership after two successful funding rounds.
Established a full Finance function supporting rapid growth
Secured double-digit DKK million funding across two rounds

Head of Planning & Reporting (FP&A)

Ørsted — Bioenergy & Thermal Power
Long-term forecasting, valuation, strategy and performance management at group level. Promoted from Senior Financial Analyst (2011–2012) to Head of Planning & Reporting, leading a team of six across FP&A, forecasting, KPI management and management reporting.
Contributed to securing DKK 11bn capital injection through investor presentation and engagement
Enrolled in internal leadership and talent pipeline
Built a brand new FP&A team from scratch spanning actuals reporting, forecasting and management reporting
Achieved highest engagement score across all Finance (86/100 vs. company average 74; immediate manager score 85/100)

Consultant

Deloitte
Financial modelling, lean/process optimisation, advanced Excel/VBA development and training. Highest employee rating in a department of ~150 people.
Education

Education

MSc Finance & Accounting

Copenhagen Business School

BSc Economics & Business Administration

Copenhagen Business School
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