Niels is an internationally experienced Business Transformation & Commercial Operations expert in multi-cultural environments across Europe and USA with more than 25 years of experience in various industries like High Tech, Enterprise Software, Consumer Products, Life Sciences, Retail, Oil & Gas, Industrial Manufacturing. Niels supports Stratence Partners’ clients in delivery of business transformations and performance improvements at scale, across strategy, capability enhancement and strategy execution for growth and efficiency initiatives, with particular emphasis on helping enterprises maximize their full potential for growth and prosperity.
Niels is an effective executive leader, with broad experience in transformational change earned via executive roles at industry leaders such as Oracle, SAP, Genpact (GE offspring and the inventor of six sigma process management), PDI Technologies, Model N, Phillip Morris and British American Tobacco. Through his career, Niels has led or supported projects generating millions in company valuation, revenue, pricing and profit benefits at companies like BP, 7-Eleven, McKesson, STMicroelectronics, Bayer, Nokia, Russian Railways, Novartis, AstraZeneca, General Electric, KraftHeinz, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Alcon, Circle K, Amgen, Boston Scientific, Gilead and others.
Fluent in 4 languages, Niels holds a MSc in Languages and Business Administration from his native Denmark, as well as an MBA from INSEAD, France. He is also an experienced professional and life coach and has built evolved cultural understanding from living and working around the world in distinct professional environments like South Korea, Brazil, California, UK, Europe and Africa/Middle East.