Mikael Vest: When strategy is a passion…

Mikael Vest is …

A professional director
A strategic advisor and sparring partner for large companies and growth companies.
Co-owner and partner in a number of companies
Able to draw on his practical experience from executive positions and from active involvement in about 200 strategy projects.
Vice Chairman for the chairmans’ commitee of the Diploma Programme in Business Administration in Denmark
External lecturer of strategy at Aarhus School of Business
Founder of Vinderstrategi A/S, as well as Hurricane Holding A/S and Hurricane invest ApS.
Author of the bestseller “Strategy in Winning Companies (with Jørgen Lægaard) and “Franchising” (with Allentoft, Zoffman and Neale)
Named as a “Leader of Tomorrow” by Dagbladet Børsen, June 2008
Professional speaker on issues related to strategy and management
Reviewer of books on strategy for Dagbladet Børsen
Educated as (HD (R)), Path Finder and has completed the Executive Board Programme at INSEAD, Fontainebleau

Strategy experience – making theory practical. Showing measurable results.

Mikael has years of experience from working with strategy, both theoretically and practically in academic and business environments.

Before founding Vinderstrategi A/S Mikael had:

As CEO developed the strategy plan with businesscase and established Letpension Holding A/S and Letpension IT A/S with several banks as shareholders.
As an executive for one of Jyske Bank’s larger departments participated in the shaping of the department into one of the best in the bank, measured by many key indicators.
Developed and implemented concepts for business advice as a part of the strategy implementation process.
Conducted co-branding with the Dagbladet Børsen in connection with the nomination of Danish gazelle companies.
Concept development for franchising

2011 -	Duemose Holding ApS (as well as Duemose VVS A/S and CL VVS A/S) (plumbing businesses in northern Zealand with more than 25 service vans)
2010 -	GXG Markets A/S (advisory board) (Regulated exchange for mid-sized companies)
2010 -	Frederiksdal Gods (Modern Agriculture)
2010 -	Lund & Bendsen A/S (IT education, IT consulting services and IT development, specializing in Java)
2010 -	Frederiksdal Kirsebærvin P/S (Denmark’s most ambitious producer of cherry wine)
2009 – 2011	It-afdelingen A/S (Professional outsourcing of IT)
2009 – 2011	Krøier Service A/S (Creating flow in the construction process at large construction sites)
2009 – 2010	Catinét A/S, Catglobe A/S, IFKA A/S (Market analyses, future studies and commercialization of systems and concepts for analysis)
2002 – 2005	Horsens Handel og Industri (Association for app. 350 retail, service and industrial companies). Operation of tourist bureau. First as a member, then as vice chairman and finally as chairman.

2009	AnSo ApS (Ownership, succession and operation of O. P. Møbler A/S – Craft quality upholstered furniture)
2009	Håstrupgård ApS (Hog production at four farms. Production of the world’s best breeding stock. App. 15 – 20 employees)
2008	Vice Chairman for the chairmans’ commitee of the Diploma Programme in Business Administration in Denmark. Responsible for the quality of external examiners and advisor to the ministry of education
2004 – 2006	AC Horsens A/S (Professional Soccer. Promoting for the premier league)
2004 – 2005	Horsens Handelsskole (From state-owned institution to privately owned company)