Claus Paulsen

Relevant project highlights

IT Carve-Out & Integration (2019-2020): IT Carve-out & Integration of a Billion Euro of a German company with 270 Branches. Ensuring IT Architectural and organizational ability to stand alone and the necessary integration to the Group HQ. Role: Program Manager & Executive Lead.

IT Executive (2013-2019): CIO and member of Group Management.

Cost-Out project (2018-2019): Identify and implement cost saving opportunities in Group IT post divestiture from previous owner within all areas of IT; organization, projects, licenses and IT landscape. Role: CIO & Executive Lead

Outsourcing IT (2018): Outsourcing IT Infrastructure, Service Desk and selected development teams as a result of IT strategy and divestiture from previous owner. Role: CIO & Chairman of Steering Committee

IT Carve-Out (2017-2018): IT carve-out of the Nordic business from the previous owner and establishment of stand-alone organization. Role: CIO & Executive Lead

IT Divestiture (2017): IT Divestiture of a Nordic business from the previous owner. Preparation of IT presentation material for the Management presentations, information for the Data Room and Presenter at the Management presentations Role: CIO & Executive Lead

IT Divestiture (2017): IT Divestiture of a Danish business unit out of the Nordic Group. Preparation of IT presentation material for the Management presentations and accountable for the IT carve-out project. Role: CIO & Executive Lead

IT & Digital Strategy (2016-2017): IT and Digital strategy creation for the Nordic Group together with a leading consultancy company. Role: CIO & Executive Lead

IT PMO (2009-2013): Establishment and managing global IT PMO at an international manufacturing company. Role: PMO Manager

IT PMO (2005-2008): Establishment and managing global IT PMO at an international manufacturing company. Role: PMO Manager

ERP Implementations (1999-2004): Implementation of ERP (SAP) in sales subsidiaries in Germany, Switzerland, UK and Austria. Role: Project Manager

Supply Chain Optimization (1997): Implementation of Regional Distribution Center in Vienna. Role: Project Manager

Career

2020 – | ZILLION Consulting Group, Partner

2020 – | Independent Consultant, PaulsenConsulting

2013 – 2020 | STARK Group, CIO & Transition Lead

2009 – 2013 | Grundfos, Manager, IT PMO

1999 – 2008 | Danfoss IT, Project & Program Manager

1996 - 1999 | Danfoss Austria, Project Manager, Logistics & IT

1994 – 1996 | Danfoss, Post-Graduate Engineer

Experience

IT & Digital Strategy Development: Expert

IT & Digital Strategy Deployment: Expert

IT Management Coaching: Substantial experience

ERP Systems: Substantial experience

Warehouse & distribution: Some experience

Material Cost-out: Some experience

Mergers & Acquisitions: Expert

Project & Progamme Management: Expert

Effective leadership: Expert

IT outsourcing: Expert

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