Karsten Soderberg

Group CEO at Summit A/S

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

About

International Executive with comprehensive expertise and solid experience in multicultural and cross functional business leadership and transformation. Successful track record in business development, turnaround, company restructuring, business process optimization and international leadership of multifunctional teams in Denmark, Europe and US. Proven ability to achieve challenging targets combined with relationship development, influence decisions and negotiate with organizational units and stakeholders at all levels. Robust focus with a postive and hard drive and a down-to-earth approach towards decision making and motivation of colleagues, associates and employees. Excellent presentation and communication skills. Specialties: Multicultural and multifunctional Leadership Leading people - Leading Business Business Development and Growth Commercial Revitalization of organizations International Sales Management Sustainable Partnership Development Business Turnaround Corporate Strategy Process Optimization Organisational Development Company Restructuring

Experience

  • Summit A/S (13 yrs 2 mos)
    • Group CEO
      May 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 2 mos

    • Executive Board Member
      May 2013 - Present · 13 yrs 2 mos

      As Group CEO and Board representative I’m delighted to make use my international experiences, competencies and expertise in Leadership, Strategy, People and Business Development. Personality matters! This in all aspects of leadership, relations and especially in the endeavor for getting along, getting ahead, creating meaning and results, as a person, as a team, as an organization. Today’s world is complex and our personalities too. A complexity that acknowledgeable cannot be outlined in simplistic structures, in a single number, a color, a specific letter or a plain four-character code. We are as individuals far more multifaceted than that. I am privileged to work in very close collaboration at all organizational levels from Talents to Top Executives, making use of my unpretentious and genuine passion for making leaders, teams and organizations creating robust multilevel results far beyond the traditional simplified financial measures. Areas of experiences and expertise (færdigheder og ekspertise) • Strategy development and implementation – (Strategiudvikling og implementering) • Leadership Development – (Ledelsesudvikling) • Organisational Development – (Organisationsudvikling) • Team Development – (Teamudvikling / Gruppeudvikling) • Coaching & facilitation – (Coaching og facilitering) • Partnership Mitigation & development – (Mitigering og udvikling af Partnerskaber) • Mergers , Acquisitions and Transformations – (Opkøb, fusioner og transformationer) Area of responsibilities: • P&L • Business Development • Strategy development & implementation • Management of business operations

  • Chairman of the Board at Tscherning
    Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

  • Chairman of the Board at Storms Pakhus
    Jun 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 1 mo

  • Chaiman of the Board at Broens Gadekøkken
    Jun 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 1 mo

  • Chaiman of the board at Reffen by Copenhagen Street Food
    Jun 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 1 mo