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Running, cycling and training in general
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Vibeke Rohde

Vibeke Rohde

Vedbæk

Summary

Business professional with proven expertise in driving operational efficiency and supporting business functions. Demonstrated ability to lead teams, streamline processes, and enhance productivity. Strong skills in project management, communication, and problem-solving. Known for adaptability, reliability, and results-driven approach.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Head of Business Support, Compliance & Governance

European Energy
02.2023 - Current
  • Managing a team of 15 including business administration support, compliance and governance reporting to Deputy CEO
  • Department budget responsibility
  • Part of Extended Leadership Team (level beneath Executive Management)
  • Managing the company administration function and team overseeing more than 800 entities within EE Group
  • Contract support and review
  • Chairman of EE’s Gross Functional Compliance Group
  • Member of EE’s Risk Committee
  • Close collaboration with most functions in EE, in particular QHSE, HR, ESG and IT security
  • Collaborating with QHSE in relation to new QMS system as well as implementation of LMS system
  • In the process of building and implementing EE’s compliance function in particular focused at anti-bribery & corruption, international sanctions and trade control, GDPR, corporate governance, organizational set-up and operational excellence
  • Owner of WB hotline and process
  • Establishing compliance framework, key policies and procedures
  • Owner of internal approval- and signing principles in close collaboration with finance
  • Reporting to the Board of Directors and Executive Management
  • Driving cross function workstreams in relation to governance incl
  • Processes across our 800 entities
  • Owner of governance workstream for our ESG strategy
  • Close collaboration with ESG in relation to ESG strategy, reporting and supporting initiatives
  • Board member
  • Involved in M&A transactions and review of key contracts

Head of Business Ethics & Company Secretariat

Ørsted
09.2020 - 01.2023
  • Managing 2 different, global teams (Business Ethics & Company Secretariat (8 persons in total)
  • Part of broader Legal Management team
  • Responsible for Ørsted’s Good Business Conduct policy (incl
  • Fit for purpose, ad hoc advice, training and awareness, proper processes, and procedures within sponsorships & donations and gifts + entertainment)
  • Responsible for compliance with international trade sanctions
  • Responsible for Ørsted’s Know Your Counterparty (KYC) process and joint responsibility for Business Partner assessment (combined sustainability, branding and KYC assessment of new business partners + JV& M&A)
  • Prepare monthly/quarterly reporting to management
  • Secretary to the Compliance Committee (incl
  • Planning agenda and content, collect reporting from different compliance areas, present relevant topics, drive Legal Risk Memo, ensure Compliance Framework is fit for purpose)
  • Part of Legal Compliance Group (represented by the 5 Legal Compliance areas in Ørsted (Securities Law, GDPR, Competition Law, Financial Regulation and Good Business Conduct)
  • Assist internal audit in relation to relevant whistle blower cases
  • Responsible for internal approval and signing rules incl
  • Project specific governance (close collaboration with Procurement and Transfer Pricing)
  • Responsible for CoSec team responsible for +500 legal entities + appointment and training of directors, meeting and minute templates for conducting board meetings

Business Unit Manager

Intertrust
08.2017 - 03.2020
  • Company Overview: www.intertrustgroup.com
  • Business Development in relation to existing/new services, business partners and clients
  • Servicing international structures incl
  • Real estate property investment funds
  • Overall responsible for Legal Services and the Legal team in Corporate Services
  • Assisting HR team in relation to HR legal services
  • Part of overall Management Team
  • Manager for 8 direct reports including hiring, target setting, appraisal, setting KPIs, day-to-day management and training
  • Involved and assisting in M&A transactions for client companies as member of management/different legal and financial services
  • Assisting the Fund Services Team incl
  • Chairing Board and Investor meetings, scheduling meetings, establishing governance set-up, discuss legal set-up and requirements
  • In close collaboration with the Director for the Finance team, responsible for meeting the objectives as identified for the Corporate Services department including setting and managing the budget, meeting the defined KPI’s, implementing Group initiatives and improving existing workflows
  • Establishing, optimizing and ensuring efficient processes and procedures
  • Board and director positions in client companies, incl
  • Real estate fund structures, as well as Board secretary
  • Responsible for on-boarding of new clients, including compliance and KYC
  • Strong focus on company law and corporate governance
  • Www.intertrustgroup.com

Senior Legal Compliance Counsel

A.P. Moeller Maersk
06.2016 - 12.2016
  • Project manager for the Data Privacy Projects in Maersk Drilling and Maersk Supply Service incl
  • Project planning and stakeholder management
  • Part of developing the Legal Compliance strategy 2016
  • Responsible for Legal Compliance in Maersk Drilling and Maersk Supply Service and assisting Maersk Tankers with anti-corruption and foreign trade controls
  • The role included primarily COMMIT (internal Maersk values), business ethics, anti-corruption, FTC, and data privacy
  • Responsible for developing and setting up sufficient Legal Compliance framework incl
  • Compliance plan, policies, guidelines, processes, due diligence process, sanction screening, and training
  • Handling whistleblower cases, including assisting in investigations and providing advice on appropriate measures
  • Responsible for conducting risk assessments and providing relevant updates to management on key risks and other compliance related topics
  • Assisting with ad-hoc compliance/legal issues and participating in the bid process and contract review and input as well as contract- and negotiation assistance in various other contract related matters
  • Unfortunately, my job was included in the 20 % employees cut down in 2016

Senior Legal and Compliance Counsel

Novo Nordisk
07.2015 - 05.2016
  • Secretary of the IO Legal & Compliance Management group in charge of planning meetings, setting the agenda, minutes and follow up on decided action points
  • Assisting Head of IO Legal, Compliance and Quality with a variety of administrative tasks such as budget, external legal cost management, hiring people to service center in India, reporting to top legal management and driving both IO Legal & Compliance projects as well as participating in cross-functional projects
  • Driving the update of the IO Legal & Compliance strategy launched in February 2016
  • Project manager for ad hoc projects, e.g
  • “proper communication”, “external legal cost management” and other more strategic legal projects running across the organization
  • Responsible for driving legal compliance (in particular business ethics) and provide day-to-day legal advice within marketing, IPR and conduct contract review, comments and negotiations
  • Responsible for team members in India

Senior Corporate Counsel, Corporate Governance and Contract Management

Novo Nordisk
11.2013 - 06.2015
  • Primary areas of responsibility were within corporate governance and contract management
  • Responsible for reporting on recommendations on corporate governance
  • Involved in establishing new inside register
  • Involved with the agenda for Disclosure Committee meetings
  • Legal responsibility for the NN Group’s Annual Report, including the NN Form 20-F and member of the relevant Annual Report Content Groups
  • Part of project “External Legal Costs”
  • Conducting the 2014 employee election for the 12,000 Danish employees in Denmark including planning and conducting the election, announcing the results, communication with the candidates, employees and handling complaints
  • Responsible for NN’s Danish affiliates in terms of preparing and conducting the Annual General Meetings as well as assist the Danish affiliates with any corporate governance related issues and any Danish Companies Act related issues
  • Was closely involved in the NNIT IPO which included review of all the agreements related hereto and the NNIT corporate governance package, agreements with the financial advisors, the separation of NNAS and NNIT as well as planning and execution of the process
  • Within contract management the role included ensuring efficient contract processes, e.g
  • 1) part of contract management system replacement project, 2) drafting a contract management strategy, 3) preparing the yearly contract management action plan, 4) ensuring regular updates of contract drafting principles, contract review guidelines, etc., 5) planning and conducting of contract courses, 6) chairing the Template Owner Group meetings etc
  • Furthermore, had the responsibility of establishing and overseeing a Contract Services Team in India

Attorney/assistant attorney

Gorrissen Federspiel
10.2008 - 12.2013
  • Began 1 October 2008 as assistant attorney and attained admission to the bar 1 February 2011
  • Was primarily involved with corporate/M&A, IPOs, Corporate Governance, MAR and Securities
  • Part of “Annual General Meeting” group, specialized in AGM’s for listed companies
  • Assignments within all aspects of general corporate law, funds, transactions, IPOs, negotiations, due diligence, and securities law
  • Preparing and conducting court cases

Education

MBA - Master of Business Administration

Copenhagen Business School
Copenhagen
01.2012

Master of Law -

Copenhagen University
01.2008

High School -

Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
01.2001

Skills

  • Operational and team leadership

  • Coaching and mentoring

  • Strategic planning

  • Project management

  • Procedure and process improvement

  • Business development

  • Legal and regulatory compliance

  • Contract management

  • Risk assessment and management

  • Organizational skills

Coach Educations And Interests

  • 2024, Certified ICC Coach
  • 2016, Coach, At Work School (evening school). Coaching education focused around coaching as concept, philosophy and tool, relation work, matching, coaching models, motivation, efficient communication, resistance towards change, feedback, fundamental needs and feelings.

Sports Interests

  • Travelling and sports, including biking, triathlon and skiing.
  • Have completed a number of ½ ironmen as well as Copenhagen Ironman.
  • Part of Cykelnerven 2024

Personal Information

Marital Status: Cohabiting with my partner and our daughter Vega (6 years old)

Stay Abroad

  • MBA competition, USC, Los Angeles, 02/01/12, Winner of 'industry analysis'. Participated, as part of a group on 5 students, in a MBA competition against other international business schools at University of Southern California. The other participants included among others MBA students from Berkeley, Hong Kong and USC. The competition was sponsored by Hewlett Packard and contained 3 different analyses which had to be presented and defended in front of 3 panels consisting of representatives from Hewlett Packard, leading American consultants as well as industry experts.
  • Stay abroad, Kent College of Law, Chicago, 08/01/06, 12/31/06

Running, cycling and training in general

With a body and mind that thrives with movement, in particular running and cycling is my passion. I believe that you need to spend energy to generate energy. Have completed a number of 1/2 iron(wo)man and the full iron(wo)man in 2017. Currently training for a faster time on the 1/2 marathon distance and a mountain bike race in the Dolomites this summer. 

Timeline

Head of Business Support, Compliance & Governance

European Energy
02.2023 - Current

Head of Business Ethics & Company Secretariat

Ørsted
09.2020 - 01.2023

Business Unit Manager

Intertrust
08.2017 - 03.2020

Senior Legal Compliance Counsel

A.P. Moeller Maersk
06.2016 - 12.2016

Senior Legal and Compliance Counsel

Novo Nordisk
07.2015 - 05.2016

Senior Corporate Counsel, Corporate Governance and Contract Management

Novo Nordisk
11.2013 - 06.2015

Attorney/assistant attorney

Gorrissen Federspiel
10.2008 - 12.2013

Master of Law -

Copenhagen University

High School -

Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium

MBA - Master of Business Administration

Copenhagen Business School

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