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Board of Directors - Platon A/S

Platon A/S’ board of directors is currently composed of six board members of which two members are employee elected board members. The employee elected board members and their substitutes are elected for terms of four years, whereas the remaining four members are elected for terms of one year at the annual general meeting.

Among the board’s assignments is to critically assess our targets, strategy and plans, budget, financial statements, risk management and insurance issues. The board regularly considers whether Platon is meeting its financial targets and whether our cash position and capital base are appropriate.

The board holds regular meetings four times a year or as required. Board meetings are held on the basis of written material circulated among the members and oral presentations from the Management Team. The board also receives a monthly update on Platon’s financial position.

Rules of procedure which set out the responsibilities of and interaction between the board of directors and the management board have been prepared and signed by all board members.

Sven-Erik Reynheim Petersen
Chairman of the Board and co-founder of Platon A/S

Board member since 1999
Born: 1945
Educational background: BA, Copenhagen Business School
Present occupation: CEO of Vision International A/S, Chairman of Reynheim Holding
Special competences: Strategy, Planning and Sales

Michael Steen-Knudsen
Board member

Board member since 2003
Born: 1958
Educational background: MSc Economics, University of Copenhagen
Present occupation: Owner of MSK Consult, a company within financial communication
Background summary: Head of Investor Relations at Novo Nordisk, Novozymes and Dong Energy - has been rated best Investor Relations Officer in Denmark on several occasions as well as among top 3 in Europe.
Special competences: Communication with stakeholders

Michael Borges
Founder and CEO of Platon A/S

Board member since 1999
Born: 1963
Educational background: Master’s degree in BA and CS, Copenhagen Business School
Special competences: more than 20 years’ experience - ranging from solution implementation over information architecture to strategy development - in the following fields:

  • Business Intelligence
  • Data Warehousing
  • Performance Management (BP&F, BSC and Financial consolidation)
  • Customer Relationship Management (marketing automation)
  • Data Management (ILM and MDM)

Finn Schmidt
CFO of Platon A/S

Board member since 1999
Born: 1965
Educational background: B.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration, Copenhagen Business School

Niels Hundahl
Knowledge Architect of Platon A/S

Employee elected board member since 2009
Born: 1964
Educational background: Master’s degree in CSc, Roskilde University Center
Special competences:

  • Information Management concepts
  • Development processes and methodology
  • Information Management strategies
  • Knowledge Management
  • Professional Communication
  • Project Management

Jesper Jensen
Practice Director, Platon DK

Employee elected board member since 2011
Born: 1973
Educational background: Master’s degree in BA and CS, Copenhagen Business School
Special competences: More than 12 years of experience designing and implementing Business Intelligence and more Operational Near Real Time solutions.