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Board Members

• Jesper Johansen, Chairman of the Board in Secunia and Partner in Dansk Kapitalanlæg

Jesper has the overall strategic capacity and has several years of experience from working with, and developing, growth companies. He has a strong financial background, as well as the strategic mindset from McKinsey. Currently, Jesper holds the position as Partner at Dansk Kapitalanlæg, a Danish private equity company investing in and developing knowledge intensive Danish growth companies with a turnover of approximately DKK 100-500m (EUR 15-70m).Today, Dansk Kapitalanlæg has 6 companies in its portfolio and a capital commitment of DKK 1.1b from a strong group of owners that, among others, count Danske Bank, ATP. PFA, Nordea Liv & Pension, augustinus, Danica og LD. Jesper’s career started as an equity analyst with Bjørnskov & Co and later as management consultant at McKinsey. From 1997 to 2007, Jesper worked within the field of investment banking, holding the position as Associate at Enskilda Securities, Founder and Owner of Capitellum, and finally Managing Director at Straumur Investment Bank from 2005 to 2007. Jesper has an M.Sc. in Finance from Copenhagen Business School (CBS), and currently serves as a board member of Reason A/S.

• Niels Henrik Rasmussen, Deputy Chairman, Founder of Secunia

As Deputy Chairman, Corporate Executive President, Niels Henrik not only serves as part of the Secunia Board; he also has a very active role at Secunia with a focus on vision, markets, and analysts. He holds responsibility for corporate strategy, strategic alliances, and strategic partners, as well as building relations with strategic players. Niels Henrik founded Secunia in Autumn 2002 with a strong track record of more than 15 years in the field of building and developing businesses. From Autumn 2002 to mid 2011 Niels Henrik served as CEO; developing Secunia from an entrepreneurial start up company to an established corporate business of more than 100 employees with strong year-on-year revenue growth and a high EBITDA, and gaining DKA Capital (a leading Danish private equity fund) and Preben Damgaard as strategic owners of 31% of Secunia by October 2010. Prior to founding Secunia in 2002, Niels Henrik founded IT Recruitment (acquired by PwC). Niels Henrik has also served as CEO of Virus112, while simultaneously working as Sales President of VeriSign Affiliate Europe. Niels Henrik started his career as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company, also contracting jobs within business development and strategy for Ask Alex (Investors of Internet Ventures Scandinavia and TDC Innovation) and Thomas Høiland Auctions. Niels Henrik has a B.Sc. in Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School.

• Preben Damgaard, Member of the Board in Secunia and Owner of Damgaard Company

Preben has more than twenty years of experience within the IT industry, having a solid track record of building channels and scaling a business. He has tried to undergo the transformation of making an entrepreneurial business into a corporate entity, understanding and working with a changing organization. Currently Preben works as an advisor and investor, helping IT entrepreneurs grow their businesses through his own company Damgaard Company. Prior to this he co-founded Damgaard Data, which was listed in 1999 and subsequently merged with Navision in 2000, and two years later was sold to Microsoft for more than DKK 10 billion. In 2011, Preben became an investor in Secunia by making a million dollar contribution. Today Preben sits on a number of Danish boards, holding the position as chairman in Heartmade A/S and Proactive A/S, and as board member in Axcess A/S, 7N A/S, A.O. Johansen A/S, Scalepoint A/S, and Excitor A/S.

• Lars Neupart, Member of the Board in Secunia and Founder & CEO of Neupart

Lars has extensive experience from the IT security industry, as well as from starting and developing businesses. He is recognized as a pioneer within the IT security industry, having co-founded Neupart & Munkedal/ Vigilante in the later 1990s, among others. Lars has more than 20 years of valuable experience. Currently, Lars holds the position as CEO of the company Neupart, which he also founded in 2002. Prior to this he co-founded and was the Chief Alliance Officer of Vigilante, and from 1993 to 1997 he worked as Director of System Test. Lars’ career started as a software developer at Ericsson and System Test Manager at Dataco, giving him a solid technical understanding. Lars holds a B.Sc. in Data Communication and Engineering from the Danish Technical University (DTU), and currently serves as a board member of ITEK and Neupart A/S.

Steering Group:

• Niels Henrik Rasmussen, Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

As Deputy Chairman, Corporate Executive President, Niels Henrik not only serves as part of the Secunia Board; he also has a very active role at Secunia with a focus on vision, markets, and analysts. He holds responsibility for corporate strategy, strategic alliances, and strategic partners, as well as building relations with strategic players. Niels Henrik founded Secunia in Autumn 2002 with a strong track record of more than 15 years in the field of building and developing businesses. From Autumn 2002 to mid 2011 Niels Henrik served as CEO; developing Secunia from an entrepreneurial start up company to an established corporate business of more than 100 employees with strong year-on-year revenue growth and a high EBITDA, and gaining DKA Capital (a leading Danish private equity fund) and Preben Damgaard as strategic owners of 31% of Secunia by October 2010. Prior to founding Secunia in 2002, Niels Henrik founded IT Recruitment (acquired by PwC). Niels Henrik has also served as CEO of Virus112, while simultaneously working as Sales President of VeriSign Affiliate Europe. Niels Henrik started his career as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company, also contracting jobs within business development and strategy for Ask Alex (Investors of Internet Ventures Scandinavia and TDC Innovation) and Thomas Høiland Auctions. Niels Henrik has a B.Sc. in Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School.

• Charlotte Bender, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

As CFO at Secunia, Charlotte drives and manages the company’s day-to-day finance & accounting operations and structure. She is also responsible for forecasting and overseeing Secunia’s long-term financial strategy. Charlotte has gained extensive experience in the auditing and finance arenas throughout her career. Prior to joining Secunia, Charlotte was CFO at Quartz+Co (formerly Quartz Strategy Consultants A/S) and also Finance Manager at Microsoft Business Solutions (formerly Navision). She was also previously Head of Department for non-life insurance accounting at Danica and Auditor at KPMG Denmark. Charlotte’s educational background comprises an MSc in Business Administration & Auditing (Cand.merc.aud) from Copenhagen Business School and a BSc in Economics & Business Administration (HA) from Århus School of Business. She has also completed several industry leadership and management programmes.

• Maria Eriksen-Jensen, VP of Business Development and Marketing

As VP of Business Development and Marketing, Maria has the dual responsibility of conducting business development, aligned with the strategy of Secunia, as well as developing the marketing unit and the marketing activities for external communication. Prior to joining Secunia in 2009, Maria co-founded IDEALIZER, a danish consulting company, specialised in writing business plans and conducting market analysis. From 2005 to 2008 Maria worked at Russell Reynolds Associates as a Research Assistant. Maria holds a B.Sc. in International Business and an M.Sc. in Finance & Strategic Management from Copenhagen Business School.

• Morten R. Stengaard, Chief Technical Officer (CTO)

As Chief Technical Officer, Morten is responsible for the Secunia Product Group: Research, Product Development, Product Management, Quality Assurance and IT Operations. Before becoming CTO, Morten was responsible for Secunia’s product management and QA function, defining Secunia’s product roadmap and ensuring that it is both commercially- and market-driven. Prior to joining Secunia, Morten worked as Product Manager for the security software company BullGuard Ltd and Business Development Manager for the investment company Kukula Capital. He also co-founded a market analysis consultancy firm. Morten holds a B.Sc. in International Business (IB) and an M.Sc. in Finance & Strategic Management (FSM), both from Copenhagen Business School (CBS).

Other Employees

• Michael H. Zaman, VP of Sales & Co-founder

As Vice President of Large Account Sales in Secunia, Michael has the overall responsibility for the sales unit that maintains and develops the largest accounts in Secunia's portfolio. Michael has more than ten years of sales and development experience, building and developing sale units into high performers that consistently improve and exceed budgets. In Secunia, Michael heads a team of competent and dedicated Sale Representatives, as well as managing the Customer Retention Centre. Michael is a key contributor to Secunia's successful, direct, market approach, holding an outstanding sales track-record, and network of Security executives, within Fortune500 and Global 2000 companies. This is facilitated by his unique sales competencies and extensive industry expertise and acknowledgement. Prior to co-founding Secunia in 2002, Michael was Key Account and Sales Manager at Virus 112 A/S (a unit of Eurotrust A/S), selling IT-security solutions to both SMEs and Large accounts.

• Neil Butchart, VP North America

As Vice President for North America, Neil is responsible for continuing the revenue growth and successfully building out Secunia's business and operations in the North American market. Neil has more than two decades of experience in the high tech sector and has helped lead numerous US technology companies with global expansion and accelerated sales. Neil has a truly global perspective having lived and worked on three continents and established beachhead offices for technology vendors in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Neil holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from Angus College in Scotland.

• Karolina Mikkelsen, VP of Sales Nordic and acting CSC Manager

As VP of Nordic Sales at Secunia, Karolina is responsible for all Sales in the Nordic region. Karolina is also acting Customer Support Manager at Secunia. Karolina has for the past 15 months been responsible for successfully organizing and running the Customer Support Center, and also re-implementing SalesForce in the organization. She has previously built and managed Secunia’s Customer Retention Center (CRC) when she first joined the company in 2008. Karolina’s extensive background in Sales and Sales Management provides an inherent knowledge and understanding of the unique demands associated with an agile sales organisation, which is vital to her area of responsibility. Prior to joining Secunia, Karolina was Sales Manager for the Inbound & Outbound teams at Dell. She also previously worked with Secunia’s founders at Virus112 (Eurotrust), establishing the Swedish office as Country Manager. Karolina’s educational background includes a BA in International Business Economics & Language from Copenhagen Business School.