Education

Mini MBA in ESG and Sustainability
2024

Board Education Programme – Financial Institutions – Copenhagen Business School (CBS)
2022

Risk Management and Compliance, Master of Business Development – Copenhagen Business School (CBS)
2020

Diploma in Leadership – 3 modules – Technical University of Denmark (DTU) / Djøf
2016–2017

Data Protection Officer (DPO Certification) – Plesner Law Firm
2016

Attorney Training Programme
(Passed the Bar Examination in 2003)

Assistant Attorney Training Courses
2001–2003

Master of Laws (LL.M.) – Aarhus University
1993–1997

Bachelor in Business Administration and Commercial Law (HA-JUR.) – Aarhus School of Business
1990–1993

CV

Chief Legal Adviser / Attorney
The Danish Bar and Law Society / 2024

AML/CTF supervision of law firms, insurance and guarantees, professional conduct, etc.

Senior Legal Counsel – Head of AML
Danica Pension / 2020–2024

Internal transfer within the Group from Danske Bank to its subsidiary Danica Pension. During the first years, responsible for matters relating to governance, AML regulation, GDPR, risk assessments, etc.

From March 2023, Head of AML, including responsibility for handling an AML inspection by the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority.

Attorney, Senior Legal Counsel
Danske Bank / 2019–2020

Advising on and handling interactions with public authorities, particularly the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority.

Participation in and advice relating to inspections by the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority, including preparation and follow-up on deliverables.

Attorney
Plesner Law Firm / 2019

Continued advising on GDPR and related regulation, including the interaction with financial regulation, primarily advising financial institutions.

Establishment and operation of whistleblower schemes.

Assistant Attorney
Plesner Law Firm / 2018–2019

GDPR advisory work and projects, including drafting documentation, process mapping, implementation advice, and handling personal data in connection with M&A.

Primarily advising clients in the financial sector.

Establishment and operation of whistleblower schemes.

General Counsel
E-Nettet A/S / 2014–2017

Responsible for the company's Legal & Compliance function. Governance, risk and compliance-related matters, including support for projects and other deliveries to the financial sector.

Corporate governance, compliance with competition law, company law, and data protection requirements (GDPR).

Head of Department – Digitalisation and Financial Infrastructure
The Danish Bankers Association / 2011–2014

Primary focus on digitalisation projects, including digital land registration and the development of a solution for the reuse of data from the Danish Tax Agency.

GDPR-related matters and meetings with various public authorities, including the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority, the Ministry of Justice, the Danish Data Protection Agency, etc.

Legal Adviser
The Danish Bankers Association / 2010–2011

Tasks relating to the Danish Courts Administration's extensive project on the digitalisation of land registration, including serving as Chair of the financial sector's legal working group.

External examiner on the Financial Adviser education programme.

Legal Officer / Legal Adviser
The Association of Danish Mortgage Banks / 1999–2009

Financial regulation with a focus on mortgage regulation, good business practice, consumer protection, company law, competition law, and external representation at meetings with the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority and in committee work.

External examiner on the Financial Adviser education programme.

Lecturer (Part-time)
The Danish Police Academy / 1997–1998

Taught tort law, family law, etc.

Legal Officer
The Danish Ministry of Justice, Danish Civil Affairs Agency / 1997–1999

About Me

Married to Jens Ørsted. Three children. I enjoy travelling, staying active through sea kayaking, padel, strength training and running, as well as music, concerts, reading, and spending time with family and friends.