First joining the Impero Board in 2016, Rikke has been CEO since 2018. With experience as a Partner at Odgers Berndtson and in PwC’s Risk Assurance Services, Rikke’s career has also included roles at Maersk, Siemens, ISS and co-founding an IT security consulting company.

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Rikke has a BSc in Business Administration and Commercial Laws, and a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (Organization and Management) from Copenhagen Business School.

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Other key positions: Board member of Schultz Fonden and Board member at Penneo A/S.

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Independent of Company: Rikke privately owns 1,167,898 shares and privately holds 450,000 warrants in Impero A/S.

Starting at Impero in 2022, Morten brings more than 15 years’ experience within finance management, M&A and investor relations prior to his role as CFO.

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Morten’s background includes roles at the hearing healthcare company Demant, where he was VP Finance & Business Operations at Oticon Medical and VP Finance for the Demant Group of companies in the USA and has as well been working with Investor Relations and business development. Morten started his professional career at Deloitte Corporate Finance.

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Morten has an MSc in Applied Economics and Finance from Copenhagen Business School.

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Independent of Company: Morten privately owns 13,960 shares and privately holds 230,000 warrants in Impero A/S.

Starting at Impero in 2024, David brings more than 20 years’ experience within product and technology management.

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David has a background as a technology executive and entrepreneur.

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He has spearheaded the development and expansion of a thriving global SaaS platform targeting B2B and B2B2SME markets. He has a clear focus on product innovation, organizational growth, and strategic partnerships.

Joining Impero in 2024, Mansoor brings extensive experience in scaling B2B technology businesses, contributing to two IPOs (VistaPrint, SurveyMonkey) and four major trade sales (Peakon, Endeca, ForeSee, Gedas).

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With a global career spanning Hong Kong, Boston, London, and Copenhagen, Mansoor offers a deep understanding of growing into international markets.

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His academic background includes an MBA from INSEAD and dual undergraduate degrees from Boston University. These experiences have refined Mansoor’s strategic capabilities in efficiently growing high-potential companies.

Jacob Engedal Sørensen is the co-founder of Impero. He envisioned the concept of a compliance platform combining digitized automation of controls with intuitive workflow from which Impero was born.

Jacob continuously supports the organization with its rapid market expansion and business development.

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Education: Jacob is educated in financial auditing and IT auditing from Aarhus School of Business and Social Sciences.

Morten Balle is one of the co-founders of Impero. He has, since the conceptualization of Impero, been key in product development and innovation and the seamless unification of simplicity and compliance.

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Prior to co-founding Impero, Morten worked within Enterprise Risk Services with Deloitte. Before this, he also held positions as an IT Business Consultant with larger, Danish organizations.

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Education: Morten holds a Master of Science in Business Administration and Computer Science.

Professional Board Member

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‍Jørgen serves as the Chair of the Board at Impero A/S. Jørgen is an accomplished investor and Board member in several organizations operating in tech, MedTech, science, and consultancy.
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Jørgen’s experience within the technology and IT sectors includes executive positions with tech enterprises HP, Intel, and Microsoft Denmark.He is also an educator with Copenhagen Business School and Board Assure, and has an MBA in Marketing and Finance from the University of California and an MSc in Electronic Engineering from DTU.
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Other key positions: Chair at Dubex A/S, Bizbrains A/S, Symbion A/S, and Board member at CN3 A/S, Vallø Stift, Copenhagen Capacity, Jumpstory Aps and BIM Genetics Aps.

Independent of Company: Jørgen privately owns 448,375 shares and privately holds 195,000 warrants in Impero A/S.

Senior Vice President Novonesis
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Jens Kolind serves as the Vice Chair of the Board at Impero A/S. Jens is the Senior Vice President at Novonesis and has broad commercial experience with global bluechip clients, partners, and distributors.
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Former consultant at BCG, Jens’ background covers consulting experience, change management, strategy and organizational development.
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Jens holds a M.Sc. in Biotechnology, from DTU.
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Independent of Company: Jens privately owns 118,515 shares in Impero A/S.

Chief Legal Officer at Bang & Olufsen A/S

Line is Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Commercial Officer of Bang & Olufsen A/S and has an extensive career in various executive positions within legal, enterprise risk management, IP, compliance, and brand protection.
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She has an LLM from Copenhagen University and an Executive MBA from Copenhagen Business School.
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Other key positions: Board member and Chair at several Bang & Olufsen group subsidiaries and Board member at Statens Ejendomssalg A/S.
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Independent of Company: Line holds 30,366 shares  and 30,000 warrants in Impero A/S.

Board member

Steffen joined the Impero Board in 2024, and is the Executive Chairman of Profound Partners A/S.
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He was the former CEO of EDI-Soft Denmark A/S, and COO of Consignor Group. Steffen’s experience covers business strategy, management, M&A, digital transformation, SaaS sales, marketing, and business operations.
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Steffen received his M.A. (Information Science) from Aarhus University, MBA from Aarhus university, as well as executive education from Harvard Business School.
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Other key positions: Board member at www.hjem.dk A/S, Prodatek A/S, Holmsø P/S, Wilson Offshores A/S.
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Independent of Company: Steffen does not own shares in Impero A/S.

Board member

Christian has held CEO and COO roles and brings extensive executive experience from scaling international SaaS companies, including Penneo A/S and Omada, with a strong focus on European expansion into the Nordics, Germany, Benelux, and beyond.
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He has a background in direct enterprise sales as well as sales through audit and consulting firms, as well as brings experience of leadership of a publicly listed growth company on both Nasdaq First North and the Main Market.

Board member

Charlotte brings extensive leadership experience from roles within audit and tax advisory at leading consulting firms such as PwC and KPMG, including 15 years as a partner at PwC.
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Charlotte brings deep advisory expertise within governance, risk and compliance, change management, strategy, and organizational development.