Investor Relations

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Financial calendar

December 13, 2024  –  Annual Report FY2023/24

January 8, 2025  –  Annual General Meeting

December 15, 2025  –  Annual Report FY2024/25

January 8, 2026  –  Annual General Meeting

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SameSystem updates

Members of the Board

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Leif Vestergaard

Chairman of the Board

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Christian Higraff

Member of the Board

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Tommy Høyrup Holte

Member of the Board

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Michael Holmberg Andersen

Member of the Board

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Henrik Byrial Ritlov

Member of the Board

The composition of the Board of Directors shall ensure diversity and that the Board of Directors has the right competencies to perform its duties and achieve the Company’s objectives. Current competencies required of and possessed by the Board of Directors includes strategic, sales, legal, financial, IT/SaaS and HR. The required qualifications of the members of the Board of Directors are reviewed on an annual basis at a minimum.

Board of Directors self-evaluation

At least once a year, the Board of Directors performs a self-evaluation, which is focused on the performance, composition, and competencies of the Board of Directors. In connections with the evaluation the following issues are also considered; diversity, results, cooperation, the role of the chairman, internal organization of work within the Board of Directors and cooperation with the Executive Management, participation in and contribution to board meetings, and the quality of material provided to the Board of Directors. The chairman of the Board of Directors is heading the self-evaluation process. Upon completion, the results of the self-evaluation is discussed by the Board of Directors. The current composition of the Board of Directors is considered to have the right competencies supporting the short- and long-term goals of the Company and the long-term value creation for the Company’s shareholders.

Senior Management

Management

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Tobias Byrial Ritlov

Product Development Director

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Jesper K. Ryskin

Marketing & Communications Director

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Hasse Jensen

Head of Engagement

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Lucas Ritlov

Sales Manager, Scandinavia

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Contact

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Carsten Fensholt

CEO

+45 30 44 93 96

carsten.fensholt@samesystem.com

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Jesper K. Ryskin

Marketing & Communications Director

+45 50 52 95 08

jesper.ryskin@samesystem.com

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Leif Vestergaard

Chairman of the Board

Profession

Leif is a very experienced professional chairman and board member with extensive experience in the IT and software industry. Today, Leif is part of the board of several IT companies, including as chairman for Mobitel, Abakion A/S and Danoffice IT. Prior to this, Leif has been CEO of several high-profile Danish IT companies, including CEO of EG from 2004 to 2016.

Education

Leif has a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Economics and Business Administration from Aarhus Universitet.

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Christian Higraff

Member of the Board

Profession

Christian has more than 15 years of experience in various commercial and management fields, including procurement, marketing, go-to-market and as CEO. Christian has since 2023 been Nordic VP of Retail at EFKT (previously esoft).

Christian has both management experience and in-depth operational knowledge – for instance, as CEO of Noa Noa and Director of Marketing & Online in Dagrofa.

Education

Christian has a Double Accredited Executive MBA (E*MBA) from CBS-SIMI Executive and an HD in Marketing Management and Economics from CBS.

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Tommy Høyrup Holte

Member of the Board

Profession

Tommy has more than 25 years of experience in the textile industry and has been working for SAND, Magasin du Nord, Imitz, and has for the past 14 years been CEO and partner in NN07, which has more than 500 premium retailers internationally.
Tommy has both management and operations experience and excels in working with growth cases.

Education

Tommy holds a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration.

Independent of the Company

Tommy Høyrup Holte privately holds 718,354 shares in SameSystem A/S.

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Michael Holmberg Andersen

Member of the Board

Profession

Michael is a very experienced IT profile with 28 years of experience in software development management. Currently the Chief Development Officer at Adform, Michael has previously been CTO at TARGIT, Executive VP – software center at KMD, and Senior VP at SimCorp for 15 years.

Education

Michael has a Master of Sciences in Engineering, Computer Science from DTU (Technical University of Denmark) and a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from CBS (Copenhagen Business School).

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Henrik Byrial Ritlov

Member of the Board

Henrik Byrial Ritlov is the founder of SameSystem and was its CEO until 2021. He has held numerous leadership positions in various companies over his career, which spans more than 40 years. He began his career in the fashion retail industry, and the unique challenges in this sector led to his founding of SameSystem in 2008.

Independent of the Company

Henrik Byrial Ritlov privately holds 29,426,837 shares in SameSystem A/S.

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Carsten Fensholt

CEO

Profession

Carsten has more than 30 years of experience in various positions in Danish and international companies like Mars, Sony and GN Resound. In addition, Carsten has several years of experience from Magasin du Nord and Flying Tiger Copenhagen, which are strong retailers and target customers for SameSystem. Carsten also has several years of IT experience as COO for KMD and Chairman for Progressive A/S. In addition, Carsten has been an advisor for several private equity companies focusing on Scandinavian IT companies and has also been an external advisor for Bain.

Carsten has comprehensive management and operational experience and has worked with turnarounds for the last 20 years. In addition, Carsten has worked with many private equity funds and has been an investor in the companies he has been managing.

Education

Carsten holds a M.A. in Business Administration (Cand. Oecon) from Aarhus University

Independent of the Company

Carsten Fensholt privately holds 6,683,646 shares in SameSystem A/S.

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Thomas Sølvsten​

CFO

Profession

Thomas Sølvsten has a broad management experience within finance, controlling, business development and management.​

Recent five years, before joining SameSystem, Thomas has held the role of Finance Director and, for the last four years, also as acting CEO at Husqvarna Group Denmark.​

Before that, he was Nordic Head of Business Reporting & Controlling at Eniro for five years.​

Thomas has experience from companies which have been through major transformations and, latest, from a larger listed international group.​

Education

Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University.

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Tobias Byrial Ritlov

Product Development Director

Tobias Byrial Ritlov has been with SameSystem since 2013.

Tobias has worked his way up in the company serving various positions – i.e., system supporter, communication manager, and project manager, giving him profound knowledge and understanding of the company.

Tobias has headed the product development team since January 2017. Additionally, Tobias has seven years of retail experience from Bestseller, leading to a great understanding of the retail environment. Furthermore, Tobias is a Major Shareholder in SameSystem.

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Jesper K. Ryskin

Marketing & Communications Director

Jesper Karbæk Ryskin joined SameSystem in February 2017.

Jesper has strong commercial qualifications combined with a comprehensive understanding of retail obtained from experience, among others as commercial supervisor at SAND Copenhagen.

Jesper has an AP degree in management from CPH Business supplemented with diplomas in practical- and strategic communication, and has been working with digital marketing since it was introduced in the 1990s.

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Hasse Jensen

Head of Engagement

Hasse Walin Jensen joined SameSystem in October 2021.

Hasse has experience as an IT management consultant and project manager and has worked with multiple areas of IT across industries, from business transformation and strategy to software development and project management at Deloitte Consulting.

Hasse has extensive knowledge of data ecosystems and an analytical approach to problem-solving, which he has used to design and implement new ways of working and value drivers for clients and employers. Hasse holds an MSc in Business Administration and Information Systems from Copenhagen Business School and multiple relevant certifications, including ITIL, TOGAF & SAFe.

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Lucas Ritlov

Sales Manager, Scandinavia

Lucas has a strong sales background, starting his carrier in the telemarketing business. He has been part of the biggest Danish sales projects in SameSystem the last 5 years, giving him hands-on insights on the prospects making sure product and sales are aligned.

Lucas has extensive knowledge with sales strategy, sales methods, data and reporting, and sales tools working and setting up e.g. Hubspot, Salesforce, Sales Navigator, DocuSign and many more.

Lucas has relevant certifications including sales psychology and MEDDPICC.

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