Board of Directors

Michael became a member of the Board of Directors in 2023. He was born in 1957. Michael founded Systematic in 1985 in Aarhus.

Lars became a member of the Board of Directors in 2016. He was born in 1960. Lars is the former CEO of KMD A/S and is a member of the board of Kvadrat A/S, Orifarm A/S and Berlingske Media.

Helle became a member of the Board of Directors in 2020. She was born in 1978 and holds a MSc in Business Economics and Auditing from Aarhus University (2006). Helle is Senior Vice President, Gas & Power Trading at Equinor. She is Chairman of the Board of Danske Commodities, and a member of the Board of Directors of Ramboll and of ARoS.

Nick became a member of the Board of Directors in 2022. He was born in 1968 and holds a cand.jur. and a Ph.D. from Copenhagen University. He has been in Danish politics for 22 years, and during this time, he was both Defence Minister, Minister of European Affairs, Minister of Health and Prevention, and Minister of Trade. In 2022, Nick left Danish politics to be Director of the Danish Brewers’ Association.

Christina Balis joined the Board of Directors in 2024. She is Strategic Campaigns Director within the UK Government & Defence business of KBR, a provider of science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies worldwide. Previously, Christina held positions as Global Campaign Director at QinetiQ in Farnborough, UK, Head of European Operations at Avascent in Paris, France, and Vice President for Strategy and Corporate Development at Serco Inc. in Reston, VA, USA. Christina was born in 1976 and holds an MA and a PhD in International Relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Pernille was chosen as a member of the Board of Directors in 2022. She was born in 1979 and holds an MA in history and psychology. She joined Systematic’s People & Culture department (P&C) in 2018 and has since then worked with and across the company’s business units. Pernille is currently Lead P&C Business Partner, responsible for personnel matters in Healthcare and Finance.

Allan was chosen as a member of the Board of Directors in 2022. He was born in 1963 and trained as a machine operator at Odense Staalskibsværft and as a process operator at the company formerly known as Maersk Oil. He worked offshore in the North Sea until 2004, where he became Facility Manager at Systematic.