Management Team

Meet the management team responsible for overseeing Impero’s strategic direction, operational excellence, and continued commitment to compliance.

Rikke Stampe Skov
Chief Executive Officer

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.

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

Other key positions: Board member at Schultz Fonden.

Shares and warrants: Rikke privately owns 1,025,898 shares and holds 450,000 warrants in Impero A/S.

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David Højelsen
Chief Technology Officer

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

David has a background as a technology executive and entrepreneur. 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.

Other key positions: Board member at MILVA ApS.

Shares and warrants: David holds 100,000 warrants through Synapt A/S and does not own shares in Impero A/S.

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Kasper Lihn
Chief Financial Officer

Kasper joined Impero as CFO in 2025. Before joining Impero, he was Head of Reseach, Managing Director at HC Andersen Capital. Kasper oversees Impero’s financial strategy, planning, analysis, and reporting. He further heads up investor relations and works closely with the rest of the leadership team on setting the strategic direction for further scaling the company.

Kasper holds an MSc in Finance and International Business from Aarhus University.

Other key positions: Board member at HCA Invest Fund I K/S.

Shares and warrants: Kasper holds 100,000 warrants and does not own shares in Impero A/S.

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Founders

Discover the visionaries behind Impero, our founders who laid the foundation for a trusted platform to better manage risk and controls, all based on their experience as auditors.

Jacob Engedal Sørensen
Founder and Sales Director, New Markets

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.

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

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Morten Balle
Founder and Head of Product Quality

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.

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.

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

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Board of Directors

Explore the role of Impero’s Board of Directors in ensuring strong corporate governance, strategic oversight, and long-term value creation for shareholders and stakeholders alike.

Jørgen Bardenfleth
Chair of the board (Independent). Board member since 2020.

Professional Board member

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.

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.

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.

Shares and warrants: Jørgen privately and through LIONEAGLE ApS owns 448,375 shares and privately holds 205,000 warrants in Impero A/S.

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Jens Kolind
Vice Chair of the board (Not independent). Board member since 2024.

Senior Vice President at Novonesis A/S

Jens Kolind serves as the Vice Chair of the Board at Impero A/S. Jens is the Senior Vice President at Novonesis A/S and has broad commercial experience with global blue chip clients, partners, and distributors.

Being a former consultant at BCG, Jens’ background covers consulting experience, change management, strategy and organizational development. Jens holds an MSc in Biotechnology from DTU.

Shares and warrants: Jens privately owns 118,515 shares and holds 10,000 warrants in Impero A/S.

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Line Køhler Ljungdahl
Board member (Independent). Board member since 2021.

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. She has an LLM from Copenhagen University and an Executive MBA from Copenhagen Business School.

Other key positions: Board member and Chair at several Bang & Olufsen group subsidiaries and Board member at Statens Ejendomssalg A/S.

Shares and warrants: Line privately owns 30,366 shares and holds 30,000 warrants in Impero A/S.

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Steffen Pasgaard
Board member (Not independent). Board member since 2024.

Steffen is the Executive Chairman of Profound Partners A/S. 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.

Steffen has a M.A. (Information Science) from Aarhus University, MBA from Aarhus University, as well as an executive education from Harvard Business School.

Other key positions: Chair of the Board at Profound Partners A/S, Profound Partners Holding ApS, MILVA ApS, VIVA & Co. A/S, Ejendomsinvestering A/S, Ei Group A/S, Med God Grund A/S, Ei udvikling A/S, Gødstrup Sø ApS, Odins Have ApS, Tagdrup Bakker ApS, AM and board member at www.hjem.dk A/S, Wilson Offshore A/S, Prodatek A/S, Wolfpack A/S, Holmsø Komplementarselskab ApS, and Holmsø P/S.

Shares and warrants: Steffen holds 10,000 warrants and does not own shares in Impero A/S.

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Christian Stendevad
Board member (Independent). Board member since 2025.

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. He is currently the CEO of the software company, Mugato ApS.

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.

Christian holds an MSc in Engineering in Electronics from DTU.

‍Other key positions: Board member at Frimap ApS.

Shares and warrants: Christian owns 71,000 shares through Peira ApS and holds privately 10,000 warrants in Impero A/S.

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Charlotte Dohm
Board member (Independent). Board member since 2025.

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.

She brings deep advisory expertise within governance, risk and compliance, change management, strategy, and organizational development.

Charlotte has a HD(R) in Accounting and Auditing from Aarhus University and a CMA, Auditing from Copenhagen Business School.

‍Other key positions: Board member at CEPOS, Human Practice Foundation, Trinitatis Invest A/S, Håb i Psykiatrien.

Shares and warrants: Charlotte owns 71,000 shares through LCM Invest A/S and privately holds 10,000 warrants in Impero A/S.

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