Finn Ritslev

Current

CEO at Freedom2Act ApS

Past

Founder and CEO at Various startups
Marketing and Sales Director at Vinther Buus Industrirådgivning
Business Development at CRI A/S

Director, Networks at Unisys Corp
VP, Marketing and Sales at CR Systems Inc

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Education

IMD (International Institute for Management Development) - Business Programs
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet

Recommended

4 people have recommended Finn

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Information Services

Websites

My Company

Finn Ritslev’s Summary

WANT
Contact with others with a desire to discuss systematic approaches to sales opportunity assessment, sales planning, sales pipeline management.

HAVE
1.) Freedom2Act, a web-based service including:
- Sales Optimization Management: Sales opportunity assessment, planning and pipeline management tool;
- Risk Management: Identification, assessment and mitigation of risks with a focus on increasing the busienss' freedom to act;
- Strategy Review: Tool for situation analysis and SWOT.

DREAM
100 Freedom2Act associates by Year-end 2009!

SUMMARY OF PAST EXPERIENCE
20 + years executive/contancy experience.
Worked in multinationals and start-up companies in Denmark, Sweden and US.
Founder of several businesses.
Raised venture capital.
Experienced intrapreneur and entrepreneur.
Holder of 3 patents.
PED and MM from IMD in Switzerland.
M.Sc.EE, Applied Mathematics and Physics

Finn Ritslev’s Specialties:

Freedom2Act,Unique Buying Points,Sales Optimization Management,optimizing sales opportunity selection,sales planning, sales pipeline management, account manager management, strategic planning, strategy review, strategy checkup, RealBiz,business planning,business development, market segmentation, need based market segmentation, SWOT, risikostyring,risk assessment,enterprise risk management, ERM, risk appraisal,due diligence,IMD,PED,entrepreneur,isTj,Shaper and Implementor

Finn Ritslev’s Experience

CEO

Freedom2Act ApS

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2001 — Present (8 years 4 months)

Freedom2Act Software-as-a-Service:
- Sales Optimization Management Tool;
- Competitiveness Analysis;
- Strategic Risk Identification and Mitigation;
- Situation Analysis;
- Strategy Review.
Founder and CEO

Various startups

(Internet industry)

January 2000 — December 2002 (3 years )

Responsible for business planning, marketing and funds raising.
Holder of 3 patents - IP telephony and protection of PIN codes.
Marketing and Sales Director

Vinther Buus Industrirådgivning

(Management Consulting industry)

July 1995 — December 1999 (4 years 6 months)
Business Development

CRI A/S

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)

January 1990 — December 1993 (4 years )
Director, Networks

Unisys Corp

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Networking industry)

July 1988 — December 1989 (1 year 6 months)
VP, Marketing and Sales

CR Systems Inc

(Computer Networking industry)

January 1986 — June 1988 (2 years 6 months)

Finn Ritslev’s Education

IMD (International Institute for Management Development) - Business Programs

Program for Executive Development , 1991 — 1992
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet

M.Sc. ElectroPhysics , Applied Mathematics and Physics , 1966 — 1971

Additional Information

Finn Ritslev’s Websites:

My Company

Finn Ritslev’s Interests:

Sales optimization, Selecting best sales opportunities, Sales planning, Business strategy, Strategy audit, Business planning, Business analysis, Blue Ocean Strategy, Risk assessment, Risk mitigation, Sales & Marketing, Start-up, Networking, windsurfing, jogging