Laura Lykkegaard Selander

Current

Owner at CapeCapacity
Owner at Selander's
Copenhagen Goodwill Ambassador at Wonderful Copenhagen

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Past

Managing Director at Euro-Center Cape Town Pty Ltd (Europæiske Rejseforsikring)
Managing Director at CapeAds Pty Ltd, Cape Town South Africa
International Manager at Annoncen AVIS, Hamburg Germany

Advertising manager at Den Blå Avis, Denmark

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Education

Silkeborg Handelsskole

Recommended

8 people have recommended Laura

Connections

358 connections

Industry

Market Research

Websites

Laura Lykkegaard Selander’s Summary

Laura Lykkegaard Selander is an entrepreneur, pathfinder and business developer with more than 15 years business experience in South Africa.
With her passion for entrepreneurship, realisation, management and development Laura Lykkegaard Selander has since 1993 established and developed four companies.

Her knowhow, transparent and accessible management style, and business experience has - also incorporating dealings in other parts of Africa - shown to be an attractive asset to Scandinavian companies and investors, who are considering establishing themselves on the South African market.

Laura Lykkegaard Selander is today a sought-after resource and capacity familiar and comfortable with the cultures and customs of South Africa and Africa.

Privately, she lives in a historic part of Cape Town with her Swedish husband and two sons. A family in love with Africa, safari life, very old Land Rovers, and a solid focus on living life to the fullest.

Laura Lykkegaard Selander is also :
Group Manager in Africa for www.DABGO.net,
Representative for Danes Worldwide, as well as
Copenhagen Goodwill Ambassador.

Laura Lykkegaard Selander’s Experience

Owner

CapeCapacity

(Market Research industry)

August 2005 — Present (4 years)

Market research
Pathfinder for Scandinavians exploring the South African market corporately.
Owner

Selander's

(Photography industry)

July 2005 — Present (4 years 1 month)

Selander's is a journalistic words&pictures bureau in Africa.
Journalism, photo-journalism and correspondents for European newspapers, magazines and broadcasters.
Copenhagen Goodwill Ambassador

Wonderful Copenhagen

(Non-Profit; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

August 2000 — Present (9 years)

www.ambassadornet.dk
Managing Director

Euro-Center Cape Town Pty Ltd (Europæiske Rejseforsikring)

(Privately Held; Insurance industry)

April 1995 — July 2005 (10 years 4 months)

www.euro-center.com
Managing Director

CapeAds Pty Ltd, Cape Town South Africa

(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)

December 1992 — February 1995 (2 years 3 months)

www.capeads.com
International Manager

Annoncen AVIS, Hamburg Germany

(Privately Held; Publishing industry)

November 1991 — February 1993 (1 year 4 months)
Advertising manager

Den Blå Avis, Denmark

(Privately Held; Publishing industry)

May 1988 — October 1991 (3 years 6 months)

Laura Lykkegaard Selander’s Education

Silkeborg Handelsskole

Business & Trade 1983 — 1986

Additional Information

Laura Lykkegaard Selander’s Websites:

Laura Lykkegaard Selander’s Groups:

Copenhagen Goodwill Ambassador,
DABGO Group Manager Africa http://dabgo.net/africa/about/,
Nordic South African Business Association,
Danes Worldwide - Representative for South Africa,
Cape Land Rover Club,
Slow Food Cape Town Convivium,
Old Wynberg Society,
The Montessori Foundation