Staff
Hanne Bregendahl Pihl
Director
Hanne is responsible for strategic management and has the financial and administrative responsibility for the office and all of its projects. In addition, Hanne is the office's all-round funding specialist.
Jens Christian Winther
Head of Unit
Jens Christian is responsible for personnel management for the Brussels office and serves as interim director of the South Denmark European Office. Jens Christian is also the office's specialist in energy infrastructure and financing.
Aija Konisevska Azadi
Senior Project Manager
Aija is the coordinator of Enterprise Europe Network Denmark and vice-chair of the network's Tourism and Heritage Group. Aija assists stakeholders with partner searches and project applications and is also a specialist in culture and tourism, skilled labor, and project administration.
Michael Rafn
International Business Consultant
Michael is working for the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN). He helps companies in Northern Jutland to achieve international business development, growth ambitions and establish business partnerships with foreign companies. Michael is chairman of the EEN Maritime Sector Group which provides him with the unique possibility to share knowledge with experts from more than 60 countries within this area.
Maria Sofie Juhl
INTERNATIONAL PROJECT CONSULTANT
Maria focuses on expanding the vision of regional actors though the office’s many networks e.g., Enterprise Europe Network, ERRIN and EU-DK Support. Maria helps making sure that the regional actors know and uses the many opportunities in these networks, including for example searching for project partners, sourcing, technology transfer and cluster collaboration.
Bente Mølgaard Møller
Administrative assistant
Bente is our administrative officer and manages the office's finances, including accounting, payment of bills, handling of expenses, driving, diets and general administrative tasks such as managing contracts, ordering IT, purchasing, holiday and absence registration, being the point of contact for the auditor, insurance, bank and other external suppliers.
Marie Poulsen
Communication Manager
Marie works with communication and marketing tasks, that includes text production for cases, newsletter and content for SoMe and web, graphic production and video creation, as well as event planning. Moreover, she participates in different communication networks, etc.
Steffen Helledie
International Business Consultant
Steffen helps to ensure a sustainable development in the business community in Northern Denmark. He works primarily with growth and business development with a special focus on companies with green sustainable challenges or solutions. Furthermore, he helps companies with their financing needs through EU's various programs, as well as establishing business partnerships with other relevant green companies through Enterprise Europe Network.
CECILIE LINDSTRØM
EU Special Advisor
Cecilie is responsible for tasks and projects related to the green transition. Her primary task is to assist public actors getting access to EU funding within the field, including LIFE, GREEN DEAL, Interreg et al. She also works to identify project opportunities and develops projects in collaboration with municipalities. Cecilie is your access to network, events, potential project partners and knowledge of EU’s green transition.
Nadja Urech
PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR
Nadja coordinates the administrative processes in the office. This includes budget management, registration of project activities, monitoring and evaluation, maintenance of project documentation and reporting to stakeholders and EU authorities. On a daily basis, Nadja also supports the office management and project team, monitors the progress of project finances and provides presentation material for the board, stakeholders, etc.
Asger B. Christiansen
EU-consultant
Asger works at the office in Brussels, where he is responsible for the area of maritime funding, defence and Greenland. He helps actors from North Denmark to screen opportunities and get access to EU-funding.
KENNETH GYDE POULSEN
EU-CONSULTANT
From the Brussels office, Kenneth works with EU fundraising and project development - especially focusing on the future workforce, education and mental health.
Aliaa Abu Almeiza
EU-KONSULENT
From Brussels, Aliaa represents Northern Jutland in the EU system within health innovation and creates connections between the region's actors and EU programs within funding, knowledge and network.
JOSEPHINE TYBJERG SØRENSEN
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Josephine works at the office in Brussels, where she assists the consultants managing the different priority areas of the office.