Portfolio Managers

Bo Knudsen, born in 1965, he holds a M.Sc. (Economics and Business Administration) degree from Aarhus School of Business and San Francisco State University. Bo has worked with portfolio management of global equities since 1989. He worked for five years as a portfolio manager with Danske Capital (Danske Bank’s asset management division) and ultimately held the position as Head of International Equity Investments. From 1994 to 1998 he worked as a portfolio manager with Carnegie Asset Management and after 3 years as Executive Director and Head of Equities with Nordea Investment Management he re-joined Carnegie Asset Management. Bo is deputy CEO of Carnegie Asset Management.

Bengt Seger, born in 1958, he holds a MA (Law) degree and a degree in business administration from the University of Lund, Sweden. Bengt has worked as a portfolio manager with Carnegie Asset Management since 1992. Previously, he was a senior analyst within international equities in the Carnegie Group 1988-1992. Prior to joining Carnegie in 1988, he worked as an analyst and a portfolio manager with Sparbanken Skåne in Sweden from 1985-1988.

Lars Wincentsen, born 1967, holds a Diploma in Business Administration and International Business from the Copenhagen Business School and has completed the financing program at the Danske Bank Academy. Prior to joining Carnegie Asset Management in 1998, Lars was a senior portfolio manager with Danske Capital for eight years and ultimately held the position as Head of International Equity Investments.

Morten Springborg, born 1964, holds an MA (Economics) degree from the University of Copenhagen and a master’s degree in Investment and Corporate finance from the University of Exeter. He is one of CAM’s international equities portfolio managers. Morten Springborg worked for four years as a portfolio manager with Danske Bank and ultimately held a position as Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of the International Clients group of Danske Capital Management. Most recently, Morten Springborg was with Alfred Berg Asset Management in Stockholm until 1999, in charge of pan-Nordic equity investment.

Henrik Brandt, born 1966, was trained in Danske Bank and has completed the financing programme of Danske Bank Academy. Henrik Brandt has been employed in the field of investment since 1990 and since 1992 he has specialised in international equities. For four years he was a portfolio manager with Danske Bank, latest with Danske Capital Management as international equity portfolio manager. He continued his career with Alm. Brand with responsibility for the international equity portfolio of the company. Henrik Brandt is one of CAM’s international equity portfolio managers.

Allan Christensen, born in 1963, holds a Degree in Business Administration (Finance). Since 1986, Allan has focused on global equities, and worked both as an investment advisor, a securities dealer and a senior account manager in Denmark, Luxembourg and the U.S. From 2000 until May 2010 Allan was a portfolio manager for Jyske Invest, responsible for Far East/Asian Equities. Allan joined Carnegie Asset Management in September 2010, and is part of the global equity group of portfolio managers with a particular expertise in Asian equities.

Mogens Akselsen, born in 1966, holds a Diploma in Business Administration and Financing as well as an M.Sc. with dissertation in mathematical finance and economics from the Aarhus School of Business. From 1999 to 2006 he worked with emphasis on Asian equities from a regional and global perspective with Nordea Asset Management. Mogens Akselsen is working with international equities with emphasis on Emerging Markets with Carnegie Asset Management.

Kim Korsgaard Nielsen, born 1964, holds a Diploma in Business Administration and Financing from the Aarhus School of Business. He is one of CAM’s managers of Danish equities portfolios. Kim Korsgaard Nielsen has worked in portfolio management of both Danish and international equities since 1986. Before he came to CAM in 1998, for 4 years he held a position as head of Danish equity investments for discretionary clients as well as for the Danish Equities department of the Alfred Berg Asset Management.

Peter Holt, born in 1959, holds a Diploma in Business Administration from the Aarhus School of Business and a Diploma in Accounting from the Copenhagen Business School. Peter is one of CAM’s portfolio managers for the Danish equity portfolio's. He has worked with portfolio management since 1994. Prior to joining Carnegie Asset Management, he held a position in Nykredit Asset Management as Head of Equities.

Henning Hansen, born in 1961, holds a M.Sc. in Finance from Aarhus School of Business. Henning has worked with portfolio management and financial risk management in Denmark, Luxembourg and Sweden. Prior to joining Carnegie Asset Management in 1995, he held the position as Head of Risk Management in Swedbank in Stockholm. Henning Hansen is managing international fixed income and balanced portfolios at Carnegie Asset Management.