Morten Halager appointed new CFO of Valuer

Company Announcement No. 9-2021

Today, Valuer Holding A/S (“Valuer”) announces that the Board of Directors has appointed Morten Halager the new CFO with effect from 17 May 2021. Morten Halager succeeds Ellen Bente Schulz who, by mutual agreement, will leave Valuer by the end of March. CCO Martin Ernst will take over as interim CFO in the transition period until Morten Halager starts as CFO. 

Accordingly, the Excutive Board of Valuer comprises CEO Dennis Poulsen, CCO Martin Ernst and CFO Morten Halager, all three being registered as “direktion” (executive board members) in the CVR system of the Danish Business Authority.

Morten Halager's strong financial background includes positions as Senior Director of Corporate Finance of NKT Photonics and Finance Director of PwC. Morten has a successful track record of leading finance organisations as well as in-depth experience with capital markets and corporate finance.

Finn Peder Hove, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Valuer says:
"I am very pleased that Morten Halager will be joining Valuer. Morten brings strong qualifications and a wealth of experience from his previous positions. Along with significant execution and management expertise, this makes him an excellent match for this position. I am confident that Morten will bring new valuable insights and ideas to our management team.”

“The appointment of Morten Halager as CFO completes the Executive Board of Valuer. With CEO Dennis Poulsen, CCO Martin Ernst and now CFO Morten Halager, Valuer will have a strong executive team that can execute on the growth strategy which is based on international expansion and the development of new services on the company’s market-leading innovation platform, and thus unfold Valuer's full potential”.

Morten Halager says:
"I am very excited to join Valuer as the potential for value creation is significant, given the huge possibilities for Valuer's innovation platform. I look forward to partnering with Dennis Poulsen, Martin Ernst and the rest of the Valuer team to further develop the Valuer organisation and increase shareholder value.”

CV for Morten Halager

Age: 43
Nationality: Danish
Recent previous positions:

• 2018 - 2021: Senior Director of Corporate Finance, NKT Photonics
• 2017 - 2018: Finance Director, PwC
• 2012 - 2017: Senior Director of Global operations, Falck Safety Services
• 2010 – 2011: Managing Director & VP of Finance. Falck Safety Services USA
• 2006 – 2009: CFO – Falck Safety Services

Education:

• Master of Science Degree in Business Economics and Auditing, Economics, CBS, 2004
• Diploma Economics Financial and Management Accounting, CBS 2001
  
  

For further information:

Finn Peder Hove, Chairman
Tel: +45 20 35 19 30
email: finnpeder@gmail.com

Investor Relations contact
Steffen Heegaard
Tel: +45 40 25 35 24
shee@outlook.dk

Jesper Skaarup Vestergaard
Certified Advisor
Grant Thornton
Tel: +45 31 79 90 00
jesper.vestergaard@dk.gt.com

About Valuer

Valuer is a data-driven innovation platform for corporations, corporate ventures and venture funds. Through artificial intelligence the platform helps organisations assess and understand the intersections of new technologies and new business models at speed. For more information, please visit http://www.valuer.ai.