Thomas Eriksen

About

Your partner in project execution! Projects on time and on budget! Call me at +45 6046 1132 or email to te@eriksen-management.dk Personally, I am a modern international senior leader with a proven track record of successful work assignments in Denmark and China. I am good at communicating complex matters in a simple way, sticking to the point, setting direction, motivating employees and colleagues to perform at their best. Know that clarity in objectives and expectations is key across cultures as I have been expatriated twice. My competencies include: Leadership: 25 years leadership experience from leading managers, engineers, specialists, and hourly paid employees as well as influencing peers and senior management. Especially I enjoy leading highly skilled colleagues from graduate- to senior level, based on individual needs, seeing them grow and reach higher grounds. Responsible for up to 200 people. Project Management: I am extremely good at executing business critical projects on time, within budget and according to agreed scope. My style is pro-active with a positive can-do attitude, trusting project participants through delegation to deliver at their best. 9 years’ direct project management experience. Project budgets up to 100m USD. Manufacturing Engineering: Leading engineers and technical areas including equipment manufacturing and installation during 13 years at Maersk Container Industry, Vestas Blades, Pressalit, Gurit, in Denmark and China. Have been directly responsible for installation of highly critical production equipment and lines in our factories under high time pressure. Production management: Operational management competencies during 6 years from StarCool/Maersk production line in Qingdao China with 100 employees, from Vestas Blades mold factory in Lem with 100 employees and from cooler manufacturing at Vestas aircoil in Suzhou China with 160 employees.

Experience

1. 2026–now

   Senior Consultant · Eriksen Management ApS

   Freelance Consultant executing projects in offshore and manufacturing industries in Denmark and abroad. My key competencies include project execution in general, establishing factories, production lines, sourcing production equipment, supplier management as well as running product development projects. I am also available for interim leadership positions and Board positions.

2. 2024–now

   Board Member · Carlo A/S

   Carlo A/S has worked in the thatched roofs industry for several generations and is today a trusted supplier of materials for the roofing industry in several countries. I have acted as advisor for the CEO during the companies’ expansions in China and are now part of the Board of Directors. https://carloas.dk/

3. 2025–2026

   Project Director · Semco Maritime

   Project Director within renewable energy running large offshore substations projects. Current OSS project is for the Formosa 4 project located in Taiwan, where my role is Project Director for the Semco team and Consortium Project Director for our partnership with PTSC M&C, a large Vietnamese company within offshore Renewable Energy Projects.

4. 2024–2025

   Senior Director · kaastrup & andersen a/s

   Chief Project Manager / Chief Consultant running business critical projects for our key customers, ensuring project completion on time, within budget and as per agreed scope. Responsible for generating high business impact by involving competent colleagues to ensure utilization of the right competencies at the right time to achieve the highest possible result for our key customers.

5. 2021–2024

   Director Product Development & Manufacturing · kaastrup|andersen a/s

   Part of the management team with business responsibility for Product Development and Manufacturing areas. P&L responsible for 50% of the total business with a 40% growth during 2022. We deliver business-critical solutions that enable our customers to achieve significant benefits in a technological and digitized world. 22 direct and indirect reports.

6. 2019–2021

   Operation Manager / VP Operations China · Vestas aircoil

   Part of the factory management together with the MD with general management responsibilities ensuring an always performing and optimized organization in line with revenue and budget. Responsible for Operations in China including Production, SCM, QHSE and PE completing coolers on time, within budget and to the right quality level. 160 office and factory staff reports.

7. 2018–2019

   Senior Project Manager · kaastrup|andersen a/s

   Exciting position as Senior Consultant at one of the most respected consultant companies among our customers. We deliver business-critical solutions that enable our customers to achieve significant benefits in a technological and digitized world. - Managing complex and critical project portfolios on the 9 MW offshore platform for Vestas in close cooperation with MHI Vestas Offshore Wind. - Squad lead for 6 kaastrup|andersen Senior Project Managers

8. 2015–2017

   Head of Global Manufacturing Support · Gurit

   Responsible for sourcing, installation and start up of new production lines and single equipment for our core kitting factories globally, manufacturing support, new factory projects and establishing Group KPI 's. 2 direct reports.

9. 2012–2015

   Director Product Development · Pressalit A/S

   Responsible for product development within both business areas Seats and Care. Heading our two product innovation groups with the purpose to generate innovative product ideas and methods ensuring that Pressalit continuously delivers unique and attractive solutions for our customers. 12 direct reports. 5 years 3 months

10. 2008–2012

    Director Technology Transfer · Vestas

    Director Technology Transfer at Vestas Towers A/S Responsible for tower operations at our global tower suppliers, introduction of new products at internal Tower factories and external Tower manufacturers as well as development of new Tower suppliers globally. 30 direct and indirect reports.

11. 2007–2008

    Director Equipment · Vestas

    Director Equipment at Vestas Blades A/S. Responsible for sourcing, installation and start up of new production lines and single equipment for our blade factories globally. Heading 3 sub-departments including a mold factory. The yearly investment budget was 200 million DKK. 200 office and factory staff reports. 8 years 10 months

12. 2006–2007

    General Manager Star Cool · Maersk Container Industry, Qingdao, Shandong, China

    - Successfully selected and qualified relevant needed local suppliers to Star Cool and started up mass production of Star Cool aluminum frames. - Successful implementation of Continuous Improvements on man-hour spends per unit, number of employees, quality of components, purchase price and safety in the Star Cool organization. - The man-hours spent per Star Cool unit was reduced with approx. 40% - 100 office and factory staff reports.

13. 2004–2006

    General Manager Projects · Maersk Container Industry, Qingdao, Shandong, China

    - Responsible for managing the Project Department, suggest and implement new investments in the container factory to increase safety, quality and efficiency. - Project responsible for starting up the Star Cool project in Qingdao. - Manage factory expansion investments. The yearly investment budget was 8 million USD. - Accomplished all the investment projects satisfactory and hereby increased production capacity with 35% over 2 years. - 11 direct reports

14. 2000–2004

    Design Manager · Maersk Container Industry

    - Lead development of the MCI Reefer Mk 3 based on global experiences from the field involving customers, suppliers, consultants and other relevant parties. - Implemented an electronic drawing management system to ensure that the newest drawings always were available. - The new Mk3 reefer design improvements reduced the yearly repair costs to the level of our competitors, an 50% improvement.

15. 1998–2000

    Project Manager / Welding Engineer · Maersk Container Industry

    - Generally increased the welding speed to absolute maximum in corporation with consultants (Force Technology etc.). - Implemented Twin Arc welding system at main production stations. - Implemented several new investments to improve safety, product quality and manufacturing process.