NetDania Snags Saxo Man
Posted by Colin Lambert. Last updated: November 1, 2021
Rasmus Bagger-Petersen has been appointed chief commercial officer of market analytics provider NetDania, which is majority owned by United Fintech, and will be a member of the Danish fintech firm’s management team.
He joins in a newly-created position, from an institutional global sales role at Saxo Bank – he joined Saxo in December 2017 from a six-year spell at Nykredit in Copenhagen. The firm says Bagger-Petersen will its growth strategy and product development plans from a commercial perspective.
“[Petersen’s] experience over the last decade, particularly from working within a large institution, will be hugely valuable to us,” says Thomas Elster, co-founder and CEO, NetDania. “This is a significant hire for us and Rasmus will play a key role in helping us to capitalise on our ambitious growth plans.”
Bagger-Petersen adds, “This is a great opportunity for me to join a fast growing company which has a fantastic team and great products and services for both the B2B and B2C markets. I truly believe NetDania can become the preferred provider for banks, brokers and fintechs looking to develop features and products which can create more value for themselves and their clients.”