JON SANNES

Founder & Managing Partner

Jon Sannes

About Jon

Client Relations and Growth


Jon has been an influential innovator in the Nordic reward community for more than a decade. He built and ran the Norwegian and Danish Survey businesses, followed by the Consulting business, then moved on to lead all client relations across the Nordics for Mercer. Later he headed sales for Willis Towers Watson in Denmark, while building up their Reward Survey and Consulting business. He then used his Reward experiences to establish, run and head Global Rewards for Falck across 30 countries and 37.000 employees.


Jon’s background enables him to use data to create simple solutions to complex challenges, and ensure strategy is transformed into real-world benefits.

Previous Experience:

  • Business Leader, Reward Information Business, Mercer Norway
  • Business Leader, Reward Information Business & Consulting Mercer Denmark
  • Sr. Principal, Head of Client Growth, Nordics & Eastern Europe, Mercer
  • Head of Sales, Denmark, Willis Towers Watson
  • Senior Director, Head of Global Rewards, Falck
  • CCO, Falck Healthcare


Jon holds a B.Sc in International Business from Copenhagen Business School.

Phone: (+45) 23 99 96 25

DITTE LANGWADT GULD

Reward Specialist

About Ditte

Rewards, HR Analytics & Process Optimization


Ditte has been working with Rewards and HR Analytics since 2017. Throughout her career, she has been driven by improving the way HR works using data, technology, and process optimization to create solutions that are both efficient and easy to work with.


Ditte has built experience across the rewards landscape, including job architecture, pay benchmarking, HR analytics, Reward communication, and Pay Transparency. She enjoys leading projects that bring people, processes, and technology together and has a particular interest in optimizing HR processes and finding practical ways to make better use of data and digital tools.

 

Ditte works closely with clients to turn complex challenges into simple, workable solutions. Whether supporting Rewards initiatives, driving process improvements, or preparing organizations for Pay Transparency, she focuses on creating value through a structured approach, stakeholder collaboration, and an understanding of both the business and the technology that supports it.


Ditte holds a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management from Copenhagen Business School.

Andreas Hansen

Previous Experience:

  • HR Insights & Rewards Analyst in Global HR, Falck

  • HR Student Assistant in People Insight & Analytics, TDC Group

  • Internal communications and HR trainee, Mundipharma A/S

PETER FROM

Senior Reward Advisor

Marie Ravnholt Sannes

Previous Experience:

  • VP, Head of Rewards & Recognition at SAS – Scandinavian Airlines
  • Head of Rewards & Mobility at Saxo Bank
  • Senior Reward Manager at Carlsberg Group
  • Global Head of Rewards at Cofra Holding
  • Head of Global C&B, Mobility & ExecRem at Pandora
  • Group C&B Manager and Head of HR Operations at FLSmidt

    About Peter

    International HR, Global Rewards & ExecRem 


    As a Head of Rewards in several roles, Peter has both a broad and a deep knowledge of all Reward disciplines, local as well as global, designing and implementing HR initiatives that drive employee engagement and motivation.


    His impressive track record includes projects within the fields of Reward Philosophy, Executive Remuneration & LTIP, Job Architecture and of course HR Legal. Among his key strengths we will also highlight his welcoming nature and his way of leadership. His experience covers a broad range of industries, incl. Retail and Wholesale in FMCG, Engineering, Finance sector and the Airline Industry.


    In addition, Peter has a wealth of experience in stakeholder management and ensuring a link between the desired outcome and the company needs. He is adept at Remco advice and executive team sparring and as a part time lecturer, he is also a natural facilitator and coach.


    Peter comes from an HR legal background and thus has a keen focus on compliance and governance, ensuring that HR initiatives truly get to live in the organization. 

    Peter holds a master’s degree in law and economics from Aarhus University and has additional training in group dynamics and coaching.


    Peter is fluent in Danish and English, and works from the Copenhagen office

    AMALIE SPOTTOG

    Reward Specialist

    About Amalie

    Rewards, Job Architecture & HRIS


    Amalie’s career in Rewards began alongside her studies in 2021. Despite being relatively new to the field, her career results have been impressive; not only has she covered all aspects of the Reward cycle but she has also successfully implemented several larger projects focused on HRIS and Job Architecture.


    She has a strong drive within people & culture and her keen focus on fostering a culture of performance excellence through data driven decision-making and aligning HR initiatives with business goals plays an important role in her career successes.


    At Nordic Reward Partners Amalie supports clients with all aspects of Rewards including Pay Transparency readiness and reporting.  

    Andreas Hansen

    Previous Experience:

    • People & Culture Business Partner & Co-Chair DE&I Global Council, AGC Biologics

    • Compensation Analyst, AGC Biologics
    • Compensation & Benefits Specialist, Bavarian Nordic
    • Student Assistant, SOS International


    Amalie has a Master’s degree in Economics and Business Administration with a specific focus on Strategy, Organization & Leadership, in addition to Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Psychology.


    MARIE RAVNHOLT SANNES

    Partner & Chief Marketing Officer

    Marie Ravnholt Sannes

    About Marie

    Marketing & Communications Specialist


    Marie’s extensive experience covers Marketing and Communications in the Construction, Marine and Oil & Gas industries, where she has a proven track record within project management, copywriting, digital content management, internal and corporate communication, and marketing. Her career also covers more than 30 years of volunteering for an international NGO, including an impressive post-pandemic economic turn-around process and a cycle as Chair of the Danish Board.


    Marie’s versatile background ensures consistent, timely and clear communication, which is something both our clients and we benefit from.

    Previous Experience:

    • Chairman of the Board, Youth For Understanding Denmark
    • Marketing & Communications Manager, FabricAir
    • Corporate Communications Advisor, Welltec
    • Nordic Marine Marketing Coordinator, Lloyd’s Register EMEA
    • Communication Consultant, Danish Technological Institute
    • Communication, PR and Marketing, Danish Association of Construction Clients
    • Account Manager, Interresearch


    Marie holds a Master’s Degree in Marketing Communication Management from Copenhagen Business School.


    SAMI OUBARI

    Rewards Advisor, Norway

    Ninett Christensen

    Previous Experience:

    • Head of Rewards & Organizational Design, Jotun
    • Head of Rewards & Global Mobility, Jotun
    • HR Manager, Regional Center in Dubai, Jotun
    • Boardmember, Utenlandsforum
    • HR Generalist, National Bank of Canada
    • Recruiter, Canada

      About Sami

      Rewards & Global Mobility


      Sami’s career started in 2008 where he worked as an HR intern and Recruiter in Canada, and the moved on to becoming an HR generalist. In 2013 he joined Jotun, first as HR Executive in the Middle East and in 2018 he moved to Norway to serve first as Group HR Advisor and then as Head of Rewards and Global Mobility. Recently he has been heading their Pay Transparency preparations globally and ensuring a well-functioning compensation and benefits setup that runs smoothly both locally and globally.  


      In addition, Sami volunteers in a local youth club in Sandefjord, coaching and helping teenagers avoid violent interactions. He also used to be a board member administering a global mobility forum for Norwegian multinationals, and in his student days he volunteered as paramedic for the Red Cross in Lebanon and later for Tel-Aide working with social services.


      At Nordic Reward Partners, Sami brings his expertise within the full Reward palette, focusing primarily on developing the Norwegian market and supporting clients with all aspects of the Reward spectrum including Pay Transparency, Workforce Analytics, Compensation Benchmarking, and Job Architecture design, etc.

      Sami holds a Master's Degree in Human Resource & Management from Concordia University, building on a Bachelor of Business Administration and Marketing from the American University of Beirut.


      Sami is fluent in English, Norwegian, Arabic and French


      DARRELL LAI CHOO

      Associated Partner, Senior Rewards Advisor

      Ninett Christensen
      Ninett Christensen

      About Darrell

      ExecRem, Strategic HR & Change Management


      Darrell is a seasoned Performance and Reward Leader, passionate about driving growth, sustainable change and excellence, which makes him a valuable sparring partner to our clients’ executive teams and boards, as well as Rewards professionals. He is highly knowledgeable in all C&B matters, talent & performance management as well as organizational development. His personal mantra is that when Rewards is well-managed, it will create value throughout the organization, supporting the business growth targets.

       

      Two decades of work within the field of global Rewards has taken Darrell across the globe. He has worked in the UAE for Mercer, and Rio Tinto in both the UK and South Africa, where he was Principal Advisor on Executive compensation. Our connection to Darrel is through his years in Denmark, where he was Group Director at AP Møller Maersk, heading their Global Executive Remuneration, followed by a period as Head of Rewards for Grundfos with a team of 20 people. 

       

      His background is ideal for finding solutions to even the most complex issues with a global reach. His approach is bright, innovative and insightful, as he helps clients succeed in their people agenda & transformation journey.

       

      In addition to being an Associated Partner of Nordic Reward Partners, he also runs his own consultancy in Mauritius, Prometheans. Due to his location, he only works remote for us, through our systems and IT security setup.

      Previous Experience 

      • Principal Advisor, Promethians, since 2023
      • Global Head of Rewards, Grundfos
      • Group C&B Director, Maersk Group
      • Principal Advisor - Executive Remuneration, Rio Tinto 
      • Human Capital Consultant, Mercer


      Darrell holds both a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science from Andrews University, as well as a Master of Science in People Analytics from University of Hull. In addition he's a Certified Global Remuneration Professional (GRP®).


      Darrell is fluent in English and French.


      SØREN MIERITZ ANDERSON

      Associated Partner (GRP), Global Rewards Advisor

      David Elkjær

      Previous Experience:

      • Global Reward Director, Lego Group
      • Senior Reward Advisor, Danfoss


      Educational Background

      Søren holds a degree in Tax and Accounting from the Danish Tax authorities (SKAT), as well as a Diploma in Human Resource Development from Business Academy Aarhus.


      In addition, he’s a certified Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) from World at Work.

      About Søren

      Global Rewards & US expertise


      Søren is not just a well-renowned Global Reward Leader; he has been an integral part of creating the Reward field, driving it from classical Compensation & Benefits to the contemporary view of Global Rewards that supports business growth and enables a more holistic view on planning the employee journey from start to finish.


      One of Søren’s characteristics is his ability to combine technical knowledge with his keen business acumen. He connects his understanding of the local needs with global challenges and strategic goals, which makes him a fantastic sparring partner across the leadership team. His solutions oriented and pragmatic ways, create business buy-in, remove barriers and ensure options and solutions that support the overall business goals as well as the employee needs. As such he is an invaluable strategic partner to senior leadership, Operations, Finance, and HR, as he provides expert knowledge on Reward principles, compensation structures, and executive pay.


      His background includes extensive experience in designing, implementing and leading transformative Reward strategies on a large scale as well as locally. He is experienced in organizational change management, benchmarking, and optimizing bonus programs to drive retention and performance, and he ensures that his solutions support both the employee's needs as well as drive the overall company performance.


      His solutions not only enhance business performance and market competitiveness but also drive employee engagement. His toolbox includes development of KPIs to measure ROI, implementation of global compensation frameworks, and execution of HRIS transitions from SAP to Workday.


      In other words, his Reward initiatives are seamlessly aligning with the needs of the business, and this is a highly valuable asset that we are proud to provide for our clients.

      KENNETH STILLING DE NEERGAARD

      Associated Partner, Senior Rewards Advisor

      About Kenneth

      Global Rewards Strategies


      Kenneth is a respected global Reward Professional representing more than two decades of demonstrated Reward history, working in global companies within the mechanical and industrial engineering industries.


      Kenneth is skilled in reward strategy development, policy and governance making. He has initiated harmonization and standardization initiatives within rewards, driven global reward management, been responsible for executive remuneration, executed global position evaluation (Mercer IPE) projects, been project manager responsible for the development of global job catalogues (Career Framework), and development of short- and long-term incentive programs. This is why he has also been keynote speaker at a European Reward conference.

      Kenneth Stilling de Neergaard

      Previous Experience:

      • Director, Rewards & HR Operations, Bavarian Nordic
      • Group Reward Specialist, FLSmidth
      • Senior Reward Specialist, Ørsted
      • Head of Compensation & Benefits, Nesa


      Kenneth holds a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management from Copenhagen Business School.


      ANDREAS THAULOW

      EXTERNAL PHOTO & VIDEO JOURNALIST

      Ninett Christensen

      About Andreas

      VLOGs and Content Creation


      Andreas is working his magic, helping us create our Rewards and Pay Transparency VLOGs, bringing great photos to our channels, documenting seminars and events, and not least creating interesting content to share with the wider Rewards community. He will be reaching out to clients and industry specialists to create case stories that can inspire other Rewards professionals and explore how to best support the Rewards community to grow and master the journey toward pay transparency compliance. 


      Andreas is an award-winning filmmaker and photographer whose impressive career has brought him far and wide. His talent for storytelling has helped many upcoming startups, artists, and designers, and as he's only using two days a week with us, you can still hire him to support your own projects. Check out his website at: https://www.andreasthaulow.dk/

      Previous Experience 

      • Freelancer and owner of Thaulow Film since 2014
      • Producer and directer of a number of short fiction and documentary films
      • Video editor - advertising and television
      • Videographer and video-journalist - educational films and online advertising
      • Photographer - Products, portraits and events 


      Andreas holds a Bachelor in Film and Media Studies and master in film science from the University of Copenhagen and was further trained as a movie director from Super16 in Copenhagen. 


      STEPHEN PARKER

      Associated Partner, Leadership & Talent

      About Stephen

      Leadership & Talent development


      Stephen is the founder, owner and director at Leadership & Talent, which is an organization that designs and facilitates customised leadership development.


      His mantra is “everyone deserves a good leader” and through more than two decades he has been training leaders and leadership training program designers across the globe, creating the foundation for great places to work.


      The leadership programs he designs are scalable, practical and impactful. They build on coaching and training tailored to the organizational needs to strengthen the internal leadership team and enhance engagement and skills, which in turn helps reduce turnover and new-hire budgets significantly.


      In the transition to new pay transparency landscape, Stephen can help your organization ensure a smooth transition and turn compliance into common journey, anchored in the organizational culture and with full support throughout the organization to strengthen the positive business impact and make transparency work as a competitive edge for recruitment and retention. 

      Marie Ravnholt Sannes

      Previous Experience:

      • Director and founder, Leadership & Talent

      • Talent Development Lead, Arla Foods

      • Director and owner, Human House

      • Chartered Business Coach 


      Stephen is fluent in English and Danish.


        Educational Background

        Stephen holds a Masters degree in HR Professional Development from Middlesex University, as well as two Bachelor degrees in Education from Royal Danish School of Education and Sport Studies from University of Sheffield in the UK. In addition, Stephen is a Chartered Business Coach (ChBC).

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