Christian Hvashoj Schaarup

Interim leadership — the fastest path to experienced leadership when it matters most. I help organisations across the Nordics find the right leader within days. M: +45 26839938 / chs@nexttandmason.com

📍 Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 15 years investing🗓 Last invested Nov 2020
VC🌍 Denmark
5
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Board Member
Aug 2014
Digitizing International Trade In Contenera we digitize international trade. We minimize the time and resources companies spend on freight forwarding, insurance and banking documentation, filling out trade and export documents as well as the various certificates. In collaboration with The Danish Chamber of Commerce (DE), Confederation of Danish Industry (DI), Danish Agriculture & Food Council (L&F), SMEdenmark, and the Danish Tax Authorities we are already offering fully digitized customs declarations, and issuing of Certificates of Origin as well as Health Certificates. Contenera makes international trade easy with our online portal Eksportportalen.dk Eksportalen.dk is an internet based trade platform and with it you can get setup in just 5 minutes. Our platform helps you through all the steps needed for exporting your goods. We optimize your workflows and validate your documents, so that you avoid delays, mistakes, and any unnecessary costs. It is also possible to transfer data directly from business systems such as SAP, NAV, C5, and AX. Whether you are a small or a large business, our trade platform Eksportalen will help your employees save time. In a conventional setup 60-70% of all data have to be rekeyed at least once, when doing cross border business. We assist, businesses, traders and key supporting service providers and provide visibility for all stakeholders, while eliminating historic based paper inefficiencies and the need for rekeying of trade data. Follow us here and on Facebook to get the newest on digitizing international trade.
Business Accelerator & Investor
Jun 2013
Since 2008, Accelerace has supported 1000+ Danish and international startups, including Trustpilot and Templafy and have made 120+ pre-traction investments. Our aim to help as many startups succeed as possible - by investing, making our platform available for free and offer mentoring from other successful founders. In Accelerace we stand on the shoulders of everyone we have had come through, and we use that knowledge to pass on to the next generation of startups. Accelerace is also responsible for the management of NOME (Nordic Mentor Network for Entrepreneurship), an elite mentoring program for Nordic life science startups, and are partners on programmes: Beyond Beta, VITA and Beyond.
Business Accelerator & Investor
Jun 2013
Vi hos Next Step Challenge hjælper i samarbejde med vores netværk af brancheeksperter ambitiøse virksomheder med at udvikle deres forretning, få nye kompetencer samt skabe forandring og vedvarende vækst. Siden 2013 har vi hjulpet mere end 100 nationale og internationale virksomheder med et stort potentiale til vækst. Hvordan arbejder vi? Vi arbejder med en systematisk tilgang til forretningsudvikling baseret på en kombination af træning, sparring og erfaring fra branchens eksperter. Vi arbejder vi kun med virksomheder vi tror på. Hvorfor gør vi det, vi gør? Vi brænder for innovation og udvikling, og føler et ansvar for det samfund vi lever i. Vi ved at samarbejde og vidensdeling mellem iværksættere, SMV'er, store etablerede selskaber, forskere, klyngeorganisationer og investorer er nøglen til vækst, innovation og udvikling for alle parter i økosystemet. Samarbejde er nødvendigt for at løse verdens udfordringer. Derfor bakker vi op om FNs Verdensmål #17 om Partnerskaber for Bæredygtig Vækst. Har I spørgsmål, eller ønsker I at vide mere, så ring endelig til os eller send os en besked.
Board member
2011
Is your company in need of a professional and managerial competence boost to add further value to your business? If your company works with FMCG and is in need of a go-to-market plan, or if it is a start-up in need of experienced leadership to commercialize the company - then Nextt Management is your partner in creating great results! At Nextt Management we can do the little things, that allow your organization to accomplish the great things, it has been put in the world to do. We have delivered interim COO’s for international companies to create stability before a restructuring of the organization. And we have helped complete critical product-launches with the right digital leadership at the right time. We have accomplished all this within our customers tight deadlines and with full confidentiality in the process. We do these things as the core in a network of over 3.000 pre-qualified and handpicked professionals with professional and managerial expertise and skills. With 14 years of experience in strategic consultancy and business understanding we provide the right leadership and change management resources at interim contracts. Our experienced candidates are accustomed to being deployed at short notice, and in only 10 days we guarantee the right candidate for your project. Nextt Management are experts in: • Interim Management • Management Consulting • Recruitment, Search & Selection Nextt Management is one of Denmark's leading management houses in interim management, change management and recruitment. We are well equipped to serve you both in Denmark and internationally through our partnership in Senior Management Worldwide. Our clientele includes both C20-companies as well as small and medium-sized companies in many different industries and countries. Learn more about the interim process and meet the people behind Nextt Management at: www.nextt.dk
Experience · 8 entries
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2020
Board Member
Nov 2020
Senior Management Worldwide (SMW) is the longest running and most successful alliance of interim management providers with 25 partners in Europe, Middle-East, Asia and Americas. With associated partner firms we deliver solutions in over 40 countries. Across the globe, member firms of SMW help clients to solve problems, realize opportunities, improve results, fill key expertise or resource gaps, develop talent and assist with other critical initiatives. Contact us at: http://www.smw-interim.com/ Follow us on Twitter: SMWInterim
2016
CEO and Partner
Jan 2016
Is your company in need of a professional and managerial competence boost to add further value to your business? If your company works with FMCG and is in need of a go-to-market plan, or if it is a start-up in need of experienced leadership to commercialize the company - then Nextt Management is your partner in creating great results! At Nextt Management we can do the little things, that allow your organization to accomplish the great things, it has been put in the world to do. We have delivered interim COO’s for international companies to create stability before a restructuring of the organization. And we have helped complete critical product-launches with the right digital leadership at the right time. We have accomplished all this within our customers tight deadlines and with full confidentiality in the process. We do these things as the core in a network of over 3.000 pre-qualified and handpicked professionals with professional and managerial expertise and skills. With 14 years of experience in strategic consultancy and business understanding we provide the right leadership and change management resources at interim contracts. Our experienced candidates are accustomed to being deployed at short notice, and in only 10 days we guarantee the right candidate for your project. Nextt Management are experts in: • Interim Management • Management Consulting • Recruitment, Search & Selection Nextt Management is one of Denmark's leading management houses in interim management, change management and recruitment. We are well equipped to serve you both in Denmark and internationally through our partnership in Senior Management Worldwide. Our clientele includes both C20-companies as well as small and medium-sized companies in many different industries and countries. Learn more about the interim process and meet the people behind Nextt Management at: www.nextt.dk
2014
Board Member
Aug 2014
Digitizing International Trade In Contenera we digitize international trade. We minimize the time and resources companies spend on freight forwarding, insurance and banking documentation, filling out trade and export documents as well as the various certificates. In collaboration with The Danish Chamber of Commerce (DE), Confederation of Danish Industry (DI), Danish Agriculture & Food Council (L&F), SMEdenmark, and the Danish Tax Authorities we are already offering fully digitized customs declarations, and issuing of Certificates of Origin as well as Health Certificates. Contenera makes international trade easy with our online portal Eksportportalen.dk Eksportalen.dk is an internet based trade platform and with it you can get setup in just 5 minutes. Our platform helps you through all the steps needed for exporting your goods. We optimize your workflows and validate your documents, so that you avoid delays, mistakes, and any unnecessary costs. It is also possible to transfer data directly from business systems such as SAP, NAV, C5, and AX. Whether you are a small or a large business, our trade platform Eksportalen will help your employees save time. In a conventional setup 60-70% of all data have to be rekeyed at least once, when doing cross border business. We assist, businesses, traders and key supporting service providers and provide visibility for all stakeholders, while eliminating historic based paper inefficiencies and the need for rekeying of trade data. Follow us here and on Facebook to get the newest on digitizing international trade.
2013
Business Accelerator & Investor
Jun 2013
Since 2008, Accelerace has supported 1000+ Danish and international startups, including Trustpilot and Templafy and have made 120+ pre-traction investments. Our aim to help as many startups succeed as possible - by investing, making our platform available for free and offer mentoring from other successful founders. In Accelerace we stand on the shoulders of everyone we have had come through, and we use that knowledge to pass on to the next generation of startups. Accelerace is also responsible for the management of NOME (Nordic Mentor Network for Entrepreneurship), an elite mentoring program for Nordic life science startups, and are partners on programmes: Beyond Beta, VITA and Beyond.
Business Accelerator & Investor
Jun 2013
Vi hos Next Step Challenge hjælper i samarbejde med vores netværk af brancheeksperter ambitiøse virksomheder med at udvikle deres forretning, få nye kompetencer samt skabe forandring og vedvarende vækst. Siden 2013 har vi hjulpet mere end 100 nationale og internationale virksomheder med et stort potentiale til vækst. Hvordan arbejder vi? Vi arbejder med en systematisk tilgang til forretningsudvikling baseret på en kombination af træning, sparring og erfaring fra branchens eksperter. Vi arbejder vi kun med virksomheder vi tror på. Hvorfor gør vi det, vi gør? Vi brænder for innovation og udvikling, og føler et ansvar for det samfund vi lever i. Vi ved at samarbejde og vidensdeling mellem iværksættere, SMV'er, store etablerede selskaber, forskere, klyngeorganisationer og investorer er nøglen til vækst, innovation og udvikling for alle parter i økosystemet. Samarbejde er nødvendigt for at løse verdens udfordringer. Derfor bakker vi op om FNs Verdensmål #17 om Partnerskaber for Bæredygtig Vækst. Har I spørgsmål, eller ønsker I at vide mere, så ring endelig til os eller send os en besked.
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