Curriculum Vitae
Christian Elmose
25 years in IT and still going strong.
Summary
IT infrastructure & Operations leadership
A quarter-century in IT, from hands-on systems and project work to leading large infrastructure and operations organisations across the Nordics — most recently for Denmark's largest pension provider.
Career
Experience
Two and a half decades of IT infrastructure, operations, and project leadership — Denmark and the Nordics.
May 2026 – Present
VP | IT Infrastructure & Operations
PFA · Copenhagen, Denmark
Leads several high-skilled IT delivery units, accountable for the daily operation and governance of the complex infrastructure and systems supporting Denmark's largest pension provider.
Jul 2025 – May 2026
Head of Nordic & Baltic Core IT Infrastructure
If Insurance · Copenhagen, Denmark
Led the cross-Nordic and Baltic IT infrastructure function formed after the If/Topdanmark merger, plus Identity & Access Management, consolidating the estate in line with strategy and security/resilience standards.
Oct 2023 – Jul 2025
VP | IT Operations
Topdanmark · Ballerup, Denmark
General management of IT delivery units in Denmark and abroad, responsible for the infrastructure and systems behind one of Denmark's largest insurance companies.
Mar 2022 – Oct 2023
Head of IT Operations, Service Management & Identity and Access Management
Euronext Securities · Copenhagen, Denmark
Led units responsible for the daily operation and governance of business-critical clearing systems, meeting demanding SLAs across Danish and European financial markets.
Apr 2021 – Mar 2022
CIO | Head of IT
Lundgrens · Copenhagen, Denmark
Ran a small, agile IT team; shifted the company's IT strategy from on-premises to cloud and reshaped the vendor portfolio to a leaner approach.
Oct 2017 – Mar 2021
Head of IT Operations
Euronext Securities · Copenhagen, Denmark
Led units monitoring and operating Denmark's business-critical clearing and settlement system, meeting SLAs across Danish and European financial markets.
Dec 2011 – Sep 2017
Project Executive
Siemens · Denmark
Managed international key-account relationships, bid management for major RFPs/RFQs, and project portfolio responsibility across Europe, mainly in Oil & Gas and heavy industry.
Feb 2011 – Dec 2011
Manager, Storage (SAN & Backup/Restore)
IBM · Nordic region
Managed the storage competency delivering day-to-day operations and projects for key outsourcing customers, coordinating partly-outsourced activity in Eastern Europe and South East Asia.
Apr 2009 – Feb 2011
Manager, *NIX (AIX, Linux, Solaris)
IBM · Nordic region
Managed the *NIX competency delivering day-to-day operational support and projects for key outsourcing customers in the Nordic region.
May 2004 – Apr 2009
Project Manager
IBM · Nordic region
Led IT projects for large private and public accounts across the Nordics, ranging from infrastructure implementations to outsourcing of services to South East Asia.
May 2002 – May 2004
Project Manager
SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) · Denmark
Sub-project and test manager establishing an operational QA department to improve the quality of projects moving from implementation to operation.
Dec 1998 – May 2002
System Analyst
SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) · Denmark
Architectural and technical analysis on aviation IT systems, from small support tools to large e-booking and OLTP platforms.
Jun 1997 – Dec 1998
IT Consultant
ISS Data · Denmark
First-line support to branch offices and headquarters; helped implement a new branch-office IT standard covering network, servers, and client workstations.
Jan 1996 – Jun 1996
Mechanical Engineer (Internship)
Maersk Oil & Gas · Greater Esbjerg Area, Denmark
Engineering internship in the Gorm Field, including time offshore defining the implementation approach for an upgraded heat exchanger unit.
Background
Education
Aalborg University
B.Sc. (Hons.), Mechanical Engineering
1993 – 1997
Aros Business Academy
Mini-MBA, Organizational Leadership
2017 – 2018
IBM
IBM Leadership Programme, Organizational Leadership
2007 – 2009
Niels Brock Business College
Diploma in Specialized Business Administration — Economics, Management, Organization
2000 – 2003
Esbjerg Gymnasium
High School
1990 – 1993
Vestervang Skolen
Ground School
1988 – 1990
Nordby Skole
Ground School
1978 – 1988
Skills & languages