
Fannar Hannesson
General Manager
Salary / Daily rate
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Experienced business leader and co-founder with 8+ years in commodities trading and marketing strategy. Successfully launched La Fresca pasta boutique while managing global protein trading operations at Exis Commodities. Expert in campaign execution, stakeholder management, and driving measurable business growth across Nordic markets.
Work experience
Co-Founder
La Fresca
Nov 2022 - Present
4 years
Copenhagen, Denmark
Co-founder, together with Francesca Tenze of La Fresca fresh pasta production & boutique in Copenhagen. To learn more about La Fresca, please visit our website or Instagram below: Website: lafresca.dk IG: @lafrescadk
General Manager
Exis Commodities
Oct 2022 - Present
4 years 1 month
Denmark WA 6333, Australia
Exis Commodities has been active in the trading of animal and vegetable protein materials since 1989 and sources raw materials all over the world. Our sales range from one truck/container to several thousand tons in bulk vessels. We provide full service and can handle all logistics from producers factory to end-users warehouse. Visit our website to learn more: https://www.exiscom.eu
Business Analyst
Novo Nordisk
Feb 2022 - Dec 2022
11 months
Virum, Denmark
CFa is a part of Finance, Legal & Global Solutions in Novo Nordisk, comprising 250 employees and a net book value of 6 billion DKK. CFa is responsible for delivering agile solutions within real estate management, building projects and facility services that enable Novo Nordisk to focus on the core business. My areas of responsibility: - Ownership of quarterly KPI reporting and presentations to CVP and management team - Responsible for monthly management of the procurement pipeline - Lead on analysing vendor landscape spend of 1 billion DKK across CFa. Presented results to CVP and management team, identifying challenges and providing suggestions for resource optimisations - Ad-hoc business case and project management support with senior stakeholder engagement - Ownership of risk reporting, including overall business risks, BE and GDPR risks across CFa
Marketing Communications Manager - Region North West Europe
VELUX
Jan 2021 - Mar 2022
1 year 3 months
Denmark WA 6333, Australia
Region North West Europe was formed as part of the biggest organisational re-structure in the history of VELUX. The regionalised structure is connected to a global marketing team, focused on brand and strategic coherence. The region covers: Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. As Regional Marketing Communications Manager, I designed and executed a campaign for the rewards program in the Nordic markets which resulted in an average increase of 15% in signups and activity in the program Led the regional implementation of a Global awareness campaign towards the architect audience across 4 markets in the region, resulting in a reach of + 1mln Mapped out and audited the process for regional POS materials, highlighting key challenges and suggested concrete solutions for improvement of the process across the region to senior management Took ownership of managing the regional development of the rewards program while consistently collaborating with Global, Regional and Local stakeholders Ensured effective use of relevant channels to push promotions, product launches and training by consistently collaborating with local sales and marketing teams to localise regionally created messages Measured and reported campaign performance towards defined KPIs to relevant stakeholders such as Global Biddable Media team, CXU and regional/local marketing & sales teams Regularly collaborated with various external agencies such as REVOLT and Carat on creative content ideation, development and delivery Managed regular newsletter copywriting and communication to the B2B audience. Promoting latest product launches, rewards promotions and optimisations
Device Strategy & Marketing Intern - Commercial Innovation
Novo Nordisk
Jun 2019 - Jul 2020
1 year 2 months
Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark
The Device Strategy and Marketing team is part of Global Commercial Strategy in Novo Nordisk. The team is responsible for setting commercial direction to the device pipeline projects as well as ensuring successful launches, and lifecycle management of the device portfolio. Tasks: Led a development project for a new sustainable soft case for durable devices. Provided the link between R&D and the commercial side by giving marketing input that served as a prerequisite for an international usability study. Led Skins for durable device projects. Analysed the environmental impact of the entire device portfolio in collaboration with the Corporate Environmental Strategy Department. Conducted portfolio and competitor analysis. Created marketing materials and budget estimates. Conducted market research and presentations with senior management. Developed content for internal digital engagement channels. Created websites for the company intranet
Student Assistant
Milestone Systems
Sep 2018 - Mar 2019
7 months
Denmark WA 6333, Australia
Managed international partner relationships. Provided service support to current and prospective partners. Used the CRM platform Salesforce for relevant data entry and cleansing as well as for management of partner accounts. Used the CMS platform Episerver for creating and updating product websites with detailed overviews, images, videos and product descriptions. Shipped cameras abroad.
Office Assistant
Exis Commodities
Jan 2015 - Jan 2018
3 years 1 month
Denmark WA 6333, Australia
Coordinated meetings. Handled and organised various documents such as commercial invoices and packing lists. Answered enquiries from sellers and buyers. Did accounting with MS Dynamics NAV. Participated in business meetings.
Service Relations
The Harbour
Jun 2014 - Aug 2015
1 year 3 months
580 Siglufjörður, Iceland
Education
Copenhagen Business School
MSc
2018 - 2020
2 years 1 month
Emory University - Goizueta Business School
Exchange semester
2017 - 2018
1 year 1 month
Copenhagen Business School
BSc
2015 - 2018
3 years 1 month