CEO Of Dan Technologies Awarded Lifetime Honorary IABM Membership

IABM has awarded its lifetime Honorary IABM Membership to Ole Peter Clausen, CEO of Dan Technologies, at its 2016 Annual International Business Conference and Awards.

A graduate of Copenhagen Business School, Ole Clausen is the personification of the successful serial entrepreneur. After graduating in 1972, Clausen took his first job with the Berg & Larsen shipping company. In the same year, he set up his first company, CCTV-Corporation A/S, which provided entertainment equipment to the shipping industry as well as CCTV systems. In 1981, Clausen then established the Danmon Group and set about building it out across the Nordic region throughout the 1980s. This was clearly not enough of a challenge on its own – in 1982, Clausen established Walport Scandinavia ApS, making and selling maritime training films, and in 1986 he also built a hotel in Copenhagen.

In the 1990s, Clausen led Danmon Group into Nordic partnerships with Avid and Philips BTS. He has since has led a series of acquisitions, including Soundware/New Music A/S and NTP Technology A/S, plus ATG in the UK and Hiltron in Germany. Since 2012, he has also established Danmon Asia, Datos-Danmon Media Technology and Vantec Danmon Technology.

Clausen also served on the Board of the Amagerbanken bank between 2002 and 2009, and in 2014, was elected to the Board of the prestigious Royal Copenhagen Shooting Society. He still finds time for leisure activities – Clausen is a keen golfer and skier.

Clausen said: "IABM is what gets the industry to act together, to think globally, to interpret standards, and provide technical support to guide the industry through all the regulations that the politicians make. I am a great supporter of IABM, and I do thank the founders of the industry's voice."

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