Team
Our skilled team excels in the full production cycle of nano and micro surface relief creations. We have our own range of proven machines, prepress materials, and resin chemistry.
Christian Bjerrum-Niese
CEO
Christian carries over 20 years of business development experience from a suite of startup tech companies and global companies. He holds a PhD in electrical engineering and a diploma in business administration.
Leif Yde
CTO
Leif has a master’s degree in Electronics from the Technical University of Denmark. Before joining Stensborg, he spent many years of his career working with international counterfeit resilience at The Danish National Bank.
Per Ibsen
Board member
Per has been involved with Stensborg since 2001, both as an investor and board member. After 29 years as a serial entrepreneur and with four start-ups behind him, he is now a business angel, investing and mentoring other start-ups.
Karolína Vítečková
Head of People & Culture and Marketing Manager
After being employed at Stensborg for two years as a Marketing and HR student assistant, Karolína joined Stensborg full-time. Her main goal is to keep on enhancing the working environment for the employees while making the company well-known. She holds a MSc. in Economics and Business Administration from Roskilde University.
Bent Hansen
Developer
Known as the company’s ‘print man’, Bent has worked on Holoprint’s development since 2002. Before Stensborg, he worked for Nilpeter where he built the world’s first laminating station able to deal with any material.
Can Demir
Lab Assistant
Can possess a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering from Koç University in Istanbul, and is currently pursuing a Master's Degree at the Technical University of Denmark within the same field. He has experience in soft materials, polymer science, and bio-inspired material engineering.
Gabriel Krawietz Delgado
Video Content Creator
Gabriel has a Bachelor's Degree in Communications from Roskilde University and is currently studying Multimedia Design at KEA. He is in charge of the video production at Stensborg given his prior experience within the field.
Jan Stensborg
COO
Having studied at the Holographic Laboratory, Technical University of Denmark, Jan went on to establish Stensborg A/S in 1997. He has more than 20 years’ experience of working with the industrial mass production of functional surface structures, holograms, and optical verification devices.
Allan Mertner
Chairman
Allan Mertner has worked with Stensborg and related companies for more than 20 years. As Engineering Director at Facebook in London, he is responsible for everything from organizational and product strategy to looking at code.
Caleigh Meadows
Marketing Partner
Caleigh runs an ethical marketing agency in the UK called Koala Marketing. She has successfully been running marketing departments and campaigns for over ten years, and she is helping us to keep our marketing strategies on track.
Ritika Singh Petersen
Business Development Manager
Ritika holds a PhD in Micro- and Nanotechnology from the Technical University of Denmark and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Duke University, USA. She received two patents for her work and has an extensive cleanroom experience. She helps the business to reach new heights.
Karlis Petersons
Engineer
Educated at the University of Latvia and the University of Southern Denmark, Karlis is one of Stensborg’s engineers.
Martin Valentin Thomsen
Lab Assistant
Martin is currently taking a Master's Degree in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark, where he also completed his Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering and International Business. Martin enjoyes diving into the world of nanoimprinting.
Leonor Mariano
Marketing Assistant
Leonor is currently taking her Master’s Degree in Brand Management and Marketing Communication at SDU, after her bachelor’s in marketing management at ISCTE Business School in Portugal. Leonor is looking forward to working and learning alongside Stensborg’s marketing team.
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