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Søren Houmøller

1st Mile brings new energy and environmental research to business.

Søren Houmøller (39) is Managing Director and founder of 1st Mile.

Søren has 15 years experience in bringing new, clean technologies to the market place. Prior to founding 1st Mile, Søren was director of the venture capital company EGJ Development. He was responsible for more than 75 investment case screenings and carried through successful investments in Stirling and Amminex.

Earlier in his career, Søren held management positions in the companies dk-TEKNIK and FORCE Technology and built up extensive operational experience, including project management, portfolio management, P&L responsibility and financial skills.

Søren holds a masters degree in energy engineering from the Technical University of Denmark, as well as an Executive MBA from Scandinavian International Management Institute, SIMI.

Søren has two sons, Jakob (13) and Joakim (8). He lives in a house in the forest just north of Copenhagen with his girlfriend Monica, change management consultant and owner of the uccessful consultancy Acquiro. In his spare time, Søren plays defender on the Vedbæk Vipers under water rugby team and enjoys a run in the forest.

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Gitte Videcrantz

Gitte Videcrantz (42) is Senior Consultant with 1st Mile.

Gitte has worked with biofuels since 1990 with focus on implementation, sales, business development and innovation. Before joining 1st Mile, Gitte was project manager at FORCE Technology responsible for European and Danish R&D projects, and worked as a consultant to a number of Danish companies.

Earlier, Gitte worked as process engineer for 11 years with flue gas cleaning at FLS Miljø, at that time a World leading supplier of boiler systems. She has international experience from living in Boston, US, for two years.

Gitte holds a B.Sc. as well as a M.Sc. in chemistry from the Technical University of Denmark, supplemented with courses in project management and communication.

Gitte is married to Carsten Videcrantz and has three children.

 



 

8/05-2008
Søren Houmøllers presentation on climate and CSR in Reykjavik

11/04-2008
Søren Houmøller to talk about CSR on Iceland on May 8th

25/02-2008
Søren Houmøller of 1st Mile panelist

3/01-2008
1st chosen as advisor by Danish cleantech company with IPO ambitions

21/12-2007
1st Mile consultant on the Gjøl gasification project

18/12-2007
1st Mile awarded project to develop new energy source

6/12-2007
Videcrantz joins 1st Mile as senior consultant

1/12-2007
1st Mile develops commercial criteria for the Danish EUDP demo program

24/10-2007
Søren Houmøller presents visions and financial framework at Bioenergydagen 2007
Download presentation

18/10-2007
New course: Business plans for project applicants
Projects must now contain business plans. 1st Mile teaches how.

October, 2007
Massive press coverage for 1st Mile views on cleantech

25/09-2007
Søren Houmøllers panelist speech at Copenhagen Climate Solutions

13/07-2007
Another new contract for 1st Mile

11/07-2007
New contract for 1st Mile

28/06-2007
1st Mile has struck a nerve
Lots of press coverage for 1st Mile on implementation on clean energy

8/05-2007
Invitation: Opening reception
"Investor's Corner" hope to see many guests on May 31st.

1/05-2007
1st Mile moves to Scion-DTU
Forms "Investor's Corner" with other companies

15/04-2007
Houmøller joins Advisory Board
New Energy Forum plans conference in December '07

02/04-2007
Houmøller appointed chairman
Søren Houmøller chairman of the energy innovation and research committee under the Confederation of Danish Industries

02/03-2007
1st Mile wins contract
1st Mile to help Energinet.dk create business on R&D

26/02-2007
Frost joins 1st Mile
Frida Frost adds implementation and people skills to 1st Mile

07/02-2007
1st Mile Fund
1st Mile to establish new VC fund for early stage investments.

05/02-2007
INGenuity
New blog by Søren Houmøller on innovation launched at Engineering Weekly.

02/02-2007
Silicon Valley pick-ups
Lots of lessons to be learned on cleantech innovation in the Valley.

28/1-2007
1st Mile founded
1st Mile is to bring clean technologies to life.

 
 
 
 
 

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