Peter Hjortkjær

Head of Global IT at Configit

Peter Hjortkjær has over 25 years of work experience in IT infrastructure and management. Peter is currently the Head of Global IT at Configit, where they manage the department and ensures the company maximizes its IT investment. Peter is responsible for IT procurement and participates in audits to maintain ISO 27001 and ISO 27017 requirements.

Before joining Configit, Peter worked as a Freelance Photographer at Fotohajerne and as the Owner of PC Yokozuna, where they provided consulting services in IT infrastructure, security, and implementation/migration. Peter specialized in Microsoft technologies such as Active Directory, Exchange, Office365, and Azure.

Peter's previous roles include Senior IT Infrastructure Architect at Novo Nordisk, where they focused on documentation and FDA audit compliance, and Senior IT Infrastructure Specialist at Nilfisk, where they specialized in Microsoft Server, infrastructure design, and server virtualization.

Peter also worked as a Senior Consultant at solvo it, specializing in Microsoft Server, infrastructure, and virtualization, and as the Nordic CTO at YouGov Nordic, where they were responsible for IT infrastructure across multiple offices in the Nordic and Baltic region.

Additionally, Peter gained experience at Ferring Pharmaceuticals as a Senior IT Specialist, overseeing network infrastructure, servers, Microsoft Exchange, and Windows 2000 migration. Peter also worked as an IT Implementation and Migration Consultant at Look-at-it.com, providing support in image creation, client deployment, and security.

Peter began their career as an IT Consultant at Danadata/Merkantildata/Eterra, where they focused on server network infrastructure and received Microsoft certification.

Throughout their career, Peter has developed a broad skill set in IT infrastructure, security, management, and virtualization, with expertise in various Microsoft technologies.

Peter Hjortkjær began their education in 1996 at Microsoft, where they focused on virtualization administration and various Microsoft products. Peter pursued multiple certifications, including MCP, MCTS, MCITP, and MCSA. Peter's time at Microsoft is ongoing, as no end year is provided.

Additionally, Peter participated in the Polaris Excellence Programme - Leadership training at Heidrick & Struggles. However, no specific start or end year is mentioned for this program.

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Timeline

  • Head of Global IT

    August, 2018 - present

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