Sarah Barslund Lauridsen

Sarah Barslund Lauridsen has over 20 years of work experience in various roles within the finance industry. Sarah is currently the Chief Product Officer for e-Commerce at Nexi Group starting from February 2023. Prior to this, they served as the Chief Product Officer and Head of Product & Solutions at Banking Circle from November 2019 to January 2023. In this role, they were responsible for product development, including virtual banking offerings, digital platforms, payment clearing, and business development solutions.

Before that, Sarah worked at Nordea Markets, where they held the position of Head of Digital Platforms and Marketing, Executive Director from November 2013 to April 2019. Sarah'srole involved overseeing the digital customer experiences, digital strategy, software development, customer support, and marketing. Sarah also played a crucial role in the development of digital sales funnels and provided analytics and models for product development in the trading areas.

Sarah's earlier experience includes working at Nordea as the Director of Nordea Markets from November 2007 to November 2013, where they were responsible for analytics and models in FX, Commodities, and Danish Mortgage Bonds. Sarah also served as a Senior Analyst in Advisory, Corporate Solutions from April 2005 to November 2007, advising corporate customers on risk management strategy.

Prior to Nordea, Sarah worked at Credit Suisse First Boston as a Vice President in the Global Modelling and Analytics Group from May 2002 to March 2005, focusing on front office FX derivatives quant. Sarah also had experience at Goldman Sachs as an Associate in Derivatives Analysis from December 1999 to May 2002, primarily focusing on risk management quant in commodities.

Sarah's career began at Danmarks Nationalbank, where they worked as a student employee in 1998.

Overall, Sarah Barslund Lauridsen has a wealth of experience in various roles within the finance industry, demonstrating their expertise in product development, digital platforms, analytics, and risk management.

Sarah Barslund Lauridsen attended Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen from 1992 to 1999, where they obtained a Cand. Scient. degree in Mathematical Statistics and Probability. In 1996 and 1997, they studied French Studies at Avignon Université and received a DELF certification. Sarah also briefly studied Extreme Value Theory at Lancaster University in 1999. Additionally, in 2013, they completed an Executive Development Program at The Wharton School.