5. The partners Axel Ostergaard Knudsen is a native Dane. His career has spanned 30 years in executive positions in Fortune 200 companies in several countries in Middle East and Asia, including many pioneer years in China. Axel has always made it a priority to identify, mentor and develop talents in the various organisations, countries and cultures he has been privileged to have worked in. With management studies at Pennstate University, Axel holds a NLP Practioner certificate, a Certificate of Coaching Skills from International Coaching Federation (ICF) - he is a certified Brian Tracy Trainer, and a Predictive Index ® (PI ®) practitioner and trainer. Axel is engaged in the business development, and expansion of the activities and geographical scope of Ostergaard & Co in South East Asia and he facilitates many of the English based Leadership related courses offered by Ostergaard & Co. Nicolai Bro Winkel too, is a Danish citizen. He has spent the past 16 years working in China. Nicolai speaks Chinese and has held numerous senior commercial and executive positions in both SME’s and Fortune 200 companies prior to his joining Ostergaard & Co. Nicolai has attended MBA classes at Columbia and is certified in Targeted Selection Interview™ technique, he is a Brian Tracy Intl. certified trainer of trainers, he studied NLP and is an experienced Predictive Index ® (PI ®) practitioner and trainer. A sales person by heart, Nicolai’s primary area of responsibility is business development for the recruitment and training activities of Ostergaard as well as facilitation of the English based sales and leadership related courses offered by Ostergaard & Co. He also handles most senior executive searches for Ostergaard & Co on Mainland and in Hong Kong. .
6. We will become the partner of choice by securing our clients' success through access to the best talent and training available. Success for our clients We make our clients successful. All our decisions conform with this goal. We understand that if our clients succeed, we will have achieved our mission. Business understanding We earn the right to be entrusted with our clients business by sparing no effort to truly understand their business. We select only industries that we understand. We hire associates who are experts in their industries. Life time clients We want life time clients. We take on assignments on a selective basis and limit the number of on-going projects to ensure that we can commit the necessary resources to provide a personalized approach and deliver a top notch solution. We expand alongside our clients. We understand that a referral from a satisfied client is priceless. Communication We recognize that frank yet respectful communication is a pre-requisite for a coherent organization. A challenging situation is best countered in its infancy. Our team We foster an environment of fun and informality. We attract people with a passion for improving themselves and for winning. We understand that success comes from within and we trust our associates to do the right thing Mission and Values