itSMF Denmark honorary member in 2016 :
Bo " Lean " Nielsen
By Flemming Kjærsdam
Bo " Lean " Nielsen has been appointed itSMF Denmark ' s first honorary member . It is very much deserved . There have been several milestones in his volunteer efforts for our association . He was co-founder of itSMF Denmark .
" Who would try to form an association as itSMF ?" He once asked me . As the expert he is , he answered his own question : " We were a group that could ; amongst others , me ."
" I had just taken over the Service Management Consultant responsibility at Hewlett Packard and our salesman thought I should be presented to the operations manager at Post Denmark ( Danish Mail ), a person named Christian F . Nissen . I had never heard of the man before , but he seemed to be reasonably sympathetic " wrote Bo in an article in the Danish itSMF newsletter , published in conjunction with the association ' s 10th anniversary .
Bo had previously helped launching the Danish Unix User Group ( DKUUG ) and been one of the first Board members and therefore felt he could share a little of his experience with startup of user groups .
This is the reason behind Bo joining the itSMF DK first Board . Bo said : " The work in the Board was in good order , although we were colleagues from competing companies . To begin with , we looked at each other . Was there anyone who used itSMF as a platform to sell their own services ? Healthy skepticism seasoned with a little suspicion is always good , but I do not think there was anyone who misused itSMF , or maybe I just didn ’ t discover ".
Bo also participated in arranging the first Danish itSMF conference . The conference took place at IBM March 4 , 2003 with the theme " ITIL why and how ?" There were many participants , I do not remember the number , but I clearly remember that the Board Chair was quite pleased with himself . Later was a conference committee was formed with the responsibility to plan the next conference . Members were , Jan Øberg , Jane Tolstrup and Rikke Vogelsang and undersigned . Now the itSMF DK developed with book sales , user groups and much more . The work we now are continuing . Bo was member of the first itSMF Board in Denmark and here he was a cherished vice chairman .
In 2012 , Bo - because of his very extensive knowledge of Lean and Service Management - was asked if he would join the editorial board of itSMF newsletter . It took him about five seconds before he answered YES . Since then he has been an appreciated member of the editorial board .
Bo has also been actively involved in several universities concerning IT education , including Master in IT leadership at ITU in 2005 as well as affiliated with the Alexandra Institute on IT leadership .
In his spare time Bo enjoys winter bathing and during the season he is a committed sailor . Enjoy life , Bo . Thank you for your effort .
Once again , congratulations with the title and honor as the association ' s first honorary member .
The new chair of itSMF Denmark :
Fie Halberg
“ I ’ m looking forward to the challenge ”
By Flemming Kjærsdam
Fie Halberg has entered the Chair for itSMF Denmark . ” First of all I would like to thank the Board for the trust the have shown me by electing me as the new Chair for our magnificent association . I ’ m looking forward even more with all of you ” are the words from Senior Contract Consultant Fie Halberg from SimCorp Group Procurement .
The former vice chair is now the new Chair . The former Chair Michael Imhoff Nielsen , Senior ITSM Consultant at Microsoft , has after four years as Chair stepped back and handed over the chair to Fie Halberg . Michael Imhoff Nielsen has since May 2016 be part of the itSMF International Executive Board .
“ It ’ s a pair of big shoes I ’ m entering . I think we owe a big thank you to Michael for his impressive engagement , tireless effort as Chair for the past four years ” says Fie Halberg .
The Board is planning a workshop day for all volunteers 28 itSMFI Forum Focus — December 2016
February or March 2017 .
“ On this day we will engage all bright minds and identify some thoughts and ideas on what we as an association must focus on moving forward delivering value to our members .
Comparing the new Board to the past Board there is one change in addition to the move between Chair and Vice-Chair . Marie Terp Mester from Lundback has left the Board and has been replaced by Caspar Miller from JN Data .
“ A great thanks to Marie for her contribution and we are pleased that Caspar has offered to take over ” says Fie Halberg . A complete organizational diagram with the new Board and Chairs of the sub committees have been made . It will be made available at http :// www . itsmf . dk / ItSMF- Danmark / Generalforsamling . aspx shortly .