Dorthe Rosenkilde Saunders
About Dorthe Rosenkilde Saunders
Dorthe Rosenkilde Saunders serves as the Group General Counsel and Vice President of Legal, Compliance, and Risk Management at Milestone Systems. She has extensive experience in corporate law, having held various legal positions at Nets Group and other organizations over the past two decades.
Current Role at Milestone Systems
Dorthe Rosenkilde Saunders serves as the Group General Counsel and Vice President of Legal, Compliance, and Risk Management at Milestone Systems. She has held this position since 2022, providing legal support to the Executive Leadership Team and other executives across the company's regions, including EMEA, Americas, and APAC. In her role, she is responsible for overseeing legal compliance and risk management strategies, ensuring that the organization adheres to relevant regulations and laws.
Previous Experience at Nets Group
Before joining Milestone Systems, Dorthe Rosenkilde Saunders worked at Nets Group for several years in various legal roles. She started as an Attorney-at-law in Corporate and M&A from 2014 to 2017, followed by a position as Vice President and Head of Group Corporate and M&A from 2017 to 2022. Additionally, she served as Interim Group General Counsel for 11 months in 2018-2019. Her tenure at Nets Group provided her with extensive experience in corporate law and mergers and acquisitions.
Legal Career Background
Dorthe Rosenkilde Saunders has a diverse legal career that began in 2007. She worked as an Assistant Attorney and later as an Attorney-at-law at Rønne & Lundgren until 2010. Following this, she joined Accura Advokatpartnerselskab as an Attorney-at-law for one year. She then served as a Senior Legal Consultant/Manager at KPMG from 2012 to 2013 and as an Attorney-at-law at Dansk Erhverv/Danish Chamber of Commerce from 2013 to 2014. This extensive background has equipped her with a broad understanding of legal frameworks and compliance issues.
Education and Professional Development
Dorthe Rosenkilde Saunders holds a Master of Law and a Bachelor of Law from Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen, where she studied from 1999 to 2007. In addition to her law degrees, she completed the Foundations for Business Leadership program at IMD in 2020. This combination of formal education and professional development has enhanced her expertise in legal and business leadership.
Leadership and Reporting Structure
At Milestone Systems, Dorthe Rosenkilde Saunders is a member of the leadership team in Business Support, which encompasses Group Finance, Business Performance Management, Finance Business Development, and M&A. She reports directly to the CFO, indicating her integral role in the company's strategic decision-making processes and legal oversight.