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Quiver Management- Coaches at the top

Inspiring leaders, ambitious teams, and trusting partnerships: that is what Quiver Management is all about. The ambitious new coaching firm has just a month on its back, but its two founders, Dane Jan Bowen-Nielsen and his British wife Karen, have years of experience in both coaching and senior management on the international stage.

Danske Bank – International Corporate Banking, London

Solving the financial crisis and taking over the global banking industry are not on the list of Anders Wulff Larsens’s things to do this year. The Head of ICB (International Corporate Banking) in Danske Bank’s London office is more modest and far more unambiguous. He wants to continue doing what he and his unit do best: niche banking for corporate, Scandinavian group customers. When Scan Magazine met Anders on the fourth floor of the bank’s London office in King William Street, we were not met with a lot of show or airy plans but with a very concrete statement. “It’s business as usual here – or at least as close as we can come.”

JYSK – will the goose’s UK egg be golden?

“I have a great offer for you.” This statement in Lars Larsen’s strong Jutlandic dialect has made the man a legend in Denmark. Everybody knows his story; the small entrepreneur who started out with one store and now, 30 years later, runs JYSK group, a business empire with over 1,500 stores turning over almost two billion pounds. In the UK, on the other hand, JYSK and Larsen have just made their debut. We talk to Marketing Manager Dara Goolsby to see how the modest merchant has been welcomed.

Krogh and Partners – audit and essential advice

For Scandinavian companies the differences between Scandinavian and British legislation can be the first barrier between them and success in the UK. Krogh and Partners Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors have specialised in advising on those differences and in doing it the Scandinavian way, that is with efficiency and high service levels. With just two employees Per Krogh Petersen sat up Krogh and Partners in 1989. Today 15 employees work at the firm’s offices in Finsbury Circus, London, servicing more than 300 companies and a large number of individuals based all over the UK.

Thommessen – the London edge

For a Norwegian business law firm with international clients, understanding and knowing the market international clients and law firms operate in is important. This is why Thommessen is one of few Scandinavian law firms represented in the UK. By having an office in London, Thommessen aims to establish contact and strengthen relations with potential and existing international clients and to provide its lawyers with an opportunity for professional and personal development.

Casa Klein

When thinking about growing older, privately owned Casa Klein in Spain could be an interesting alternative. It’s unique in its offer of combining hotel or home and medical care. Scandinavia is the clear theme at Casa Klein. The guests have various professional backgrounds, but they are all Scandinavians. So are half the staff and the rest speak English. “And we have a Danish chef who cooks fantastic food,” says the Danish owner Joan Klein Rosén.

Tuborg- rounding off a musical summer

The end of Tuborg’s second festival season in the UK is coming up, and the overall impression from the more than 100 outdoor events is a huge success. One of the festivals to have an exclusive supply deal with Tuborg is the mighty Glastonbury festival; with almost 140,000 people going there every summer one can just imagine how such an event boosts the sales charts!

St. Anthony’s Hospital

A private hospital may be the solution to many of your healthcare worries and if you are concerned that a private hospital’s economic approach to health may not be to your advantage there is a solution to this too. Owned by the religious order The Daughters of the Cross, St. Anthony’s Hospital in Surrey is one of the UK’s few remaining charitable hospitals in England.

“Expat-centric” Medical Insurance

Finding suitable insurance is not an easy part of expat life. Scan Magazine had a chat with Lee Gerry, founder of Expatriate Healthcare, who has dedicated his professional life to creating flexible insurance solutions for expatriates.

Scandinavian brands top Best Brands list

Scandinavian brands H&M and IKEA have been placed first and third respectively on global brand agency Interbrand's most recent list of the Best European Brands. They and many other Scandinavian brands are clearly getting something right. But what is the secret behind creating such remarkably strong brands? Scan Magazine had a chat with Graham Hales, Managing Director at Interbrand London, to explore the reason behind this success.