Copenhagen, June 4, 2024

Press release

YAVICA Announces Several Strategic Senior Hires to Sustain Excellence in Growth Leap

YAVICA is experiencing strong and significant global growth, necessitating enhanced structures, robust processes, and strong leadership. In response, the company is strategically recruiting senior professionals with extensive expertise and proven track records to new roles in the organization, strengthening operational excellence across business units and regions. This initiative aligns with YAVICA's ambition to establish itself as the preferred real estate solution provider worldwide. Every aspect of YAVICA's operations—people, products, competencies, and processes—is therefore focused on achieving this goal.
Ditte Ruud - COO at YAVICA
Ditte Ruud

“As our clients grow in size and complexity, the need for an additional layer of senior expertise becomes evident. We aim to instil confidence in our clients and partners, ensuring they continue to unequivocally trust us,” says COO Ditte Ruud.

"As our clients grow in size and complexity, the need for an additional layer of senior expertise becomes evident."

– Ditte Ruud, COO at YAVICA

To support its strategic vision and address the increasing demands of its sophisticated client base, YAVICA is pleased to announce the most recent wave of key senior hires, all of whom exemplify the company’s commitment to professionalism and excellence:

Bo Damgaard Vestner
Bo Damgaard Vestner, Director of Support Services
Bo Damgaard Vestner

Bo joins YAVICA in a new role, Director of Support Services, bringing crucial experience in building and implementing exceptional customer and partner support services on a global scale.

“Bo’s expertise will keep us ahead of the curve, enabling us to be a solid partner to our clients throughout their development journeys. With a stronger support organization, we will help clients better leverage our platform to optimize their daily operations now and, in the future,” says Ditte Ruud, COO

Just two months into his new role, Bo has already set the strategic direction for YAVICA’s support services:

“Organizational alignment and scalability will be crucial as YAVICA continues to grow and enter new markets. I am excited about the opportunity to contribute to a company with a global presence, a fantastic product, and an international customer base,” says Bo Damgaard Vestner.

Gabriella Polasek
Gabriella Polasek​

In response to the exceptionally high demand in the Nordic region, Gabriella has been appointed as the Director of Services, Nordics. Gabriella brings with her more than 16 years of experience, including 12 years in the IT industry. 

Her presence ensures YAVICA maintains and elevates client and partner relationships in the Nordics, reflecting the company’s commitment to professional service delivery in the region. With her Swedish-Norwegian background, Gabriella brings cultural, market, and linguistic talents that are key to unlocking the potential in these markets.

Having successfully led customer relations departments, Gabriella is passionate about enhancing the customer experience and overall satisfaction. Drawn to YAVICA by its commitment to excellence and the dynamic, decision-making environment, she states:

“I joined YAVICA because I believe in delivering more than just satisfactory results—we strive to exceed expectations and foster long-term customer loyalty.”

Jeanette Stephan Knudsen
Jeanette Stephan Knudsen​

Jeanette joins YAVICA in a new position as Human Resources Manager, bringing 20 years of experience in HR within the IT industry, the last 13 of which were spent at Microsoft partner, Columbus. With a strong background in scale-ups and international expansion, Jeanette is well-equipped to further strengthen the company’s HR capabilities and mission to attract and retain the best talent.

“It is equally important that we aspire to be a workplace that our employees are proud to be part of and can see themselves building a career in, as well as being a company where the best candidates want to work,” says CFO Jacques Mattioli.

"We aspire to be a workplace that our employees are proud to be part of and being a company where the best candidates want to work."

– Jacques Mattioli, CFO at YAVICA

Jeanette is enthusiastic about fostering a dynamic and inclusive culture that offers diverse opportunities. Jeanette expressed: “I am excited to contribute to making YAVICA one of the best workplaces, where our values are lived every day, and employees are fully engaged in our growth journey.”

Michelle Millar
Michelle Millar​

As the product portfolio and company footprint expand, the need for alignment and coherence of the product narratives becomes imperative. With 20 years of experience in software, including 15 years in real estate, Michelle has a profound understanding of YAVICA’s industry, markets, and products. Her role will involve connecting various layers, ensuring alignment across the growing product portfolio, and detailing the strategic direction for YAVICA’s products.

About her motivation for joining YAVICA, Michelle states, “I’ve worked with YAVICA before, from the client side, and I’ve always been impressed by the capabilities and further potential of its products. I wanted to be a part of that journey.”

These strategic hires fortify YAVICA’s ability to meet the evolving needs of its clients and advance its mission of become the real estate solution of choice. The company looks forward to continuing its growth trajectory and strengthening its global team to better serve its clients.

Contact:

Ditte Ruud, COO, +45 22 88 00 00 www. yavica.com 

Other news

Our solutions

Yavica

FlexProperty

Our end-to-end real estate solution for Microsoft Dynamics 365.  

Yavica

Data management​

Manage large amounts of data with company groupings, hierarchal structures and enhanced reporting.

Yavica

Loan management​

A scalable solution to process, handle and optimize large volumes of debts and commitments in Microsoft Dynamics 365.

Want to know more?

Get a personal introduction to our solutions.

See the inside of our powerful solution and ask our professionals your most burning questions.​