The AgileLeanHouse Team

The AgileLeanHouse Team is a highly diverse collection of people committed to the company’s vision and goal. We are in every respect diverse in age, gender, education, competencies, ethnicity, shape, color and size. We believe that taking on the daunting task of redefining how organizations work in the modern age and building a tool to support this requires true cross-functionality of the Team behind. Learn more about the individuals and contacts us if you want to know about our story. We are always looking for new talent that might augment our Team further, so feel free to contact us.

DSC_0129-001 Kurt B. Nielsen is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AgileLeanHouse A/S and responsible for the overall strategic vision, contact to the main network in the market, sales and marketing. Kurt has participated in numerous developments of complex IT systems and projects and participated in several startups. From 1990 to 2004 he was the CEO of a software company called Pine Tree Systems that sold software solutions to the media industry worldwide. From 2005 until now Kurt has primarily worked as a management and process consultant being especially successful in teaching Agile and Scrum. Lately, he has been instrumental in bringing to market the Agile Lean Leadership patterns for Scaling Agile and Lean out into the whole organization. Kurt holds an M.Sc.EE from Danish Technical University and a Certified Scrum Trainer accreditation under Scrum Alliance since 2008 and builds high-end loudspeakers (qualifi.dk) as a side business.
Karsten Mathiasen is Chief Technology Officer (CTO) with overall responsibility for development, architecture and choice of technology. Karsten has 25+ years of experience as a software developer. He has a reputation of being the utmost reliable designer and developer, with quality and supportability of solutions as the prime focus. Karsten holds a B.Sc.EE. degree from the University of Aarhus.
Jacob Honoré Broberg is a senior product developer with focus on testability, verification, networks and communication protocols and the whole Java Eco-system. He has previously worked with advanced wireless communication. Jacob has worked on and off on several foundational parts of the agemba system since 2005 and also brings a keen interest to improve the craft of software development with him. Jacob holds an M.Sc.EE degree from the University of Aalborg and is also certified Scrum Master and Product Owner.
Jeremiah Kiplagat is a product developer with expertise in embedded software, Java and test tools. He is also the proud producer of our instruction videos and more. Jeremiah holds an M.Sc.EE degree from the University of Southern Denmark.
Lisbeth Pedersen is a senior product developer with a focus on front-end development, browser compatibility and good tools. Lisbeth has 20+ years of experience in designing and developing user interfaces for IT solutions.
Anne Due Broberg handles our communication, articles, translations and much more. She has also assisted during many of our training courses and is a Certified Scrum Master and Certified Scrum Product Owner. Anne has a degree in speech therapy from the University of Southern Denmark and has been teaching children and adults a variety of subjects, but mostly English as a subject, something she is proficient in after having lived in the US and taught the subject in China.
Vibeke Kristensen is our Chairman of the Board with a special focus on strategy and marketing. Vibeke works on building strategic alliances with local businesses and promoting the ideas of Agile, Lean and Scrum. Vibeke has an education in sales & marketing and is also a certified Scrum Master and Product Owner.

Morten Pedersen is an active participant on the board, where he contributes with knowledge and experience in strategic business development, management, digitalization, sales and marketing. Additionally, Morten works as an Ambassador for AgileLeanHouse disseminating information about Agile Lean Leadership and Agemba using his knowledge and network from several large Danish technology and development businesses. Morten brings substantial professional experience from scaling a technical consultancy business, and he has had leadership and developmental responsibility in a global development organization.
Susanne Susanne Nielsen is Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and in charge of finances and administration, with 30 years of experience in business administration in Denmark and the US. She knows all the painstaking details of running a small startup business, communicating with public authorities, banks and shareholders.
Paul Norton is responsible for Business Development in the USA and is our principal advocate for Agile Lean Leadership in the region. He is an experienced software industry executive and has held senior roles in several technology companies, notably Pine Tree Systems and ECRM Imaging Systems. He holds an MBA from Brunel University in London.
Christian Myrstad is our Norwegian anchor point and one of our key agile coaches and mentors and assists during trainings and implementations. Christian is an expert in the use of agemba, he is also part of the support team behind the solution. Christian is based in Norway and acts as the local contact and sales representative there. Christian has 35+ years of experience in designing, developing, installing and supporting IT solutions and holds an M.Sc.EE from the Norwegian Technical University in Trondheim.

Anja Warich is a seasoned agile coach with first-hand experience of all angles of Agile Lean Leadership – the strategic, the operational and the tactical. She has extensive leadership experience from working 25 years in the Information and Communications Technology area. Anja is based in Norway with her family and is a valued member of the Agile Lean Leadership Network as a communicator, trainer and coach. Her contribution to the ALL Prime Network as a partner is unique and substantial. Anja has an MBA in International Leadership, from the Norwegian School of Management, Oslo; a Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Stuttgart, Germany and a DEA in Signal and Image Processing from ENST, Paris.
Arne Åhlander is our Swedish anchor point. He is a veteran consultant and business developer in Scandinavia with additional global experience from Europe and Asia. Arne brings with him extensive experience from working in management teams. For more than 20 years, Arne has helped industry leaders such as Ericsson, ABB, Telenor, Telia, Volvo and Saab. Arne holds a M.Sc.EE from the University of Lund, a Certified Scrum Trainer accreditation under Scrum Alliance and is a Licensed Management 3.0 Facilitator.
Robert Fujdiar is our solid anchor in Central Europe in general and the Czech Republic specifically, as he is based in Prague. Robert has substantial knowledge and experience with all things Agile, working as a trainer and coach for both smaller teams and larger businesses. Robert has a unique ability of discernment when it comes to company structures and team dynamics, where he is often able to facilitate novel solutions to entrenched action patterns and structures. Robert has a bachelor’s degree in Software Technologies and Management, and a Master’s degree in Engineering, from the University of Economics in Prague.
Tom Mellor is a force within the agile community and we feel privileged that he has chosen to join our network. He is a Scrum practitioner, teacher and coach and has served on the board of the Scrum Alliance. He has 20+ years of experience in a Fortune 50 company, where he introduced agility and Scrum with great success. Tom is an esteemed workshop holder and inspirational public speaker, aiming to help people and organizations be more agile and effective and to learn how to quickly deliver quality products that satisfy users and customers.
Elzo Elzo Hut is responsible for the hosted installation of agemba, the production environment. Elzo is based in the Netherlands and acts as the local contact and sales representative there. Elzo has 35+ years of experience in designing, installing and supporting IT solutions, always with the highest focus on creating value for customers.