Malene Lenander Friis

Malene Lenander Friis is an experienced HR leader currently serving as the Chief People Officer at kompasbank since January 2023, where efforts focus on driving the People agenda during the organization's transition from startup to scaleup. Prior to this role, Malene held the position of Head of People and Culture at Saxo Bank from February 2019 to January 2023, overseeing a distributed team of HR professionals in delivering comprehensive people operations across EMEA. Malene's prior experience includes roles such as Global HR Business Partner for IT, Head of HR Operations at Kammeradvokaten/Advokatfirmaet Poul Schmith, and various HR positions at SAS. Malene Lenander Friis holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Roskilde University and multiple HR qualifications, including an HR Business Partner certification and a leadership degree from Mannaz.