Management

Geoff Wicks, Chairman Group NBT A/S

Geoff Wicks was appointed CEO of Group NBT plc in September 2001. He has overall responsibility for managing the company's brands – NetBenefit, NetNames, Easily.co.uk, Envisional, Speednames.com and Ascio – and for developing the group's corporate vision, including the strategy of focusing on management services for domain name portfolios, hosting services and brand protection. Geoff came to Group NBT after a long and distinguished career at Reuters, where he headed a number of divisions in the UK and Europe.

David Gandy

David Gandy joined Group NBT in October 2007 as Ascio’s Chief Executive Officer. Before this, he spent 25 years in the financial services sector as Global Managing Director, Business Development for Thomson Financial, Managing Director of NASDAQ Europe, Managing Director at Reuters Ltd and EVP of SKF Sweden AB. David speaks several languages and has lived and worked in Sweden, Holland, France, Germany, Japan and Scotland. He holds degrees in mechanical engineering and business studies.

Jørgen Christensen, Managing Director Group NBT A/S

Jørgen R. Christensen joined Ascio in 2000 as the regional director responsible for creating partnerships with leading ISPs and telcos. Since 2005, Jørgen has led the Ascio partner program, which now services over 300 partners in Europe, the US and Asia. As General Manager, Jørgen is responsible for sales, marketing and partner service. Before joining Ascio, he worked for five years as market manager for a CRM software company. Jørgen holds a BSc in Economics and Business Administration.

Steen Bell Andersen, Finance Director

Steen Bell Andersen joined Ascio in August 2000 as finance manager and assumed the role of Finance Director in October 2006. Before Ascio, he worked for Arthur Andersen as an accountant for seven years. Steen holds a Master of Science degree in Business Economics and Auditing.