Jesper Nielsen

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jesper Nielsen in August 2011

Jesper Laustrup Nielsen , also called Kasi-Jesper , (born May 15, 1969 in Albertslund-Glostrup , Denmark ) is a Danish entrepreneur and handball patron .

Career and activities

Until 2003 Nielsen worked as a manager of petrol stations and discounters in the suburbs of Copenhagen . Inspired by a friend, he started selling Italian fashion jewelry by Vero Firenze in Germany in 2003 . 2003 Nielsen founded the family KasiGroup A / S . In 2005 he received the exclusive rights to sell fashion jewelry from the Danish company Pandora in German-speaking countries. In the 2004/2005 financial year, KasiGroup had a turnover of 20 million and a profit of 1.3 million DKK . Two years later the turnover was already 190 million DKK and the profit 17 million DKK. In 2008 it was DKK 500 million in sales and DKK 51 million in profit. In 2009 sales were around € 100 million. In 2010, KasiGroup and Pandora founded Pandora Jewelry GmbH , which is 51% owned by the Danish holding company, Pandora Jewelry Central Western Europe A / S and 49% owned by KasiGroup. Jesper Nielsen became CEO of this company. The company employs more than 200 people in Glostrup and Hamburg . In 2009, Nielsen employed around 400 people in the KasiGroup. In 2013, Nielsen and his family founded the jewelry brand Endless Jewelry .

Nielsen became known nationwide through his sports sponsorship . He sponsored the football club Brøndby IF and the two handball clubs Rhein-Neckar Löwen and AG København . At Glostrup Håndbold , Nielsen played as a backcourt player on the half-left and in the middle. He was active for the club for 15 years and played with him in the third Danish division. With the help of his sponsorship, the club came back from the fifth division to the third division. He was a partner in Rhein-Neckar Löwen until 2011. His commitment there decreased significantly towards the end of the 2010/2011 season, whereas he increased his commitment to AG København significantly. KasiGroup owns 40% of the shares in the association. He transferred the two Icelandic national players Ólafur Stefánsson and Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson from Mannheim to Copenhagen. His personnel policy at the Rhein-Neckar Löwen was criticized from various sides. Nielsen was significantly involved in the 2009 fraud allegations against Uwe Schwenker and Zvonimir Serdarušić from THW Kiel . Originally, Nielsen wanted to sponsor the THW Kiel, but could not prevail against the main sponsor from Kiel, Provinzial . The Rhein-Neckar Löwen were “only second choice” for him.

On July 13, 2012, Nielsen resigned as President of AG København. He also announced the sale of his shares in the Copenhagen club. The reason he gave was a " media hate speech ", especially from the Danish tabloid Ekstra Bladet , which previously reported on a possible impending bankruptcy of the KasiGroup.

Jesper Nielsen's mother, Dorothy Nielsen, and his sister Annette Laustrup Nielsen are both co-shareholders of the KasiGroup.

literature

Web links

Commons : Jesper Nielsen  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c M. Grøndal: Kasi-Jespers milliard-eventyr. ( Memento of August 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) In: epn.dk of January 7, 2010.
  2. ↑ PANDORA Holding and KasiGroup form a joint company that will sell PANDORA jewelry in five countries ( Memento from February 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ This is how Kiel's bosses admitted the fraud! In: Hamburger Morgenpost from April 17, 2009.
  4. ↑ About us ( Memento from July 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ a b Handball scandal: Löwen investor wants to talk. In: Handelsblatt of March 11, 2009.
  6. ↑ Storm criticizes Player and Nielsen. In: Sport1.de from June 6, 2011.
  7. ↑ goe / dpa / sid: Handball affair - Löwen shareholder mentions further bribery details . In: Der Spiegel from April 17, 2009.
  8. ↑ mast: Whirlwind about Nielsen - ex-lion financier also throws in Copenhagen. In: Mannheimer Morgen. 14 July 2012.
  9. ↑ Kasi-Jesper throws in the towel at AG Copenhagen. ( Memento from April 19, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
personal data
SURNAME Nielsen, Jesper
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nielsen, Jesper Laustrup
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish entrepreneur and handball patron
DATE OF BIRTH May 15, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Albertslund-Glostrup , Denmark