# Soeren Christensen

> Soeren Kier Christensen is a Danish software entrepreneur and former Fincore CEO. He co-founded predecessor Finsoft with Predrag Popovic in 1995 after working in investment banking. His career connects risk management, financial data and gaming technology; Companies House continues to list him as a Fincore Limited director. His published biography records postgraduate study at Aarhus University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

- **Role:** Director at Fincore Limited; former CEO
- **Organizations:** Fincore Limited, Finsoft, Nomura International, Finworks Limited, Fincore Group Limited, Nextgen Clearing Limited (former director), Nextgen Plus Limited (former director)
- **Nationality:** Danish
- **Education:** MSc in Mathematics and Physics, Aarhus University, MS in Statistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, PhD in statistics and advanced probability, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- **Known for:** Co-founded Finsoft in 1995 with Predrag Popovic., Led Fincore as CEO; a published biography credits him with its transition from IT professional services to software-as-a-service products., Presented the ECB Centralised Securities Database project at FIMA 2008 as managing director of Finsoft Financial Systems.

## Career timeline

- **Late 1980s** — Met future co-founder Predrag Popovic while working in risk management at Nomura International.
- **1995** — Co-founded Finsoft with Predrag Popovic.
- **2006** — Appointed director of the entity now named Fincore Limited on 14 November.
- **2007** — Finsoft gaming business sold to GTECH; non-sports-betting businesses separated into Finsoft Financial Systems, later Fincore.
- **2008** — As managing director of Finsoft Financial Systems, spoke at FIMA about the ECB Centralised Securities Database and common business identifiers.
- **2013** — Listed as Fincore CEO among participants at the Financial Stability Board outreach workshop on OTC derivatives data aggregation in Basel on 13 November.
- **2014** — Appointed director of Nextgen Clearing and Nextgen Plus on 21 March.
- **2020** — Appointed director of Fincore Group Limited on 22 June.
- **2023** — Fincore celebrated a new leadership chapter for Christensen and Predrag Popovic in an April company post welcoming Mateja Popovic and Mike Ellis.
- **2024** — Resigned as Nextgen Clearing director on 10 April and Nextgen Plus director on 23 April.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Finsoft in 1995 with Predrag Popovic.
- Led Fincore as CEO; a published biography credits him with its transition from IT professional services to software-as-a-service products.
- Presented the ECB Centralised Securities Database project at FIMA 2008 as managing director of Finsoft Financial Systems.
- Participated in the 2013 FSB private-sector outreach workshop on aggregating OTC derivatives data.

## Latest updates

- **2024-04** — Companies House records his resignations from Nextgen Clearing Limited and Nextgen Plus Limited.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/soeren-kier-christensen-803636291

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