About us

Corporate information

SMT Data is a software solutions and services company dedicated to optimizing IT resource costs, ensuring stability, and bridging the gap between IT capacity and business activities. Our flagship product, ITBI™, empowers organizations to enhance operational stability and reduce costs through technical optimization and better decision-making.

Building on decades of success, we have reinvented ourselves to meet evolving customer needs and position SMT Data as a global leader. Our vision is to deliver a world-class capacity, performance, and cost management SaaS solution. Featuring advanced business mapping, cost allocation, and AI integration, ITBI is designed for efficiency and compliance.

To fuel our ambition, we have built an organization with a diverse team of dedicated and highly skilled employees—some of the sharpest talents in the market.

At SMT Data, our mantra is, What our customers achieve is our inspiration, and indeed, our team is inspired daily by the accomplishments of our clients.

Our vision:
Protecting the world
from excess
IT consumption.

The SMT Data’s Management Team

Tina Auerbach

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Tina Auerbach joined SMT Data in September 2022. Tina has more than 25 years of all-round expertise in financial management, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, analysis, and process optimization. Her experience is mainly from multinational Professional Services Companies.

Nicklas Laine Overgaard

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Nicklas Laine Overgaard has been part of the SMT Data management team since 2024. Nicklas has a Double Degree in Security and Mobile Computing and is a technological realist, software architect and obstacle course racer.

Mary Solomon

Vice President of ITBI Services

Mary Solomon has been part of the SMT Data team of mainframe consultants since 2018. Mary has an MCA in Computer Application from Sastra University and over 10 years of mainframe experience.

Jan Vilstrup

Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

Jan Vilstrup joined the SMT Data management team in 2008. With a past in Sun Microsystems, StorageTek, SiliconGraphics (SGI), Kodak and MicroAge he holds a solid experience within international Sales and Management.

Steven Thomas

Principal ITBI Evangelist

Steven Thomas has been part of the SMT Data management team since 2011. Steven holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Stanford and has over 40 years of technical and business experience from Saxo Bank, Fidelity Information Services, and IBM.

The SMT Data Board of Directors

Nils Kierkegaard

Chairman of the Board

Nils Kierkegaard has been part of SMT Data’s management since 2009, and is Chairman of the Board of Directors. Nils has more than 30 years of experience from executive positions within the IT industry.

Jørgen Lund

Member of the Board

Jørgen Lund is one of the co-Founders of SMT Data. Jørgen has more than 30 years from a wide variety of mainframe installations and is specialized in installation, support, and managed operations for SMT Data products.

Erik Westergaard

Member of the Board

Erik Westergaard is the founder and former CEO of SMT Data. Erik has more than 40 years of experienced work in the IT industry with focus on capacity planning and performance management.

Jan Vilstrup

Member of the board

Jan Vilstrup joined the SMT Data management team in 2008. With a past in Sun Microsystems, StorageTek, SiliconGraphics (SGI), Kodak and MicroAge he holds a solid experience within international Sales and Management.