Kaare Thomsen

Negotiation Trainer & Advisor

I help people in organisations negotiate more effectively and achieve better results. Unlike many of my colleagues in the industry, who are typically lawyers or economists, I come from an academic background in rhetoric and psychology.

I am the founder of Gottleben. We are based in Copenhagen and work with international organisations such as:

BoConcept
The Body Shop
Boehringer Ingelheim
Bring International Cargo
British Embassy
Cobham Satcom
Cotes
EG
Kosan Crisplant
LM Wind Power
L'Occitane
L'Oréal
Polytech
Sintex
Straumann
Ørsted

Summary of my background and formal education:

• 25 years of experience as a negotiator and negotiation trainer
• Master's Degree in French, Psychology, and Philosophy/Rhetoric
• BA dissertation in Political Philosophy: The Language of Negotiation
• Diploma from PON (Program on Negotiation), Harvard Law School
• Diploma in cognitive-behavioral therapy + 2 years of clinical practice
• Studies of cognitive psychology, 1 year at Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
• Diploma in conflict mediation from Center for Conflict Resolution, Cph.