Lars Pedersen named as new beqom CEO to ‘drive technical expertise with strategic leadership’

Compensation management solutions platform beqom has announced Lars Pedersen as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer.

The transition, that came into effect on January 8th 2025.

The company says the appointment will place beqom in a strong position as the business prepares for “substantial growth and innovation” in the years to come.

beqom say Pedersen will provide the company with a wealth of experience in scaling software businesses, and driving transformative growth, while combining deep technical expertise with strategic leadership.

In an exclusive conversation with UNLEASH, Pedersen says: "The HR tech industry stands at a transformative moment. At beqom, we're not just developing technology – we're creating solutions that can meaningfully improve people's work lives.

With emerging regulations and AI-driven innovations, we have an unprecedented opportunity to drive fairness, transparency, and strategic workforce management.With emerging regulations and AI-driven innovations, we have an unprecedented opportunity to drive fairness, transparency, and strategic workforce management.

"Our mission goes beyond compliance; we aim to empower organizations to create more equitable, engaging compensation practices that truly support their most valuable asset – their people."

Steering beqom into the future

With Pedersen at the helm, beqom will continue to empower its global employees, while being focused on delivering advanced compensation solutions and services.

Day-to-day operations of beqom has been handed to Pedersen from current CEO and co-founder Fabio Ronga, who will now take the position of Chairman of the Board at the company.

Ronga, who took the position of CEO in 2009, helping to grow the business into becoming a global enterprise.

"It has been an incredible journey to build beqom from the ground up, and I am deeply grateful to our employees, customers and the entire ecosystem who have enabled us to build beqom into what it is today,” Ronga expressed.

After 16 years of steering the company, it is time for me to hand over the operations to a new CEO; I’m confident that Lars is the right leader to drive beqom through its next phase of growth and innovation.”After 16 years of steering the company, it is time for me to hand over the operations to a new CEO; I’m confident that Lars is the right leader to drive beqom through its next phase of growth and innovation.”

Now, beqom is present in over 160 countries worldwide, while having become a well-recognized platform for compensation and pay equity solutions for world-renowned brands.

“I am excited to join beqom at such a pivotal time,” Pedersen shared. “Fabio has laid a strong foundation, and I look forward to collaborating with our talented team to enhance our offerings and deliver even greater value to our customers.”

Looking to the future, Pedersen hopes to ensure beqom maintains its stance as a leader in fair pay, HR transformation, and total rewards, while helping to shape industry best practices and driving innovation and equity.

What’s more, beqom is expected to unveil several product announcements to meet the needs of its global customer customer base, and to strengthen its position further in the compensation management industry.