Bagsværd, Denmark- April 2025– Novo Nordisk announced the following changes in Executive Management. After a distinguished career of 28 years with Novo Nordisk, hereof seven years as executive vice president of Commercial Strategy & Corporate Affairs, Camilla Sylvest has decided to leave the company. Consequently, as of 3 April 2025, the following organisational changes are implemented:
Ludovic Helfgott, executive vice president, Rare Disease, will assume the responsibility for Product & Portfolio Strategy, including commercial strategy, medical affairs and business development across all therapy areas. Ludovic joined Novo Nordisk in 2019 as executive vice president and has led the establishment of a strategic Rare Disease portfolio. Before joining Novo Nordisk, Ludovic was responsible for the cardiovascular, metabolic and renal portfolios at AstraZeneca.
Thilde Hummel Bøgebjerg, senior vice president, Product Supply Emerging Technologies, is promoted to executive vice president, Quality, IT & Environmental Affairs. Thilde has been with Novo Nordisk for 18 years and has held various leadership roles with increasing responsibility, mainly within Product Supply and CMC development. Thilde is a Danish national based in Denmark.
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Lastly, Tania Sabroe, executive vice president of People & Organisation, assumes responsibility for Global Communication in addition to her current responsibilities.
With these changes, Executive Management will have the following members as of 3 April 2025:
- Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, president and CEO*
- Thilde Hummel Bøgebjerg, EVP, Quality, IT & Environmental Affairs
- Maziar Mike Doustdar, EVP, International Operations
- Ludovic Helfgott, EVP, Product & Portfolio Strategy
- Karsten Munk Knudsen, EVP, chief financial officer*
- Martin Holst Lange, EVP, Development
- Dave Moore, EVP, US Operations
- Tania Sabroe, EVP, People, Organisation and Communication
- Marcus Schindler, EVP, chief scientific officer, Research & Early Development
- Henrik Wulff, EVP, Product Supply
* Registered as an executive with the Danish Business Authority.
