Management
Led by the Foundation’s CEO, our Executive Management is responsible for ensuring that the decisions of the Board of Directors are implemented and for monitoring and following up on the Foundation’s activities.
Our organisational structure
Here you can get an overview of the organisational structure of our management.

Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen
CEO, Professor, DVM, PhD, DSc

Søren Nedergaard
Chief Operating Officer

Erika Söderberg Johnsson
Chief Financial Officer

Anne Kahr Hällman
Vice President, Grant Management, PhD

Arne Astrup
Senior Vice President, Obesity and Nutritional Sciences, professor, MD, DMSc

Berith Bjørnholm
Senior Vice President, Education & Outreach, PhD

Claus Felby
Senior Vice President, Biotech, Professor, PhD

Flemming Konradsen
Senior Vice President, Social & Humanitarian , Professor

Lene Oddershede
Senior Vice President, Natural & Technical Sciences, Professor

Marianne Holm
Vice President, Infectious Diseases, MD PhD

Martin Ridderstråle
Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, MD, PhD, MBA, Professor

Mikkel Skovborg
Senior Vice President, Innovation

Pelle Munk-Poulsen
Board Secretary & General Counsel & Senior Vice President, Legal

Steffen P. Lüders
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs

Stine Fehmerling
Senior Vice President, People & Organisation

Thomas Alslev Christensen
Senior Vice President, Impact, PhD

Andreas Hansen
Director, Head of Finance

Alexandra Lichtenstein Kaarsen
Director, Public Affairs

Camilla Hjorth-Stræde
Director for Global P&O Operations, Rewards & Data insights

Christian Mostrup
Director, Public Relations

Christian Østerby
Project Director, Building Investments

Danielle Kemmer
Director, Head of Strategic Partnerships, PhD

Jakob Wilms
Director, Digital and Design

Kasper Nørgaard
Scientific Director, Natural and Technical Sciences, PhD

Lars Hansen
Project Director, Operations Management

Mathias Dahlerup Krarup
Director, Legal, Attorney, PhD

Mette Ide Davidsen
Director, Global Health Programmes, Social & Humanitarian

Mette Modvig
Director, Head of Digital & Project Excellence

Morten Bache
Scientific Director, Natural and Technical Sciences, MSc CivEng, PhD, Dr. Techn.

Niels Pærregaard
Director, Head of Corporate IT

Rasmus Borgquist
Medical Director, Medical Science, Associate Professor (MD, PhD)

Rikke Johannessen
Programme Director, Social & Humanitarian

Torben Vedel Borchert
Scientific Director, Biotech, PhD

Ulla Gro Nielsen
Scientific Director, Natural and Technical Sciences, PhD

Ulrik Meyer
Director, Head of Building Investments
Our board

Lars Rebien Sørensen
Chair

Lars Munch
Vice Chair

Christopher A. Voigt
Member

Jakob Müller
Member

Lars Fugger
Member

Liselotte Højgaard
Member

Mads Grøn
Member

Nana Bule Sejbæk
Member

Steen Riisgaard
Member

Stig Strøbæk
Member

Pelle Munk-Poulsen
Board Secretary & General Counsel & Senior Vice President, Legal