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.
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Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen
CEO, Professor, DVM, PhD, DSc
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Søren Nedergaard
Chief Operating Officer
![](https://novonordiskfonden.dk//app/uploads/ESJ_Erika_Soderberg_Johnsson_TEMPLAFY.jpg)
Erika Söderberg Johnsson
Chief Financial Officer
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Steffen P. Lüders
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs
![](https://novonordiskfonden.dk//app/uploads/Claus-Felby_TEMPLAFY.jpg)
Claus Felby
Senior Vice President, Biotech, Professor, PhD
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Lene Oddershede
Senior Vice President, Natural & Technical Sciences, Professor
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Martin Ridderstråle
Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, MD, PhD, MBA, Professor
![](https://novonordiskfonden.dk//app/uploads/Berith-Bjoernholm_Templafy.jpg)
Berith Bjørnholm
Senior Vice President, Education & Outreach, PhD
![](https://novonordiskfonden.dk//app/uploads/Pelle-Munk-Poulsen_TEMPLAFY.jpg)
Pelle Munk-Poulsen
Board Secretary & General Counsel & Senior Vice President, Legal
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Arne Astrup
Senior Vice President, Obesity and Nutritional Sciences, professor, MD, DMSc
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Marianne Holm
Scientific Director, Infectious Diseases, MD PhD
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Peter Lawætz Andersen
Chief Scientific Advisor, Infectious Diseases, Professor, DVM, DSc
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Mikkel Skovborg
Senior Vice President, Innovation
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Flemming Konradsen
Senior Vice President, Social & Humanitarian
![](https://novonordiskfonden.dk//app/uploads/SFG_STINE_FEHMERLING_NNF__TEMPLAFY.jpg)
Stine Fehmerling
Senior Vice President, People & Organisation
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Sofie Singbrant Söderberg
Director, Head of Project & Portfolio Management, PhD
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Anne Kahr Hällman
Vice President, Grant Management, PhD
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Thomas Alslev Christensen
Senior Vice President, Impact, PhD
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Danielle Kemmer
Director, Head of Strategic Partnerships
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Niels Pærregaard
Director, Head of Corporate IT
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Mette Modvig
Director, Digital & Project Excellence
![](https://novonordiskfonden.dk//app/uploads/2022/06/UlrikMeyer__015_web.png)
Ulrik Meyer
Director, Building Investments
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Andreas Hansen
Director, Finance
Our board
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Lars Rebien Sørensen
Chair
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Lars Munch
Vice Chair
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Christopher A. Voigt
Member
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Jakob Müller
Member
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Lars Fugger
Member
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Liselotte Højgaard
Member
![](https://novonordiskfonden.dk//app/uploads/Mads-Groen-Low-23.png)
Mads Grøn
Member
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Nana Bule Sejbæk
Member
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Steen Riisgaard
Member
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Stig Strøbæk
Member
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Pelle Munk-Poulsen
Board Secretary & General Counsel & Senior Vice President, Legal