Executive Management

Executive Management is responsible for the day-to-day management of the company. It consists of the president & CEO and six executives. Executive Management’s responsibilities include organisation of the company as well as allocation of resources, determination and implementation of strategies and policies, direction-setting and ensuring timely reporting and provision of information to the Board and Novo Nordisk’s stakeholders. Executive Management is also responsible for oversight, implementation and audit of environmental, social and related policies.

Executive Management meets at least once a month and often more frequently.

Employment of executives

The Board appoints members of Executive Management and determines its remuneration.

The Chairmanship reviews the performance of the executives. As part of the Organisational Audit process, the Chairmanship identifies successors to executives and presents the names of such candidates to the Board for approval.

Executive Committees

The Executive Management has established a number of executive committees to assist or implement Executive Management's decisions. Such committees include Development Portfolio Committee overseeing, prioritising, and resourcing development projects from an overall portfolio perspective, Environment & Bioethics Committee identifying, developing and managing environmental and bioethical issues and strategies, and Disclosure Committee supervising the reliability of Novo Nordisk's reporting.