Mr Langa joined Novo Nordisk in 2011 as senior director of Managed Markets. In 2015 Mr Langa was promoted to corporate vice president of Market Access in the US and in 2016 he was appointed senior vice president of Market Access in the US. In this role he was responsible for securing formulary access with key payer customers for Novo Nordisk brands. In March 2017 Mr Langa was appointed senior vice president, head of North America Operations and president of Novo Nordisk Inc., and in August 2017 Mr Langa was promoted to executive vice president, continuing his responsibilities as head of North America Operations and president of Novo Nordisk Inc. Mr. Langa represents Novo Nordisk Inc. on the board of directors of the trade association PhRMA.

(Not registered as an executive of Novo Nordisk A/S with the Danish Business Authority)

Mr Langa joined Novo Nordisk from GlaxoSmithKline, where he was the senior director of payer marketing. Prior to GlaxoSmithKline Mr Langa spent the majority of his career at Johnson and Johnson, where he held various roles of increasing responsibility within managed markets, sales leadership and marketing.

• 2015: Professional certificate, Harvard Business School, US.
• 2012: Professional certificate, The Wharton School, US.
• 1997: MBA, Fordham University, US.
• 1989: BS, Business, Widener University, US.

Mr Langa is a US national, born October 1966.