Novo Nordisk A/S
Public limited companyCVR 24256790BagsværdActive
Novo Nordisk A/S is a public limited company, based in Bagsværd, active in manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations, founded in 1931. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 1 of 57 companies in the industry in the database. Profit has grown three years in a row. Operations are spread over 171 production units in 21 towns.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 2% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 250.3bn.
- Revenue rose 6% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 309.1bn.
- Net profit rose 1% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 102.4bn.
- Equity rose 35% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 194bn.
Employees
- 6,430 fewer employees than a year earlier: 27,279 (07/2026) against 33,709 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Maziar Doustdar (ceo, 07/08/2025), Britt Meelby Jensen (board member, 14/11/2025) and Lars Rebien Sørensen (chair of the board, 14/11/2025) (+12).
- Stepped down: Sylvie Louise Grégoire (board member, 14/11/2025), Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen (ceo, 06/08/2025) and Anders Kaae (deputy board member, 26/03/2026) (+12).
Calculated from the latest two annual reports in sequence and from registrations in CVR. A figure that is missing in either year gives no line, and we derive no figures.
Financial statements
Financial years 2016–2025 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | 126,946,000 | 140,800,000 | 176,954,000 | 232,261,000 | 290,403,000 | 309,064,000 | +6.4% |
| Gross profit | 94,597,000 | 94,064,000 | 94,214,000 | 101,933,000 | 106,014,000 | 117,142,000 | 148,506,000 | 196,496,000 | 245,881,000 | 250,276,000 | +1.8% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 48,432,000 | 48,967,000 | 47,248,000 | 52,483,000 | 54,126,000 | 58,644,000 | 74,809,000 | 102,574,000 | 128,339,000 | 127,658,000 | −0.5% |
| Profit before tax | 47,798,000 | 48,680,000 | 47,615,000 | 48,553,000 | 53,130,000 | 59,080,000 | 69,062,000 | 104,674,000 | 127,191,000 | 130,540,000 | +2.6% |
| Net profit | 37,925,000 | 38,130,000 | 38,628,000 | 38,951,000 | 42,138,000 | 47,757,000 | 55,525,000 | 83,683,000 | 100,988,000 | 102,434,000 | +1.4% |
| Total assets | 97,539,000 | 102,355,000 | 110,769,000 | 125,612,000 | 144,922,000 | 194,508,000 | 241,257,000 | 314,486,000 | 465,795,000 | 542,902,000 | +16.6% |
| Equity | 45,269,000 | 49,815,000 | 51,839,000 | 57,593,000 | 63,325,000 | 70,746,000 | 83,486,000 | 106,561,000 | 143,486,000 | 194,047,000 | +35.2% |
| Liabilities | 52,270,000 | 52,540,000 | 58,930,000 | 68,019,000 | 81,597,000 | 123,762,000 | 157,771,000 | 207,925,000 | 322,309,000 | 348,855,000 | +8.2% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 18,461,000 | 17,158,000 | 15,629,000 | 15,411,000 | 12,226,000 | 10,719,000 | 12,653,000 | 14,392,000 | 15,655,000 | 26,464,000 | +69% |
Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Figures for the company (not the group); change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report. Revenue is not stated for 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures.
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Signals from the financial statements
calculated from the 2025 figuresProfit for five years in a row
Net result has been positive in 2021–2025.
How is this calculated?
Net result is positive in the five latest annual reports in a row.
The signals are rules applied to the figures in the annual reports. They are not an assessment or credit rating of the company. See Data and method.
Annual reports
10 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 27/03/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 28/03/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 03/04/2024 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 27/03/2023 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 25/03/2022 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 26/03/2021 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2019 | 01/01/2019 – 31/12/2019 | 08/04/2020 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2018 | 01/01/2018 – 31/12/2018 | 09/04/2019 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2017 | 01/01/2017 – 31/12/2017 | 29/03/2018 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2016 | 01/01/2016 – 31/12/2016 | 30/03/2017 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
59 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 2.8m, net profit −DKK 2.2m, equity DKK 5.2m, 10 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 1,000 employees or more177 companies in the comparison | No. 1of 147 Better than 100% | No. 1of 177 Better than 100% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 1of 10,152 Better than 100% | No. 1of 10,275 Better than 100% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 1of 17,786 Better than 100% | No. 4of 18,024 Better than 100% |
The rank is calculated among companies in the database with a figure for the latest financial year, and is shown only for groups of at least ten companies.
Compare with the industry
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations- Novo Nordisk A/SDKK 250.3bn
- H. Lundbeck A/SDKK 20.4bn
- Leo Pharma A/SDKK 8.2bn
- Novo Nordisk A/SDKK 102.4bn
- H. Lundbeck A/SDKK 3.2bn
- Leo Pharma A/SDKK 2.5bn
- Novo Nordisk A/SDKK 194bn
- H. Lundbeck A/SDKK 24.9bn
- Leo Pharma A/SDKK 5.3bn
- Novo Nordisk A/S27,279
- H. Lundbeck A/S2,261
- Leo Pharma A/S1,047
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership RegisterSubsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.
Management
18 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Karsten Munk Knudsen | Director | 15/02/2018 |
| Maziar Doustdar | CEO | 07/08/2025 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Kasim Kutay | Board member | 23/03/2017 |
| Mette Bøjer Jensen | Board member | 22/03/2018 |
| Elisabeth Dahl Christensen | Board member | 24/03/2022 |
| Britt Meelby Jensen | Board member | 14/11/2025 |
| Lars Rebien Sørensen | Chair of the board | 14/11/2025 |
| Cornelis de Jong | Deputy chair | 14/11/2025 |
| Stephan Engels | Board member | 14/11/2025 |
| Hassan Kassem | Deputy board member | 26/03/2026 |
| Désireé Jantzen Asgreen | Board member | 26/03/2026 |
| Tanja Villumsen | Deputy board member | 26/03/2026 |
| Tamara Schmidt | Deputy board member | 26/03/2026 |
| Helena Ildiko Saxon | Board member | 26/03/2026 |
| Ramona Audry Sequeira | Board member | 26/03/2026 |
| Johannes Gerardus Joseph van de Winkel | Board member | 26/03/2026 |
| Semsi Kilic Madsen | Board member | 26/03/2026 |
| Trine Hartvig Kristiansen | Deputy board member | 26/03/2026 |
Former management (116)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randi Munch Krogsgaard | Deputy board member | 28/11/1931 | 10/05/1994 |
| Mads Ravn Sørensen | Director | 28/11/1931 | 06/01/1993 |
| Knud Østergaard | Board member | 28/11/1931 | 03/05/1989 |
| Kurt Anker Nielsen | Director | 28/11/1931 | 13/11/2000 |
| Jørgen Rasmussen | Deputy board member | 28/11/1931 | 02/06/1994 |
| Erik Sørensen | Director | 28/11/1931 | 18/11/1994 |
| Steen Riisgaard | Director | 28/11/1931 | 13/11/2000 |
| Gert Almind Frederiksen | Board member | 28/11/1931 | 30/06/2000 |
| Allan Philip | Deputy chair | 28/11/1931 | 26/03/1998 |
| Sonnich Jacob Fryland | Director | 28/11/1931 | 15/11/1995 |
| Niels Wilhelm Holm | Director | 28/11/1931 | 08/05/1990 |
| Henry Brennum | Board member | 28/11/1931 | 31/08/1990 |
| Henry Brennum | CEO | 28/11/1931 | 31/08/1990 |
| Bent Iversen | Board member | 28/11/1931 | 03/05/1989 |
| Olav Haugan | Board member | 28/11/1931 | 10/05/1994 |
| Ulrik Vilhelm Lassen | Director | 28/11/1931 | 26/06/1992 |
| Lene Andersen | Board member | 28/11/1931 | 08/05/1990 |
| Vagn Andersen | Chair of the board | 28/11/1931 | 23/03/2000 |
| Ole Scherfig | Board member | 28/11/1931 | 02/04/2000 |
| Jens Henrik Eilertsen | Deputy board member | 28/11/1931 | 10/05/1994 |
| Jaromir Ruzicka | Board member | 28/11/1931 | 13/11/2000 |
| Kurt Stenager Jakobsen | Director | 28/11/1931 | 09/08/1991 |
| Kurt Anker Nielsen | Director | 28/11/1931 | 08/05/1990 |
| Lene Priem Pedersen | Deputy board member | 28/11/1931 | 08/05/1990 |
| Per Rosendal | Deputy board member | 28/11/1931 | 08/05/1990 |
| Preben John Kristensen | Board member | 28/11/1931 | 25/03/1999 |
| Johnny Michaelsen Christiansen | Deputy board member | 28/11/1931 | 08/05/1990 |
| Morten Boje Munk | Board member | 28/11/1931 | 02/04/2001 |
| Flemming Junker | Board member | 28/11/1931 | 10/05/1994 |
| Jan Øst | Board member | 28/11/1931 | 08/05/1990 |
| Hans Jensen | Deputy board member | 28/11/1931 | 10/05/1994 |
| Hanne Brieghel Fabricius | Board member | 28/11/1931 | 26/03/1998 |
| Jette Lundgren | Board member | 28/11/1931 | 10/05/1994 |
| Christian Bidstrup Clausen | Deputy board member | 28/11/1931 | 26/03/1998 |
| Tove Daa Vitek | Board member | 28/11/1931 | 12/03/2002 |
| Bente Anette Skriver | Board member | 28/11/1931 | 26/03/1998 |
| Thomas Færgeman | Deputy board member | 28/11/1931 | 26/03/1998 |
| Niels Boye Lorentsen | Deputy board member | 28/11/1931 | 26/03/1998 |
| Bruce Leonard Andrew Carter | Director | 28/11/1931 | 17/12/1997 |
| Henrik Gürtler | Director | 28/11/1931 | 13/11/2000 |
| Børge Viktor Ringgård Sørensen | Deputy board member | 28/11/1931 | 10/05/1994 |
| Max Johannes Larsen | Deputy board member | 28/11/1931 | 26/03/1998 |
| Jan Leschly | Board member | 28/11/1931 | 28/06/1990 |
| Stig Strøbæk | Board member | 26/03/1998 | 24/03/2022 |
| Karl Heinz Wolff | Deputy board member | 26/03/1998 | 12/03/2002 |
| Jan Ulf Sigvard Johansson | Board member | 26/03/1998 | 09/03/2005 |
| Mads Øvlisen | Chair of the board | 13/11/2000 | 08/03/2006 |
| Mads Øvlisen | CEO | 13/11/2000 | 13/11/2000 |
| Hans Kristian Werdelin | Board member | 13/11/2000 | 13/11/2000 |
| Niels Jacobsen | Board member | 13/11/2000 | 12/03/2008 |
| Palle Marcus | Chair of the board | 13/11/2000 | 13/11/2000 |
| Kåre Schultz | Director | 13/11/2000 | 30/04/2015 |
| Lars Rebien Sørensen | CEO | 13/11/2000 | 31/12/2016 |
| Lars Anders Almblom Jørgensen | Director | 13/11/2000 | 31/03/2006 |
| Jesper Brandgaard | Director | 13/11/2000 | 15/04/2019 |
| Ulla Morin | Board member | 13/11/2000 | 13/11/2000 |
| Anne Marie Handrup Kverneland | Board member | 13/11/2000 | 24/03/2022 |
| Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen | Director | 13/11/2000 | 28/02/2021 |
| Jørgen Wedel Petersen | Board member | 13/11/2000 | 21/03/2012 |
| Kurt Walter Briner | Board member | 13/11/2000 | 18/03/2009 |
| Johnny Henriksen | Board member | 12/03/2002 | 24/03/2010 |
| Jannie Fuhlendorff | Deputy board member | 12/03/2002 | 08/03/2006 |
| Søren Steenfeldt-Jensen | Deputy board member | 12/03/2002 | 08/03/2006 |
| Lise Kingo | Director | 22/03/2002 | 24/11/2014 |
| Kurt Anker Nielsen | Board member | 16/03/2004 | 20/03/2013 |
| Henrik Gürtler | Board member | 09/03/2005 | 20/03/2014 |
| Sten Scheibye | Chair of the board | 08/03/2006 | 20/03/2013 |
| Ole Lissauer | Deputy board member | 08/03/2006 | 20/03/2014 |
| Søren Thuesen Pedersen | Board member | 08/03/2006 | 22/03/2018 |
| Søren Bjørn Friis | Deputy board member | 08/03/2006 | 20/03/2014 |
| Caspar Andreis | Deputy board member | 08/03/2006 | 24/03/2010 |
| Pamela Josephine Kirby | Board member | 12/03/2008 | 23/03/2011 |
| Hannu Ragnvald Ryöppönen | Board member | 18/03/2009 | 19/03/2015 |
| Knud Edgar Striib Nielsen | Deputy board member | 24/03/2010 | 20/03/2014 |
| Janus Christian Krarup | Deputy board member | 24/03/2010 | 20/03/2014 |
| Ulrik Joakim Hjulmand-Lassen | Board member | 24/03/2010 | 20/03/2014 |
| Thomas Paul Koestler | Board member | 23/03/2011 | 18/03/2016 |
| Bruno Francois Jules Angelici | Board member | 23/03/2011 | 23/03/2017 |
| Elizabeth Anne Hewitt | Board member | 21/03/2012 | 25/03/2021 |
| Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen | Director | 31/01/2013 | 31/12/2016 |
| Jakob Riis | Director | 31/01/2013 | 01/09/2016 |
| Jeppe Christiansen | Deputy chair | 20/03/2013 | 23/03/2022 |
| Göran Ando | Chair of the board | 20/03/2013 | 22/03/2018 |
| Michael Munksø | Deputy board member | 20/03/2014 | 22/03/2018 |
| Désireé Jantzen Asgreen | Deputy board member | 20/03/2014 | 22/03/2018 |
| Liselotte Sofie Hyveled-Nielsen | Board member | 20/03/2014 | 22/03/2018 |
| Anders Kaae | Deputy board member | 20/03/2014 | 21/03/2018 |
| Mette Bøjer Jensen | Deputy board member | 20/03/2014 | 21/03/2018 |
| Helge Lund | Board member | 20/03/2014 | 19/03/2015 |
| Eivind Drachmann Kolding | Board member | 19/03/2015 | 18/03/2016 |
| Sylvie Louise Grégoire | Board member | 19/03/2015 | 14/11/2025 |
| Mary Teresa Szela | Board member | 19/03/2015 | 16/05/2017 |
| Brian Fredrick Daniels | Board member | 18/03/2016 | 25/03/2021 |
| Henrik Ehlers Wulff | Director | 01/09/2016 | 31/12/2023 |
| Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen | CEO | 01/01/2017 | 06/08/2025 |
| Helge Lund | Board member | 23/03/2017 | 21/03/2018 |
| Lars Green | Director | 01/07/2017 | 31/08/2019 |
| Camilla Sylvest | Director | 01/10/2017 | 31/12/2023 |
| Anders Kaae | Deputy board member | 22/03/2018 | 26/03/2026 |
| Helge Lund | Chair of the board | 22/03/2018 | 14/11/2025 |
| Andreas Helmut Fibig | Board member | 22/03/2018 | 14/11/2025 |
| Martin William Mackay | Board member | 22/03/2018 | 14/11/2025 |
| Thomas Rantzau | Board member | 22/03/2018 | 31/01/2026 |
| Tanja Villumsen | Deputy board member | 22/03/2018 | 30/01/2026 |
| Jesper Thorning | Deputy board member | 22/03/2018 | 26/03/2026 |
| Karina Bonde Lenau | Deputy board member | 22/03/2018 | 26/03/2026 |
| Laurence Debroux | Board member | 21/03/2019 | 14/11/2025 |
| Monique Patricia Carter | Director | 09/08/2019 | 07/03/2023 |
| Marcus Schindler | Director | 01/03/2021 | 31/12/2023 |
| Martin Holst Lange | Director | 01/03/2021 | 31/12/2023 |
| Henrik Poulsen | Board member | 25/03/2021 | 23/03/2022 |
| Henrik Poulsen | Deputy chair | 24/03/2022 | 14/11/2025 |
| Jeppe Christiansen | Board member | 24/03/2022 | 23/03/2023 |
| Liselotte Sofie Hyveled-Nielsen | Board member | 24/03/2022 | 26/03/2026 |
| Choi Lai Christina Law | Board member | 24/03/2022 | 14/11/2025 |
| Tanja Villumsen | Board member | 31/01/2026 | 25/03/2026 |
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Address and production units
171 active production unitsNovo Alle 1
2880 Bagsværd
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk A/S - DG | Hallas Alle 1, 4400 Kalundborg | 3,975 | 1007675697 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S - G8, x9 m.fl. | Novo Nordisk Park 99, 2760 Måløv | 3,187 | 1007676146 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S - 25A-B | Brennum Park 25A, 3400 Hillerød | 2,891 | 1007676162 |
| NOVO NORDISK A/S - VTx | Vandtårnsvej 112, 2860 Søborg | 2,487 | 1017661449 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S - GSA, GSB, GSC, GSD, GSF, GSG | Girostrøget 1, 2630 Taastrup | 1,582 | 1030113930 |
| NOVO NORDISK A/S - NN1 | Novo Alle 1, 2880 Bagsværd | 1,495 | 1006455042 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S - 1FGH | Smørmosevej 1, 2880 Bagsværd | 1,251 | 1017673099 |
| NOVO NORDISK A/S - HAx | Hagedornsvej 1, 2820 Gentofte | 1,059 | 1010468147 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S - LP42 | Lautrupparken 42, 2750 Ballerup | 875 | 1029791909 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S - 6AB | Smørmosevej 17, 2880 Bagsværd | 829 | 1019129256 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S - NN2 | Krogshøjvej 44, 2880 Bagsværd | 723 | 1019126583 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S - LH85 | Lyngby Hovedgade 85, 2800 Kongens Lyngby | 654 | 1031030133 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S - 24A | Brennum Park 24A, 3400 Hillerød | 636 | 1027261317 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S - VTE | Østmarken 3A, 2860 Søborg | 618 | 1028956890 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S - F1 | Novo Nordisk Park 131, 2760 Måløv | 585 | 1027626366 |
Showing 15 of 171 units (sorted by employees).
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at forske i, udvikle, producere og markedsføre farmaceutiske, medicinske og tekniske produkter og ydelser samt anden dertil knyttet virksomhed efter bestyrelsens nærmere bestemmelse. Selskabet tilstræber at drive sin virksomhed på økonomisk, miljømæssigt og socialt ansvarlig vis.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
147 registered events202618 changesaccounts 1 · management 17
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementHelena Ildiko Saxon appointed board member
- ManagementTanja Villumsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJohannes Gerardus Joseph van de Winkel appointed board member
- ManagementRamona Audry Sequeira appointed board member
- ManagementTamara Schmidt appointed deputy board member
- ManagementTrine Hartvig Kristiansen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementSemsi Kilic Madsen appointed board member
- ManagementHassan Kassem appointed deputy board member
- ManagementDésireé Jantzen Asgreen appointed board member
- ManagementLiselotte Sofie Hyveled-Nielsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementAnders Kaae stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementJesper Thorning stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementKarina Bonde Lenau stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementTanja Villumsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementTanja Villumsen appointed board member
- ManagementThomas Rantzau stepped down as board member
- ManagementTanja Villumsen stepped down as deputy board member
202514 changesmanagement 13 · accounts 1
- ManagementLars Rebien Sørensen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementBritt Meelby Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementStephan Engels appointed board member
- ManagementCornelis de Jong appointed deputy chair
- ManagementChoi Lai Christina Law stepped down as board member
- ManagementHenrik Poulsen stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementLaurence Debroux stepped down as board member
- ManagementMartin William Mackay stepped down as board member
- ManagementHelge Lund stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementAndreas Helmut Fibig stepped down as board member
- ManagementSylvie Louise Grégoire stepped down as board member
- ManagementMaziar Doustdar appointed ceo
- ManagementLars Fruergaard Jørgensen stepped down as ceo
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20242 changescapital 1 · accounts 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 451,000,000 DKK to 446,500,000 DKK
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20238 changesmanagement 6 · capital 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementMarcus Schindler stepped down as director
- ManagementMartin Holst Lange stepped down as director
- ManagementCamilla Sylvest stepped down as director
- ManagementHenrik Ehlers Wulff stepped down as director
- CapitalShare capital changed from 456,000,000 DKK to 451,000,000 DKK
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementJeppe Christiansen stepped down as board member
- ManagementMonique Patricia Carter stepped down as director
20229 changescapital 1 · accounts 1 · management 7
- CapitalShare capital changed from 462,000,000 DKK to 456,000,000 DKK
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- ManagementChoi Lai Christina Law appointed board member
- ManagementJeppe Christiansen appointed board member
- ManagementHenrik Poulsen appointed deputy chair
- ManagementLiselotte Sofie Hyveled-Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementElisabeth Dahl Christensen appointed board member
- ManagementHenrik Poulsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementJeppe Christiansen stepped down as deputy chair
20217 changescapital 1 · accounts 1 · management 5
- CapitalShare capital changed from 470,000,000 DKK to 462,000,000 DKK
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- ManagementHenrik Poulsen appointed board member
- ManagementBrian Fredrick Daniels stepped down as board member
- ManagementElizabeth Anne Hewitt stepped down as board member
- ManagementMarcus Schindler appointed director
- ManagementMartin Holst Lange appointed director
20202 changescapital 1 · accounts 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 480,000,000 DKK to 470,000,000 DKK
- AccountsAnnual report for 2019 published
20195 changesmanagement 3 · capital 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementLars Green stepped down as director
- ManagementMonique Patricia Carter appointed director
- CapitalShare capital changed from 490,000,000 DKK to 480,000,000 DKK
- AccountsAnnual report for 2018 published
- ManagementLaurence Debroux appointed board member
201819 changescapital 1 · accounts 1 · management 17
- CapitalShare capital changed from 500,000,000 DKK to 490,000,000 DKK
- AccountsAnnual report for 2017 published
- ManagementAnders Kaae appointed deputy board member
- ManagementMartin William Mackay appointed board member
- ManagementMette Bøjer Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementThomas Rantzau appointed board member
- ManagementTanja Villumsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementHelge Lund appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJesper Thorning appointed deputy board member
- ManagementAndreas Helmut Fibig appointed board member
- ManagementKarina Bonde Lenau appointed deputy board member
- ManagementMichael Munksø stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementDésireé Jantzen Asgreen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementLiselotte Sofie Hyveled-Nielsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementGöran Ando stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementHelge Lund stepped down as board member
- ManagementMette Bøjer Jensen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementAnders Kaae stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementKarsten Munk Knudsen appointed director
20179 changesmanagement 7 · capital 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementCamilla Sylvest appointed director
- ManagementLars Green appointed director
- ManagementMary Teresa Szela stepped down as board member
- CapitalShare capital changed from 510,000,000 DKK to 500,000,000 DKK
- AccountsAnnual report for 2016 published
- ManagementKasim Kutay appointed board member
- ManagementHelge Lund appointed board member
- ManagementBruno Francois Jules Angelici stepped down as board member
- ManagementLars Fruergaard Jørgensen appointed ceo
20167 changesmanagement 6 · capital 1
- ManagementLars Fruergaard Jørgensen stepped down as director
- ManagementHenrik Ehlers Wulff appointed director
- ManagementJakob Riis stepped down as director
- CapitalShare capital changed from 520,000,000 DKK to 510,000,000 DKK
- ManagementBrian Fredrick Daniels appointed board member
- ManagementEivind Drachmann Kolding stepped down as board member
- ManagementThomas Paul Koestler stepped down as board member
20155 changescapital 1 · management 4
- CapitalShare capital changed from 530,000,000 DKK to 520,000,000 DKK
- ManagementMary Teresa Szela appointed board member
- ManagementSylvie Louise Grégoire appointed board member
- ManagementEivind Drachmann Kolding appointed board member
- ManagementHelge Lund stepped down as board member
20149 changescapital 1 · management 8
- CapitalShare capital changed from 550,000,000 DKK to 530,000,000 DKK
- ManagementHelge Lund appointed board member
- ManagementMette Bøjer Jensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementAnders Kaae appointed deputy board member
- ManagementMichael Munksø appointed deputy board member
- ManagementDésireé Jantzen Asgreen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLiselotte Sofie Hyveled-Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementUlrik Joakim Hjulmand-Lassen stepped down as board member
- ManagementKnud Edgar Striib Nielsen stepped down as deputy board member
20135 changescapital 1 · management 4
- CapitalShare capital changed from 560,000,000 DKK to 550,000,000 DKK
- ManagementGöran Ando appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJeppe Christiansen appointed deputy chair
- ManagementLars Fruergaard Jørgensen appointed director
- ManagementJakob Riis appointed director
20122 changescapital 1 · management 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 580,000,000 DKK to 560,000,000 DKK
- ManagementElizabeth Anne Hewitt appointed board member
20113 changescapital 1 · management 2
- CapitalShare capital changed from 600,000,000 DKK to 580,000,000 DKK
- ManagementThomas Paul Koestler appointed board member
- ManagementBruno Francois Jules Angelici appointed board member
20103 changescapital 1 · management 2
- CapitalShare capital changed from 620,000,000 DKK to 600,000,000 DKK
- ManagementUlrik Joakim Hjulmand-Lassen appointed board member
- ManagementKnud Edgar Striib Nielsen appointed deputy board member
20091 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 634,000,000 DKK to 620,000,000 DKK
20082 changescapital 1 · industry 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 646,960,000 DKK to 634,000,000 DKK
- IndustryIndustry changed to Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations (212000)
20071 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 673,920,000 DKK to 646,960,000 DKK
20061 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 709,388,320 DKK to 673,920,000 DKK
20021 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Novo Alle 1, 2880 Bagsværd
20011 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 754,388,320 DKK to 709,388,320 DKK
20001 changeownership 1
- OwnershipNovo Holdings A/S registered as owner (25%)
19991 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Aluminium production (244200)
19981 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 750,291,720 DKK to 754,388,320 DKK
19961 changemerger 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
19922 changescapital 2
- CapitalShare capital changed from 747,461,900 DKK to 750,291,720 DKK
- CapitalShare capital changed from 737,925,980 DKK to 747,461,900 DKK
19911 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 632,508,000 DKK to 737,925,980 DKK
19902 changesname 1 · merger 1
- NameName changed from NOVO-NORDISK A/S to NOVO NORDISK A/S
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
19893 changesname 1 · capital 1 · merger 1
- NameName changed from NOVO INDUSTRI A/S to NOVO-NORDISK A/S
- CapitalShare capital changed from 509,744,400 DKK to 632,508,000 DKK
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
19311 changefounded 1
- FoundedRegistered as NOVO INDUSTRI A/S
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Same people in management
- Salling Group A/Svia Eivind Drachmann Kolding
- Danske Bank A/Svia Alex Roald Ankjær-Jensen
- Danish Crown A/Svia Camilla Sylvest
- Falck Danmark A/Svia Henrik Poulsen
- Novozymes A/Svia Hans Kristian Werdelin
- Københavns Lufthavne A/Svia Henrik Gürtler
Largest in the industry
- H. Lundbeck A/SDKK 20.4bn
- Leo Pharma A/SDKK 8.2bn
- Alk-abelló A/SDKK 4.2bn
- Bavarian Nordic A/SDKK 3bn
- Pharmacosmos A/SDKK 1.6bn
- FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Denmark ApSDKK 1bn
Source and updates
The information comes from the Danish Central Business Register (Danish Business Authority) and from annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority. Last synchronised 23/10/2026.