Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen

Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen (born December 27, 1960) is a Danish businessman, CEO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation[1][2][3] and former Executive Vice President of Research & Development, head of R&D and Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) at the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk.[4]

Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen
BornDecember 27–, 1960
CitizenshipDanish
EducationDVM, DSc and PhD
EmployerNovo Nordisk Foundation
TitleCEO of Novo Nordisk Foundation
Board member ofTechnical University of Denmark (DTU), University of Copenhagen
HonoursKnight of Order of the Dannebrog

Education and background

Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen went to boarding school in Epsom, Surrey in Great Britain from 1967 to 1971. He graduated from high school from Rungsted Statsskole in 1979. He holds a master's degree from The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University from 1986, now part of the University of Copenhagen. According to Krogsgaard Thomsen himself, he originally wanted to be a practicing veterinarian, and was inspired by the British television series All Creatures Great And Small.[5] At the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, however, he started to take an interest in pursuing a career in either science or the pharmaceutical industry. He finished his PhD. from the same university in 1991.

Career

Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen was employed by Novo Nordisk in 1991 as head of Growth Hormone Research and became Executive Vice President for Diabetes R&D in 1994. He was appointed senior vice president of Diabetes R&D in 1994 and in November 2000 he was appointed executive vice president and chief science officer.

In November 2000, he was appointed executive vice president and Chief Scientific Officer (CSO).[4] From 1994 to 2021 he was responsible for the research and development of 20 medical products specifically within diabetes treatment and the development of GLP-1 and tablet technology used as replacement for conventional injection-based technology in biological diabetes treatment. He left the position as Senior Vice President of R&D on February 28 in 2021 and he took the role as CEO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation on March 1, 2021.[1]

From 2017 to 2019, Thomsen was the chairman of the board of directors at University of Copenhagen. Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen received the royal decoration of Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog by the Danish Royal House, 12 December 2022.[6]

Personal life

Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen is married to Ulla. Mads has three children from previous marriages.[7]

References
  1. Mostrup, Christian (February 3, 2021). "Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen appointed as new CEO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation". Novo Nordisk Fonden.
  2. Heimer, Hakon (February 24, 2021). "Leadership Change at Novo Nordisk Foundation | Nordic Society for Precision Medicine". nshg-pm.org. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  3. "New CEO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation". european-biotechnology.com. February 24, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  4. "Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen". sciencenews.dk (in Danish). Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  5. Friis, Rasmus (March 3, 2022). "Det hele faldt på plads for Mads Krogsgaard på andet semester". Uniavisen. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  6. (Danish) - Overview of recipients of Danish decorations: https://www.kongehuset.dk/monarkiet-i-danmark/ordener-og-medaljer/modtagere-af-danske-dekorationer/#oversigt-over-modtagere-af-danske-dekorationer
  7. Mortensen, Thomas Mikkel (October 5, 2019). "Efter ti års fejlslagen forskning fik Mads en dristig idé: Nu har Novo ramt en guldåre". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved May 27, 2021.
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