Barbara Fiorini

Barbara joined Novo Holdings A/S in 2020 as General Counsel and has since 2021 been part of the Executive Leadership Team. In her role, she is heading the legal department and overall responsible for handling all legal affairs of the company, including providing legal advice and assistance to all investment teams whether on new investments, divestments/exits or matters relating to portfolio companies.

Prior to joining Novo Holdings A/S, Barbara worked for ISS World Services A/S, where she was responsible for the legal aspects of the activities in the Europe region and for legal compliance and corporate governance group-wide. In addition, Barbara was part of the transaction teams on multiple M&A transactions across the world. Before that, Barbara worked as senior legal counsel for Genmab A/S, dealing with the company’s large partnerships, in- and out-licensing and collaboration agreements. From 2011 to 2013 she worked for Genmab US, Inc. in New Jersey, US. During her earlier career she was employed as attorney-at-law at the law firm Plesner in Copenhagen, specialising in M&A.

Barbara holds a Master in Law from the University of Copenhagen (1999) and is a member of the Danish Bar Association.