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Henrik Poulsen

Department

Board of Directors

Position

Board Member

Member of the Board since March 2021.

Henrik Poulsen was born in 1967 and is a Danish national. He received a MSc in Finance & Accounting from Aarhus School of Business, Denmark and furthermore he received a BSc, International Business, Aarhus School of Business, Denmark.

In the period 1999-2006, Henrik Poulsen held various executive roles with LEGO rising to become Executive Vice President of Markets & Products. From 2007-2008, Henrik Poulsen served as Operating Executive of Capstone, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. in the UK. In 2008, Henrik Poulsen was appointed as CEO and President of the Danish telecommunication company TDC Group. From 2012-2020, Henrik Poulsen served as CEO and President of Ørsted A/S, a global leader in renewable energy.

Other Board Positions and Management Duties:

  • Chair of the Board, Faerch Group A/S, Denmark

  • Chair of the Board, Chair of the Nomination Committee and Member of the Remuneration Committee, Carlsberg A/S, Denmark

  • Vice Chair of the Board, and Chair of the Audit and Remuneration Committee, Novo Nordisk A/S, Denmark

  • Board Member, Ørsted A/S, Denmark

  • Supervisory Board Member, Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Germany

  • Senior Advisor, A.P. Møller Holding, Denmark

Investing to benefit people and the planet

Novo Holdings A/S

Tuborg Havnevej 19

2900 Hellerup Denmark

+45 3527 6500

Email: Info@novoholdings.dk

CVR# 24257630

Media Relations

Christian Mostrup Scheel

Head of Public Relations

Email: novoholdingsmedia@novo.dk

+45 3067 4805

Novo Holdings US Inc.*

Boston:

200 Clarendon Street, Floor 45

Boston, MA 02116 USA

San Francisco:

One Market Plaza, Floor 17 of the Steuart Tower

San Francisco, CA 94105 USA

+1 (415) 552-6686

Email: Info@novoholdings.dk

Novo Holdings Equity Asia Pte. Ltd.*

#40-01, 6 Battery Road

Singapore 049909

Email: Info@novoholdings.dk

Novo Holdings (UK office)

16 Berkeley Street

London W1J 8DZ

Email: Info@novoholdings.dk

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*Novo Ventures (US) Inc., Novo Holdings US Inc., comprising Novo Growth and Principal Investments, and Novo Holdings Equity Asia Pte. Ltd. are separate legal entities that provide certain consultancy services to Novo Holdings A/S, mainly within the areas of identifying, analysing and negotiating various investment opportunities among life science and biotech companies in the US as well as certain follow-up activities related thereto, such as board memberships, financial control and reporting efforts.

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