Kurt Anker Nielsen

Born 1945. Vice Chairman of the Board. Senior Vice President. Member of the Board since 2000. Elected for one year at a time

Other board positions:
Chairman: Reliance A/S
Member: The Novo Nordisk Foundation, Novo Nordisk A/S, and ZymoGenetics, Inc. (USA), Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Statoil-Hydro ASA (Norway) and LifeCycle Pharma A/S
Chairman of the Audit Committees: Novo Nordisk A/S, StatoilHydro A/S, Vestas Wind Systems A/S, ZymoGenetics Inc. and Life-Cycle Pharma A/S

Special competencies:
Expertise in financial matters and in-depth knowledge of Novozymes’ business