Henrik Gürtler

CEO

Henrik Gürtler was born on 11 August 1953 and is a Danish national. He holds an MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

In 1977, Henrik Gürtler joined Novo Industri A/S as an R&D chemist in the enzyme division. After a number of years in various positions within this area, Henrik Gürtler was appointed Corporate Vice President of HR development in Novo Nordisk A/S in 1991, and became Corporate Vice President of Health Care Production in 1993. In 1996, he was appointed member of Corporate Management, and has served as CEO of Novo A/S since 2000.

Henrik Gürtler is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Novozymes A/S, Copenhagen Airports A/S and COWI A/S, and member of the Board of Directors of Novo Nordisk A/S.