Mr. Jeppe Christiansen has been Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Novo Nordisk A/S since March 20, 2013. He is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of the Company. He has been Chief Executive Officer of Fondsmaeglerselskabet Maj Invest A/S, Denmark, since 2009. He is also CEO of Maj Invest Holding A/S and Emlika ApS, as well as Member of the executive management of Maj Invest Equity A/S. He was Chief Executive Officer of LD Pensions from 2005 until 2009. Prior to that, he was Executive Director in Danske Bank from 1999 until 2004 with responsibility for group equity business and corporate international banking. From 1988 until 1999 he worked for LD Pensions, first as fund manager and later as deputy director with responsibility for the equity business. He is a Member of the Boards of Novo A/S, KIRKBI A/S and Symphogen A/S, as well as Chairman of the Board of Haldor Topsoee A/S, Vice Chairman of Maj Bank A/S and Member of the board of governors of Det Kgl. Vajsenhus. He has background and experience within the financial sector, in particular in relation to financial and capital market issues, as well as insight into the investor perspective. He has a Master of Science in Economics from the University of Copenhagen (Koebenhavns universitet), Denmark, from 1985.

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