Deirdre P. Connelly
Female, Hispanic/American, 65
Board Chair (Independent, elected by the General Meeting);
Member of the Audit and Finance Committee, the Compensation
Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee
First elected 2017, current term expires 2026
Special Competencies and Qualifications
Deirdre P. Connelly has more than 30 years’ experience as a
corporate leader and board member in publicly traded companies
with global operations. She has comprehensive knowledge and
experience with business conduct, business turnaround and
product development and has successfully directed the launch of
more than 20 new pharmaceutical drugs. As a former HR
executive, Deirdre P. Connelly also has valuable insight in
corporate culture transformation, talent development and
managing large organizations. She furthermore has significant
experience with the development of governance and other
sustainability related responsibilities from various leadership roles
and as a board member. Deirdre P. Connelly is former President of
U.S. Operations of Eli Lilly and Company and former President,
North America Pharmaceuticals for GlaxoSmithKline.
ESG Competencies: Social · Governance
Current Board Positions
Member: Lincoln Financial Corporation1, Macy’s Inc.2, Sarepta
Therapeutics, Inc.3
1.Chair of Compensation Committee, Member of Audit Committee, Corporate
Governance Committee and Executive Committee
2.Chair of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Member of
Compensation and Management Development Committee
3. Chair of Compensation Committee, Member of Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee
Pernille Erenbjerg
Female, Danish, 58
Deputy Board Chair (Independent, elected by the General
Meeting); Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee, Member of
the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
First elected 2015, current term expires 2026
Special Competencies and Qualifications
Pernille Erenbjerg has broad executive management and business
experience from the telecoms, media and tech industries. She has
extensive expertise with business conduct and in operation and
strategic transformation of large and complex companies,
including digital transformations and digitally based innovation,
and has been responsible for major transformation processes in
complex organizations including M&A. Pernille Erenbjerg
furthermore has significant IT and cybersecurity expertise and
sustainability related experience from various executive and non-
executive positions. She has a Certified Public Accountant
background (no longer practicing) and has a comprehensive all-
around background within finance, including extensive exposure to
public and private equity and debt investors. Pernille Erenbjerg is
former CEO and President of TDC Group A/S. Pernille Erenbjerg
is an audit committee financial expert based on her professional
experience, including her background within accounting, her
service in senior finance leadership at TDC Group A/S and as an
audit committee chair or member at other public companies.
ESG Competencies: Environmental · Social · Governance
Current Board Positions
Chair: KK Wind Solutions*
Member: RTL Group1, GlobalConnect, Nokia2
1. Chair of Audit Committee
2. Member of Audit Committee and Corporate Governance and Nomination
Committee
Rolf Hoffmann
Male, German/Swiss, 66
Board Member (Independent, elected by the General Meeting);
Member of the Audit and Finance Committee and the Scientific
Committee
First elected 2017, current term expires 2026
Special Competencies and Qualifications
Rolf Hoffmann has more than 30 years’ experience in senior
management and as a board member in the life science industry
worldwide. He has significant expertise with business conduct and
in creating and optimizing commercial opportunities in global
markets and has managed companies across multiple continents
with multibillion P&L and cross-functional accountability. Rolf
Hoffmann furthermore has knowledge and experience with
governance, compliance and ensuring organizational efficiency
from various management positions as well as from being a board
member. Rolf Hoffmann has held a variety of sales and marketing
and executive management positions with Eli Lilly and Company,
and is former Senior Vice President, International Commercial
Operations and former Senior Vice President, U.S. Commercial
Operations with Amgen.
ESG Competencies: Environmental · Social · Governance
Current Position, including Managerial Positions
Adjunct Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at University
of North Carolina Business School
Current Board Positions
Deputy Chair: Priavoid GmbH*
Member: Semdor Pharma*, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.1
1. Member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee