Roger Moore

Roger Moore has 40 years of experience in the international pharmaceutical industry including almost 30 years as president of Novo Nordisk, the world's largest manufacturer of insulin and a global leader in diabetes care. Mr Moore established Novo's organisation in Japan as the first employee in 1977, and worked for the company until his retirement as chair at the end of 2007. From 2000, Mr Moore was appointed senior vice president of Japan and Oceania Region, responsible for Novo Nordisk's business in Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. He was also appointed a member of the senior management board, Novo Nordisk A/S. In 2007, Mr Moore was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.