AZ’s Head of CVRM Joins Novo
Here is a brief preview of this blast: Novo Nordisk announced Ludovic Helfgott (pictured below), current global head of AZ’s CV, renal, and metabolism (CVRM), is joining Novo as the Executive VP of Biopharm. According to the press release, Helfgott will join Novo effective April 3, 2019 at which point Jesper Brandgaard, current head of Novo Biopharm and well-known former CFO, will retire. Below, FENIX provides thoughts on Helfgott’s appointment and potential future impact to Novo as well as an analysis of how the Biopharm position could help Helfgott’s career.