Background
Ovlisen, Mads was born on September 3, 1940 in Copenhagen. Son of Svenn Dalgas and Alice (Kanstrup) Ovlisen.
Ovlisen, Mads was born on September 3, 1940 in Copenhagen. Son of Svenn Dalgas and Alice (Kanstrup) Ovlisen.
Bachelor of Laws, University Copenhagen, 1966. Master of Business Administration, Stanford University, 1972.
Associate law firm, Copenhagen, 1966-1970; general counsel, Novo Industri Aktieselskab, Bagsvaerd, Denmark, 1972; executive vice president, Novo Industri Aktieselskab, Bagsvaerd, Denmark, 1975; assistant managing director, Novo Industri Aktieselskab, Bagsvaerd, Denmark, 1979-1981; managing director, Novo Industri Aktieselskab, Bagsvaerd, Denmark, 1981; company managing director, Novo Nordisk Aktieselskab, Bagsvaerd, 1989. Board directors Den Danske Bank.
Trustee American-Scandinavian Foundation, New York City, 1986, Danish American Foundation, Copenhagen, 1986. Member of advisory counsel Stanford University School Business, 1989.
Married Lise Hallas-Moller, September 27, 1963. Children: Annemette, Kirstine, Thomas.