Lars Petersen

President & Chief Executive Officer

Lars is a visionary leader with over 30 years of experience in Life Science including his tenure at FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies.   

In 2019 when FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies acquired the Biogen site in Hillerød, Denmark, he assumed the role of COO for the site, and he most recently served as the Head of the Large-Scale business unit in charge of manufacturing sites in Denmark and Holly Springs, North Carolina, US. Lars has been responsible for the Global Large Scale Commercial operation including full profit and loss accountability as well as the responsibility for over $6.2 Billion global expansions both in Hillerød, Denmark, and Holly Springs, NC.   

Lars has held leadership positions with Biogen, Genentech/Roche, Novo Nordisk, Novozymes and NNE, and he has successfully executed projects in Europe, China and the US.   

Lars holds a master’s degree from the Technical University of Denmark.