Marie Grønnegaard Christensen is a leader in Egon Zehnder’s Nordic Healthcare practice, and a member of the London Healthcare team. She is active across all healthcare sectors in the space. She brings deep expertise in the pharmaceutical, biotech and med tech industries and is a core member of Egon Zehnder’s Global Health Practice. Based in Copenhagen and London, she advises clients on the entire C-suite as well as on Board of Director level. Further, Marie has expertise in succession planning at the C-suite and beyond. Leveraging her background in strategy and finance, Marie supports organizations to harness their strategic and operational goals in evolving markets. Marie is also active in the Financial Officers and Executive Assessment and Development practices.
It is a luxury to interact with talented leaders and ambitious companies. As I endeavor to understand their context and strategic objectives, I always strive to deliver a bit more than they ask for.
Prior to joining Egon Zehnder, Marie was Vice President of Corporate Strategy at Novo Nordisk. She started her career within Corporate Treasury, and has held leadership positions in finance, strategy, operations, and treasury controlling at the company.
Marie has an MSc in finance and economics from the University of Copenhagen. Further, she holds 2 BA degrees; one in finance and economics, and one in English, both from the University of Aarhus in Denmark. She has also studied at SUNY Binghamton in New York and Nebraska Wesleyan University. She is the mother of twins and enjoys running marathons and relaxing at her family’s second home in northern Italy.
