Giving China the biotech advantage

CEO Nielsen aligns Novozymes with nation's embrace of high-quality development

Peder Holk Nielsen, 63, president and CEO of Novozymes, a global biotechnology company headquartered in Denmark, has coined an aphorism: Life is too short not to have a good job.

Clearly, he has landed a great one for the nth time in a 35-year career with Novozymes. "I have held many different positions in Novozymes. Every job I have had has been a great one. This one (president & CEO) is also a great one."