Steen Riisgaard

Quick Facts

Full Name	Steen Riisgaard
Occupation	Chief Executive Officer
Date Of Birth	Mar 22, 1951(1951-03-22)
Age	73
Birthplace	Esbjerg
Country	Denmark
Birth City	Region of Southern Denmark
Horoscope	Pisces

Steen Riisgaard Biography

Steen Riisgaard is one of the most popular and richest Chief Executive Officer who was born on March 22, 1951 in Esbjerg, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark. Steen Riisgaard (born 22 March 1951) was the chief executive officer and president of Danish biotech firm Novozymes the world’s biggest maker of industrial enzymes. He was the CEO since Novozymes was established through a merger with Novo Nordisk in 2000 . He was dismissed in 2013, when Peder Holk Nielsen took over as the CEO.

The beginning of January, 2008 Novozymes had announced that they would be partnering with US agricultural giant Cargill to manufacture acrylic acid using natural raw materials. In December 2009, the company announced a collaboration with Brazilian petrochemical firm Braskem to create polypropylene from sugarcane.

“I’m very happy that my job isn’t only about making money (…) the more products we sell, the more enzymes we develop, the cleaner the world becomes”.

Riisgaard has stated that an important motivation for working in Novozymes is the company’s positive impact on the environment:

When Novozymes was separated of Novo Nordisk in a demerger in 2000, Riisgaard was made President and CEO of the company. He has held the post since then.

Steen Riisgaard Net Worth

Steen Riisgaard is one of the richest Chief Executive Officer from Denmark. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Steen Riisgaard 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Riisgaard began in his professional career working as a fellow in the Serum Institute of Denmark and as a researcher for Foss Electric, Denmark. In 1979 He was hired by Novo Nordisk in Enzymes Research & Development. In 1982, he relocated to Tokyo to set up the Enzymes Research & Development unit within Novo Industri Japan Ltd. Novo Nordisk subsidiary Novo Industri Japan Ltd. Following returning in Denmark at the end of 1985, He worked in several positions in the company prior to being elevated to the position of the position of Corporate Executive Vice President, with duty in the area of Enzyme Business in 1989.

Steen Riisgaard received her education by the University of Copenhagen and holds an MSc in Microbiology since 1979. Protection of the environment and nature was an early priority and Steen Riisgaard was the founder of an local section of the ecological group Noah (Friends of the Earth Denmark) situated in Ballerup, Denmark.

Riisgaard has been vocal in his support for advanced biofuels (for which Novozymes produces the essential enzymes) and called for politicians to support the industry with credit lines and loan guarantees. Steen Riisgaard has repeatedly stated that Novozymes would be ready in 2010 with the enzymes necessary to convert agricultural waste to fuel at a price level competitive with gasoline, and on February 16, 2010, he announced that the enzymes were ready. According to Steen Riisgaard, biofuels are the first step on the way to a ‘bio-based society’ in which “sugar will be the new oil” and “the basis for an entire new chemicals industry”. In the bio-based society, traditional oil- based technology, products and infrastructure will be replaced by biotechnology and renewable raw materials input:

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Steen Ranked on the list of most popular Chief Executive Officer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Denmark. Steen Riisgaard celebrates birthday on March 22 of every year.