Maziar Mike Doustdar

Mike Doustdar became senior vice president of International Operations in 2013, a business that includes 80 affiliates - all of Novo Nordisk’s commercial affiliates outside of the US. Novo Nordisk’s International Operations had sales of approximately DKK 112 billion in 2024 and serve approximately 35 million patients.

Prior to this role, Mike led Novo Nordisk’s Southeast Asia and Oceania commercial area out of Malaysia, following on from his leadership of the Middle East business. Prior to this, he was general manager based in Turkey and held leadership roles in finance and IT. Mike Doustdar became executive vice president in 2015. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Orion Corporation.