Where does Helle Bach work?

Helle Bach is Chief People Officer at Novo Holdings.

Where did Helle Bach go to school?

Helle Bach studied at INSEAD (Executive education, Transition to General Management); Aarhus University (M.Sc., Political Science); University of Florida (Master studies, International Political Economy).

Helle Bach

Investor

Chief People Officer at Novo Holdings

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

About

Helle Bach joined Novo Holdings in 2025 as Chief People Officer, sitting within the Strategy & People organisation and on the Executive Leadership Team, and oversees the People & Organisation function across offices in Denmark, the US, London and APAC. She previously led the global HR function at DSV A/S, where she built the Group HR function and took part in company M&A, and earlier led the people area at Egmont International Holding after starting her career as a management consultant at Rambøll Management. She holds a Master of Political Science from Aarhus University (2001).

Experience

Novo HoldingsChief People Officercurrent2025 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
DSV - Global Transport and LogisticsExecutive Vice President, Group HR2015 — 2025Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
Lindeblad a/sBoard Member2014 — 2018Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
Egmont International HoldingVice President, Corporate HR2006 — 2015Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
Egmont International HoldingHR Partner for Egmont’s Danish and Swedish book Companies2006Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
Egmont International HoldingHR Analyst2004 — 2006
Wium Wichmann Holding A/SBoard Member2010 — 2012Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
Rambøll ManagementSenior Consultant2003 — 2004
Rambøll ManagementConsultant2000 — 2003Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
Rambøll ManagementStudent assistant/Project Consultant1996 — 2000Greater Aarhus Area

Skills & more

Strategy53Strategic Planning4Management21Team Leadership3Leadership13Organizational Development61Talent Management16Human Resources64Strategic Communications12Change Management34Management Consulting19Entrepreneurship2

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Performance ManagementOrganizational DesignBusiness StrategyNew Business DevelopmentLeadership DevelopmentMarketing StrategyInternal CommunicationsDigital MarketingCorporate CommunicationsBusiness DevelopmentCoachingProject Management

Languages Danish · English · German · Norwegian · Swedish

Diploma in HR management — Djøf
Certified in Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Certified in OPQ personality testing — CEB is now Gartner: Talent Management

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Colleagues at Novo Holdings

Aaron Nelson

Partner at Novo Holdings

Abhijeet Lele

Senior Partner at Novo Holdings

Alan Liu

Principal at Novo Holdings

Aleks Engel

Partner at Novo Holdings

Alex Grooten

Senior Manager, Head of Accounting at Novo Holdings

Álvaro Gallego Jurado

Manager at Novo Holdings

Amalie Stokkeland

Senior Associate at Novo Holdings

Amer Sheikh

Partner at Novo Holdings

Frequently asked questions

Who is Helle Bach?: Helle Bach joined Novo Holdings in 2025 as Chief People Officer, sitting within the Strategy & People organisation and on the Executive Leadership Team, and oversees the People & Organisation function across offices in Denmark, the US, London and APAC. She previously led the global HR function at DSV A/S, where she built the Group HR function and took part in company M&A, and earlier led the people area at Egmont International Holding after starting her career as a management consultant at Rambøll Management. She holds a Master of Political Science from Aarhus University (2001).
Where does Helle Bach work?: Helle Bach is Chief People Officer at Novo Holdings.
Where did Helle Bach go to school?: Helle Bach studied at INSEAD (Executive education, Transition to General Management); Aarhus University (M.Sc., Political Science); University of Florida (Master studies, International Political Economy).

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Experience

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Colleagues at Novo Holdings

Frequently asked questions

Same school

Also attended INSEAD1,084

Also attended Aarhus University95

Also attended University of Florida221

Shared employers

Also worked at Novo Holdings49

Also worked at DSV - Global Transport and Logistics4

Also worked at Lindeblad a/s1

Also worked at Egmont International Holding6