Maija Lebel is currently a Global Public Affairs Lead in Novo Nordisk headquarters in Denmark since October 2022. She joined Novo Nordisk in 2015 and has lived and worked in different geographies covering Africa, Oceania, Gulf and JAPAC. Maija is working closely with Novo Nordisk Affiliates to build strong teams across different geographies to drive national and regional priorities in government affairs, access and strategic initiatives to support better patient outcomes in diabetes, obesity and other chronic conditions.

From 2015 to 2018, she was heading up Public Affairs and Health Equity initiatives for Novo Nordisk’s African Affiliate, establishing and leading Novo Nordisk’s global flagship initiatives such the Base of the Pyramid and Changing Diabetes in Children in different countries.
Prior to joining Novo Nordisk, Maija was an International Policy Manager at the Federation of French Mutual Benefit societies (FNMF) in Paris.
Maija is also a French Foreign Trade Advisors (CCEs) in Denmark. She holds a Master’s in International Law from Universite Pierre Mendes France, France.