Ozempic Is a Hit. So Why Is the Drugmaker’s CEO Out?
21 May 2025

Ozempic Is a Hit. So Why Is the Drugmaker’s CEO Out?

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Blockbuster drugs. Rising profits. Strong sales. And yet, Novo Nordisk, the Danish company behind the GLP-1 drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, made a surprising move last week: It pushed out its CEO. WSJ's Peter Loftus charts the rise of Ozempic and the fall of CEO Lars Jorgensen. Jessica Mendoza hosts. 



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