Ms. Mikkelsen is President of MSD in Asia Pacific (AP). The AP region includes 7,000 employees across 12 markets: Australia & New Zealand, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Ms. Mikkelsen joined MSD in 1997, holding several roles across Europe with increasing responsibility, including head of Denmark & Iceland, Scandinavia & Ireland, Nordics & Baltics, and mid-Europe. She also helped establish MSD’s fertility business in Europe & Canada. In 2016, Ms. Mikkelsen moved to the company’s U.S. headquarters, serving as Senior Vice President for Diversified Brands, a global business line that included mature brands and life-cycle management center.
Ms. Mikkelsen has served a leadership role in several industry associations. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for several organizations, including Falck and the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC), the premier advocacy organization for U.S. corporations operating within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). She also serves on the Nomination Committee for USABC. In November 2019, Ms. Mikkelsen was named one of the 100 Most Influential Women in Denmark by Berlingske. In 2020, she was named to the Business Insider list of 100 people Transforming Business in Asia. Ms. Mikkelsen is an Executive Ambassador for MSD for Mothers, a 10-year, $500 million corporate responsibility program focused on creating a world where no woman dies giving life.
Ms. Mikkelsen holds a Master of Science in Pharmacy from the Royal Danish School of Pharmacy and Diploma in Business Economics from Copenhagen Business School.