Gabriel Millan Joins Mars as Chief Financial Officer for Pet Care Business
Mars has named Gabriel Millan as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for their leading pet health, services and nutrition business. Millan, who will join the business in December, will lead the global finance function for the $30B+ pet care business, reporting to Loïc Moutault, President of Mars Petcare.
Millan has more than 25 years’ experience in corporate finance, strategy, M&A and IT at Fortune-500/FTSE-100 companies across consumer goods and life sciences. He has led global finance organizations with a track record of driving transformation and accelerating talent and diversity within the function.
Loïc Moutault, Mars Petcare Global President said: “We’re thrilled to welcome Gabriel. His combination of deep finance experience, proven impact and passion for talent development will be real assets to our team. We are confident he will make a significant contribution to our business and in driving our purpose: A Better World for Pets.”
Millan commented: “Mars is an organization I’ve aways admired, especially the company culture and Principles. I’m eager to contribute to the continued growth of the Petcare business and to help transform the experience of pet ownership for the better.”
He joins Mars Petcare from GSK where he is currently SVP, Commercial CFO, overseeing commercial finance and products worldwide. He joined GSK in 2020 as Global CFO Vaccines and Global Health. Prior to joining GSK, he worked at Reckitt Benckiser, a FTSE100 consumer goods company, where he held increasingly senior finance leadership roles in Southern Europe, the UK and the US, including CFO, Global Supply and CFO, North America where he led the Consumer Health business. He began his career with Essity Group—formerly SCA—a global manufacturer. At Essity, he held a range of corporate finance, M&A and transformation roles throughout his 15 years with the company, including VP, Finance for South America.
Claus Aagaard, Mars, Incorporated Chief Financial Officer, added: “Gabriel is a well-respected global finance leader with a wealth of experience overseeing finance operations in complex, diverse businesses. His expertise and experience will bring exceptional value to the global Mars Finance community and to Mars Petcare.”
Mars Petcare is a global leader in pet care, spanning comprehensive veterinary care (including: AniCura, BANFIELD, BLUEPEARL, Linnaeus and VCA ), nutrition (including PEDIGREE, ROYAL CANIN and WHISKAS), breakthrough programs in veterinary diagnostics