Mars Announces New Leadership for Veterinary Health and Science & Diagnostics Businesses
Mars has announced changes to the leadership of two key divisions within its $30B+ Petcare business. Nefertiti (Nef) Greene, current President of Mars Science & Diagnostics will move to the role of Global President for Mars Veterinary Health from December. With this change, Mars welcomes Katie Devine as the new Global President of the Science & Diagnostics business. Both will report to Loïc Moutault, President of Mars Petcare.
Nef Greene joined Mars in 2022 to lead the newly created Science & Diagnostics division. During the last two years, she has led the growth of the business, building a full diagnostics portfolio. Greene has significant experience in services and healthcare, with an almost 30-year career at companies like Johnson & Johnson, Bayer and Forest Laboratories (now Allergan) in roles of increasing complexity across both the human pharmaceutical and medical technology sectors.
President of Mars Petcare, Loïc Moutault said, “I’m delighted that Nef will step up to lead our Veterinary Health business, working with 70,000 passionate, pet-loving associates. She is a hugely talented leader with decades of complementary experience across health and services. I’m confident under Nef’s leadership we will harness the knowledge, talent and resources across our organization to support the veterinary profession and deliver world leading care for pets.”
Speaking on her new role, Greene said, “It’s a great honor to lead the Mars Veterinary Health business and to work with the thousands of associates globally who work tirelessly to set the standard for high-quality care, delivered through millions of pet visits each year across our 3,000 veterinary hospitals and clinics worldwide. I’m excited to join the team.”
Following this change, Mars has announced that Katie Devine will join the business on Oct. 21 to lead the Science & Diagnostics division. She joins Mars from Johnson & Johnson (J&J) where she most recently served as President of US General Medicines, Canada & Puerto Rico, a combined business of nearly $6.5 billion in revenue and more than 2,000 employees. During her time at J&J she worked in Cardiovascular Health, Infectious Disease, Pain Relief, Allergy, Digestive Health, Smoking Cessation and Skin Health. A seasoned leader, her career has spanned more than 25 years in consumer health and pharmaceutical businesses across operations, supply chain, marketing, sales and general management.
“We are delighted to welcome Katie to Mars – and are excited for the next phase of growth for the Science & Diagnostics business,” said Moutault. “Diagnostics in animal health is so important, because pets can’t talk – so innovative diagnostics capabilities enable veterinary professionals to better understand and respond to companion animal health needs. I’m confident Katie is the right leader to continue the great progress of the last two years,” he added.
Speaking on her new role, Devine said, “Mars is an organization I have admired throughout my career, and I am excited for the opportunity to join this incredible team and lead the Science & Diagnostics division. With more than 60 years of world leading companion animal science and almost 90 years of heritage in pet care, the business is working to advance the knowledge and understanding of animal health – and to bring transformative solutions that will make a genuine difference to pets around the world.”