Mars Petcare names Nefertiti Greene president of new Science & Diagnostics division

Mars Petcare has appointed Nefertiti Greene as president of the business's new division, Science & Diagnostics starting July 18, 2022. In this role and as a member of the Petcare leadership team, Greene will oversee the expanding diagnostics business and lead science throughout the company, including Waltham Petcare Science Institute.

Nefertiti Greene, new Science & Diagnostics division president (Photo courtesy of Mars Petcare).

"Nefertiti will play an integral role in the continued growth of our diagnostics business and accelerate the impact of our science. We're very proud of our diagnostics business, which has a central role in the broader Mars Petcare ecosystem as an important way we deliver on our Purpose,” expressed Loic Moutault, Mars Petcare president, in a company release.¹ “And we recognize that shifting from curative to preventative veterinary care depends on being able to accurately predict and diagnose disease in pets."

Greene previously served as head of enterprise strategy and chief of staff to the CEO at Johnson & Johnson (J&J). She offers almost 30 years of industry experience ranging general management, commercial operations, pre-clinical and clinical research across both the pharmaceutical and medical technology realms.¹

Before that position at J&J, Greene held other positions there including US President, Ethicon, Inc, a multi-billion-dollar U.S. general surgery business. Prior to that she served as global president, Ethicon, and president of Janssen Therapeutics where she had P&L responsibility for the company's US infectious diseases and vaccines pharmaceutical business. Greene launched her career in scientific research with Regeneron and then worked in clinical research, marketing, and commercial operations with various pharmaceutical companies, including 4 years as the US division head for diabetes with Bayer before J&J.¹

"I am excited to join the Mars Petcare leadership team and look forward to using my experience in the healthcare industry to help build on the successes in diagnostics and science at Mars Petcare. As a pet owner I'm looking forward to helping further the reach and impact of diagnostics and science for pets around the world,” Greene commented, in the release.¹

While at J&J, Greene was an executive advisor for the Enterprise Veterans Leadership Council, and a member of the North America Diversity Equity and Inclusion Enterprise advisory board. Now, she is a member of the Executive Leadership Council and in 2019 was recognized by NAFE (National Association of Female Executives) as P&L Leader of the Year. What’s more, she is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Women's Sports Foundation.

Reference

Nefertiti Greene joins Mars Petcare to run new Science & Diagnostics division. News release. Mars Petcare. July 14, 2022. Accessed July 14, 2022. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nefertiti-greene-joins-mars-petcare-to-run-new-science--diagnostics-division-301586775.html