Juan Ramón Alaix

Biography

Mr. Juan Ramón Alaix has been the Chief Executive Officer of Zoetis Inc. since July 2012. Mr. Alaix served as the President at Pfizer Animal Health Inc. at Microtek Int. Inc. since 2006, where he was responsible for the overall strategic direction and financial performance. He has over 35 years of experience of growing responsibility in finance, sales and management, including 15 years in the pharmaceutical industry. Mr. Alaix served as Regional President of Central/Southern Europe of Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals since 2003. He joined Pfizer from Pharmacia in 2003. He served as the Market President of Spain at Pharmacia Corporation from 1998 until its acquisition by Pfizer in 2003. In the 1990s, he served in general management with Rhýne-Poulenc Rorer in Spain and Belgium. He has been a Director of Zoetis Inc. since July 2012. Mr. Alaix serves as the President and Director of the International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH) and the Spain U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Alaix received a graduate degree in Economics from the Universidad de Madrid.

Research Interest

BUSINESS