BELGIUM | Mars has named Gabriel Millan, its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), for its leading pet health, services, and nutrition business.
Millan, who will join the business in December, will lead the global finance function for the $30B+ Petcare business and report to Loïc Moutault, President of Mars Petcare.
He has over 25 years of experience in corporate finance, strategy, M&A, and IT at Fortune 500/FTSE-100 companies in consumer goods and life sciences. He has led global finance organisations with a track record of driving transformation and accelerating talent and diversity within the function.
“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 significantly contribute to our business and in driving our purpose: A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS,” said Loïc Moutault, Mars Petcare Global President.
On joining Mars Petcare, Gabriel Millan said that Mars has been an organisation he has always admired, especially in terms of company culture and principles.
“I’m eager to contribute to the continued growth of the Pet Care business and to help transform the experience of pet ownership for the better.”
He joined Mars Petcare from GSK, where he was the SVP and Commercial CFO, overseeing commercial finance and products worldwide. He joined GSK in 2020 as the Global CFO of Vaccines and Global Health.
Before joining GSK, he worked at Reckitt Benckiser in senior finance leadership roles in Southern Europe, the UK and the U.S., 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. Over 15 years, he held various corporate finance, M&A, and transformation roles at Essity, including VP of finance for South America.
“Gabriel is a well-respected global finance leader with experience overseeing finance operations in complex, diverse businesses. His expertise and experience will bring exceptional value to the global Mars Finance community and Mars Petcare,” said Claus Aagaard, Mars, Incorporated Chief Financial Officer.
With the belief that pets make the world a better place, Mars Petcare has been inspired to deliver on its purpose: A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS – a world where they’re healthy, happy and welcome.
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