Zoetis Appoints Jamie Brannan to Newly Created Chief Commercial Officer Role

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Zoetis Appoints Jamie Brannan to Newly Created Chief Commercial Officer Role

2024-11-11 22:21 Last Updated At：22:30

PARSIPPANY, N. J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 11, 2024--

Zoetis Inc. (NYSE:ZTS) today announced the appointment of Jamie Brannan to a newly created role of Chief Commercial Officer, overseeing all commercial markets across the globe for the world’s leading animal health company. In this new role, Mr. Brannan will lead an evolved commercial organizational structure that will accelerate the company’s long-term growth strategy across key markets, drive greater global commercial collaboration and unlock future growth opportunities.

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Mr. Brannan, who is currently Executive Vice President and Group President International Operations, Aquaculture and Global Diagnostics, will assume his new role effective immediately. His expanded role includes oversight of commercial operations across the United States and all International markets.

“As we enter the next phase of accelerated growth driven by our innovative and market-leading portfolio, the creation of this role will optimize our commercial operations and best position Zoetis to identify and capitalize on new market opportunities and deliver an exceptional experience for our customers,” said Kristin Peck, Chief Executive Officer of Zoetis. “Jamie is a true enterprise leader who has built high-performing and customer-obsessed leaders and teams. I am confident that Jamie will help Zoetis drive our next phase of growth and continue to deliver excellent performance across markets.”

Mr. Brannan said, “Taking on this new role as Chief Commercial Officer is an incredible honor. I’m excited to lead our global commercial teams as we continue to innovate and deliver outstanding value to our customers. Together, we’ll drive Zoetis’ growth strategy, enhance our market presence and ensure we remain at the forefront of animal health solutions worldwide.”

Additional Leadership Changes

At the same time, Zoetis is announcing the following additional leadership changes:

About Jamie Brannan

As a senior business leader in human and animal health for over a decade, Mr. Brannan has consistently demonstrated his ability to build diverse teams with the agility to adjust through fast, evolving business conditions across international markets. Since joining Zoetis in 2016, Mr. Brannan has demonstrated a proven track record of strong commercial leadership, disciplined financial performance and the development of high-performing teams.

He most recently served as Executive Vice President and Group President International Operations, Aquaculture and Global Diagnostics at Zoetis, with responsibility for commercial operations in over 100 international markets, the global aquaculture and diagnostic businesses. Previously, he was president, Zoetis International Operations from June 2021 until November 2022, and senior vice president of Zoetis’ Northern Europe Cluster from October 2016 until June 2021.

About Zoetis

As the world’s leading animal health company, Zoetis is driven by a singular purpose: to nurture our world and humankind by advancing care for animals. After innovating ways to predict, prevent, detect, and treat animal illness for more than 70 years, Zoetis continues to stand by those raising and caring for animals worldwide – from veterinarians and pet owners to livestock farmers and ranchers. The company’s leading portfolio and pipeline of medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and technologies make a difference in over 100 countries. A Fortune 500 company, Zoetis generated revenue of $8.5 billion in 2023 with approximately 14,100 employees. For more information, visit www.zoetis.com.

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Video captures Minneapolis immigration arrest in a city on edge after shooting of Renee Good

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal agents carrying out immigration arrests in Minnesota's Twin Cities region already shaken by the fatal shooting of a woman rammed the door of one home Sunday and pushed their way inside, part of what the Department of Homeland Security has called its largest enforcement operation ever.

In a dramatic scene similar to those playing out across Minneapolis, agents captured a man in the home just minutes after pepper spraying protesters outside who had confronted the heavily armed federal agents. Along the residential street, protesters honked car horns, banged on drums and blew whistles in attempts to disrupt the operation.

Video of the clash taken by The Associated Press showed some agents pushing back protesters while a distraught woman later emerged from the house with a document that federal agents presented to arrest the man. Signed by an immigration officer, the document — unlike a warrant signed by a judge — does not authorize forced entry into a private residence. A warrant signed by an immigration officer only authorizes arrest in a public area.

Immigrant advocacy groups have conducted extensive “know-your-rights” campaigns urging people not to open their doors unless agents have a court order signed by a judge.

But within minutes of ramming the door in a neighborhood filled with single-family homes, the handcuffed man was led away.

More than 2,000 immigration arrests have been made in Minnesota since the enforcement operation began at the beginning of December, said Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told Fox News on Sunday that the administration would send additional federal agents to Minnesota to protect immigration officers and continue enforcement.

The Twin Cities — the latest target in President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement campaign — is bracing for what is next after 37-year-old Renee Good was shot and killed by an immigration officer on Wednesday.

“We’re seeing a lot of immigration enforcement across Minneapolis and across the state, federal agents just swarming around our neighborhoods,” said Jason Chavez, a Minneapolis city councilmember. “They’ve definitely been out here.”

Chavez, the son of Mexican immigrants who represents an area with a growing immigrant population, said he is closely monitoring information from chat groups about where residents are seeing agents operating.

People holding whistles positioned themselves in freezing temperatures on street corners Sunday in the neighborhood where Good was killed, watching for any signs of federal agents.

More than 20,000 people have taken part in a variety of trainings to become “observers” of enforcement activities in Minnesota since the 2024 election, said Luis Argueta, a spokesperson for Unidos MN, a local human rights organization .

“It’s a role that people choose to take on voluntarily, because they choose to look out for their neighbors,” Argueta said.

The protests have been largely peaceful, but residents remained anxious. On Monday, Minneapolis public schools will start offering remote learning for the next month in response to concerns that children might feel unsafe venturing out while tensions remain high.

Many schools closed last week after Good’s shooting and the upheaval that followed.

While the enforcement activity continues, two of the state’s leading Democrats said that the investigation into Good's shooting death should not be overseen solely by the federal government.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and U.S. Sen. Tina Smith said in separate interviews Sunday that state authorities should be included in the investigation because the federal government has already made clear what it believes happened.

“How can we trust the federal government to do an objective, unbiased investigation, without prejudice, when at the beginning of that investigation they have already announced exactly what they saw — what they think happened," Smith said on ABC’s "This Week."

The Trump administration has defended the officer who shot Good in her car, saying he was protecting himself and fellow agents and that Good had “weaponized” her vehicle.

Todd Lyons, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, defended the officer on Fox News Channel’s “The Sunday Briefing.”

"That law enforcement officer had milliseconds, if not short time to make a decision to save his life and his other fellow agents,” he said.

Lyons also said the administration’s enforcement operations in Minnesota wouldn't be needed “if local jurisdictions worked with us to turn over these criminally illegal aliens once they are already considered a public safety threat by the locals.”

The killing of Good by an ICE officer and the shooting of two people by federal agents in Portland, Oregon, led to dozens of protests in cities across the country over the weekend, including New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and Oakland, California.

Contributing were Associated Press journalists Giovanna Dell’Orto in Minneapolis; Thomas Strong in Washington; Bill Barrow in Atlanta; Christopher Weber in Los Angeles; and John Seewer in Toledo, Ohio.