The CEO of Zoetis on How He Prepared for the Top Job

摘要

Alaix began his career in finance and then spent years running businesses within large pharmaceutical companies. He was heading the animal health division at Pfizer when the company decided to spin off the division in an IPO and make him the CEO. Alaix knew that sophisticated external communication skills would be especially important in the months leading up to the IPO: He would be telling the company's story to analysts and potential investors, and their opinion of its strategy would have a direct impact on the value of the stock offering.