Roxanne Lagano

Roxanne Lagano is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Zoetis, the world’s leading animal health company and a member of the Fortune 500. In this role, she oversees all aspects of Zoetis' Legal, Compliance and Global Security functions.

Ms. Lagano joined Zoetis in 2013 upon the company’s spin-off from Pfizer Inc. and, until May 2024, served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. She played an instrumental role in the spinoff process and led the establishment of Zoetis’ worldwide Human Resources function – encompassing an award-winning workplace culture – and later assumed additional responsibility for Global Operations and Security.

Prior to Zoetis, Ms. Lagano was Senior Vice President, Global Compensation, Benefits and Wellness at Pfizer. In this role, she designed and implemented Pfizer's compensation and employee benefit programs globally. She also oversaw Pfizer's colleague wellness strategies, and the human resources aspects of the company's merger, acquisition and divestiture activities.

Ms. Lagano joined Pfizer in 1997 as tax counsel, after specializing in employee benefits, executive compensation and mergers and acquisitions at Schulte, Roth and Zabel, LLP, a New York law firm. She continued her legal career at Pfizer as an employment, executive compensation and employee benefits attorney before moving to Pfizer’s Human Resources group, where she held various positions of increasing responsibility, including Senior Director, Business Transactions (HR) and Senior Director, Employee Benefits.

In 2020, Ms. Lagano joined the National Board of Directors of INROADS, whose mission is to develop and place talented underserved youth in business and industry and prepare them for corporate and community leadership.

Ms. Lagano holds a bachelor’s degree from Long Island University, a Juris Doctor from Hofstra University, and is a member of the New York State Bar.