Rimma Driscoll

Rimma Driscoll is Executive Vice President and Head of Global Strategy, Commercial and Business Development at Zoetis, the world’s leading animal health company and a member of the Fortune 500.

In this role, Ms. Driscoll leads a diverse portfolio of global teams that span both innovation-enabling functions and commercial operations. Her responsibilities include oversight of Global Strategy, Business Development, Global Commercial Development, Business Integration, External Innovation, Strategic Alliances, and Medical Affairs, as well as Zoetis’ Platinum Performance and Global BioDevices commercial businesses. Together, these teams sit at the intersection of long-term growth strategy and near-term business execution, giving Ms. Driscoll a unique vantage point across the company’s R&D pipeline, deal-making engine and global market development efforts. 

Ms. Driscoll joined Zoetis in 2016 as Vice President of Business Development. Under her leadership, Zoetis has successfully completed key acquisitions and partnerships to accelerate the company’s geographic expansion and growth in areas such as diagnostics, precision animal health and genetics. In addition, she has partnered across the business to advance innovation and identify investment opportunities that complement and strengthen the company’s product portfolio in various therapeutic areas.  

Prior to joining Zoetis, Ms. Driscoll spent 21 years at Procter & Gamble where she led global business development and strategic alliances across multiple businesses in pharmaceuticals, consumer healthcare, beauty care and new business ventures. Her global expertise spanned a broad range of transactions from acquisitions to strategic alliances, joint ventures, partnerships and divestitures. 

Ms. Driscoll is a board member of Dexcom, the global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), and Pumpkin Insurance, a preventive care and pet insurance provider in which Zoetis has a minority stake. She holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Bowling Green State University and earned a Master of Business Administration from Xavier University.