Executives/Virbac CEO
Paul Martingell, CEO of Virbac

Who is the CEO of Virbac in 2026?

Paul Martingell is the Chief Executive Officer of Virbac. Paul has held the CEO seat since 2025, and was previously SVP Region Head Europe - Sanofi Consumer Healthcare at Sanofi.

Updated September 24, 2026
Time in seat
1 year
CEO since 2025
Career span
28 years
First recorded role July 1998
Education
ICAEW Chartered Accountant (FCA)
Summary
  • Before Virbac, Paul Martingell was SVP Europe & Latin America at Opella from October 2024 to July 2025.
  • Paul Martingell holds a master of Business Administration (MBA) with Distinction from University of Edinburgh Business School, and studied at ICAEW Chartered Accountant (FCA).

Current company

Virbac

Virbac is a French animal health company.

Animal healthHeadquartered in CarrosFounded 1968

Source: Wikipedia

Career and education

Paul Martingell has been CEO of Virbac since 2025. Before Virbac, Paul was SVP Region Head Europe - Sanofi Consumer Healthcare at Sanofi from May 2021 until October 2024.

Career

  1. Virbac2025 to present
    • CEO Virbac
  2. Opella2024 to 2025
    • SVP Europe & Latin America
  3. Sanofi2017 to 2025
    • SVP Region President - Europe & Latin AmericaNovember 2022 to July 2025
    • SVP Region Head Europe - Sanofi Consumer HealthcareMay 2021 to October 2024
    • SVP Chief Growth Officer, Sanofi Consumer HealthAugust 2020 to April 2022
    • SVP Asia Region Head, Sanofi Pharma (Genzyme & General Medicine)October 2019 to July 2020
    • VP Region Head - Latin America, Sanofi Consumer HealthJanuary 2017 to October 2019
  4. Boehringer Ingelheim2014 to 2016
    • Regional Director: Consumer Health (Japan, USA, Canada, Australia ) & GM China (Acquired by Sanofi)
  5. Novartis2011 to 2015
    • General Manager: NetherlandsFebruary 2013 to April 2015
    • Regional Marketing Director - Central EuropeJuly 2011 to January 2013
  6. Reckitt2001 to 2011
    • Global Brand Director (T400 position)July 2009 to July 2011
    • Marketing, Sales & Finance rolesAugust 2001 to July 2011
  7. EY1998 to 2001
    • Audit Senior

Sources: LinkedIn profile

Education

ICAEW Chartered Accountant (FCA)University of Edinburgh Business School, Master of Business Administration (MBA) with DistinctionSource

Decision makers by function

70+ decision makers at Virbac in Unify, vice president level and above. Choose a function to see who leads it.

Decision maker preview

Top decision makers at Virbac

Vice president level and above, most senior first
Laura WatenpoolVice President of Sales · USA@corporate.virbac.com
Mark ChampVice President Marketing · USA@corporate.virbac.com
Fabrice PayotVP New Business · USA@corporate.virbac.com
LARAICHI MehdiHead of Latin America & Country Managing Director Brazil | Virbac · BRA@corporate.virbac.com
See every decision maker at Virbac

Unlock every decision maker at Virbac

Get verified profiles, contact data, and live buying signals in Unify.

Leadership team at Virbac

Paul Martingell leads a leadership team of 9 published executives.

Most senior 5 of 9

NameTitleIn seat since
Paul MartingellChief Executive Officer2025
Habib RamdaniExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer - Deputy CEONot stated
André MathieuExecutive Vice President, OperationsNot stated
Bertrand HavrileckExecutive Vice President R&DNot stated
Nathalie PolletExecutive Vice President, Global Marketing & Market DevelopmentNot stated

Sources: Virbac governance page, Group Executive Committee

Frequently asked questions

Who is the CEO of Virbac?

Paul Martingell is the Chief Executive Officer of Virbac. Paul has held the CEO seat since 2025, and was previously SVP Region Head Europe - Sanofi Consumer Healthcare at Sanofi.

When did Paul Martingell become CEO of Virbac?

Paul Martingell has been CEO of Virbac since 2025, according to LinkedIn profile.

What did Paul Martingell do before Virbac?

Paul Martingell was SVP Region Head Europe - Sanofi Consumer Healthcare at Sanofi from May 2021 until October 2024, according to LinkedIn profile.

How long has Paul Martingell been CEO of Virbac?

Paul Martingell has been CEO of Virbac for 1 year, since 2025.

Who else leads Virbac?

Habib Ramdani (Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer - Deputy CEO), André Mathieu (Executive Vice President, Operations), Bertrand Havrileck (Executive Vice President R&D), Nathalie Pollet (Executive Vice President, Global Marketing & Market Development), and 4 more. Source: Virbac governance page, Group Executive Committee.

Reach Virbac's decision makers

70+ leaders at vice president level and above, with verified work emails and phone numbers in Unify.

Methodology

The seat holder is identified in Unify's professional profile dataset, then confirmed against the company's published leadership page, its SEC filings, and Wikipedia before publication. Career and education rows carry the public document they were taken from. Leadership team membership follows the company's own leadership page; in-seat dates come from filings where available and otherwise from the profile record. Company figures are read from the Unify headcount page for the same company and are profile coverage measures, never company-reported workforce totals. The employee preview lists vice president and senior vice president level profiles by department. No personal contact details are published.

Identity confirmed against Wikipedia, Virbac. Last verified: September 24, 2026.