PARNELL SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM
Mr. Brad McCarthy – Chief Executive Officer
Brad joined Parnell as CFO in January 2010, and in 2012 assumed the additional role of Chief Operating Officer of Parnell Manufacturing overseeing the successful FDA approval of Parnell’s new manufacturing facility.
Brad commenced his career as one of the first employees to join Volkswagen Group Australia in the finance team. Brad then moved to London and commenced a six year stint at SIRVA Inc., the largest removals and relocation organisation in the world. As VP of Forecasting Planning and Analysis; Europe, Brad was responsible for 13 European countries with a turnover of $US350m. In 2007, Brad led SIRVA’s divestment of its European operations, running multiple M&A transactions valued at over $US100m. Brad then became CFO of the SIRVA subsidiary Pickfords Removals and led the transition of the finance back-office from London to Kuala Lumpur.
Brad has an undergraduate degree in Science, majoring in Physiology and Pharmacology before completing degrees in Business Administration and Commerce as well as his CPA.
Dr. Pablo Lamberto, DVM – Senior Vice President and President of US Operations
Dr. Lamberto served previously as a Vice President Global Commercial and Marketing Operations for CattleEye, a global leader in cow behavior monitoring using Machine Vision and AI, consolidating the company leadership in the UK while expanding the footprint into the US market. He also previously served as a Senior Director, US Precision Livestock Farming and led the US Dairy & Equine Marketing Team – USA, for almost ten years at Zoetis; in this position his focus was supporting US Dairy producers and Veterinarians to progress with their businesses in a sustainable way for the long term.
Prior to this, Dr. Lamberto led the Regional Cattle & Equine Commercial Team for the Canadian and Latin America regions at Pfizer Animal Health (now Zoetis). In this role he was responsible for shaping the key strategies in the Regional Cattle and Equine Business, and supporting all markets in the region, running the Marketing, Commercial and Technical teams.
Before his Regional responsibilities Dr. Lamberto held positions at Pfizer Animal Health of increasing responsibility in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, where he was Business Unit Director for Cattle, leading Sales, Marketing and Technical divisions.
In his 30-plus year career with CattleEye, Zoetis and Pfizer Animal Health, Dr. Lamberto has excelled in launching New Products, introducing CRM and Sales Management Systems, developing Strategic Brand Platforms, Price per Value Strategy, leading colleagues through Business Integrations and enhancing the use of Precision Livestock Farming Technology with dedicated ecosystems.
Mr. Leonardo Avendano – Senior Vice President, Manufacturing
Leonardo is the Vice President of Manufacturing based in Sydney, Australia responsible for managing global manufacturing operations including contract manufacturing.
Leo has extensive international experience in manufacturing. He began his career in the medical device sector in 1996 with Becton Dickinson, Mexico before moving to France for two years and then to the USA completing certification in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. In 2004 Leo was promoted to Plant Director for one of Becton Dickinson’s plants in Mexico, responsible for over 300 staff. In 2010 Leo immigrated to Sydney where he initially worked for Cochlear Ltd. in the Quality Leadership Team, and in 2012 he joined Parnell. Leo holds a Bachelor’s degree in Science, majoring in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from ITESM Mexico.
Dr. Joe Rosentel – Senior Vice President, R&D and Regulatory Affairs
Joe joined Parnell in 2021 as the Senior Vice President of R&D and Regulatory Affairs based in Littleton, CO, USA.
Joe has over 20 years of industry experience delivering innovative products to the veterinary profession. Joe started his Animal Health career with Merial, now Boehringer Ingelheim, as a field veterinarian working closely with the sales team and customers. He took that customer-focused knowledge into project leadership with Global R&D to lead the entire parasiticide portfolio. Joe led a team in the US and EU that focused on formulation, analytical, safety, toxicity, and clinical development with Dechra. He led the Global Development & Operations team of 131 at Zoetis R&D, delivering some of the most important new medications of today. Joe led supply chain, unregulated product development, and lobbying strategies for state VMAs, AVMA, and Congress at Pet Releaf. He has presented at national and international meetings, published peer-reviewed journal articles, and is an inventor on three issued patents.
In his spare time, Joe has served on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Humane Society and the Humane Society of Greater Kansas City.
Joe has a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Florida.
Mr. Mark Zeiderman – Senior Vice President, Finance
Mark joined Parnell in January 2022 as the Senior Vice President of Finance based in Sydney, Australia.
Mark Zeiderman is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years’ experience. Mark was the GM Finance at Network Ten from 2018 to 2020 and Corporate Finance Manager from 2014-2017. In these roles Mark was responsible for leadership of commercial and operational finance teams. Prior to this role Mark held a variety of senior finance roles at Network Ten and Eye Corp Media and commenced his career with KPMG.
As SVP Finance, Mark is responsible for the financial stewardship of the company, including the allocation of capital and resources, managing relationships and communication with all Finance stakeholders and for ensuring a strong and effective governance framework exists. Mark is also responsible for global Human Resources, Information Technology and Office Operations.