Axiota Animal Health

Our Team


The Axiota® leadership team was formed around its vision to create an animal health platform that delivers breakthrough innovation to meet producer and consumer demands. With deep cattle industry experience and expertise across all functional areas, the Axiota leadership team is well positioned to execute on its strategy. The team’s goal is to deliver superior, first-in-class products for preparing cattle to thrive during transition and stress.

Jon Lowe

Jon Lowe

Chief Executive Officer
Jimmy Owens

Jimmy Owens

Chief Strategy Officer and Chief of Staff
Frank Pirozzi

Frank Pirozzi

Chief Finance Officer
Amanda Padilla

Amanda Padilla

Vice President, Finance
Jim Mason

Jim Mason

Vice President, Human Resources
Leander van der Walt

Leander van der Walt

Chief Commercial Officer, International and Business Development
J. Free

J. Free

Chief Commercial Officer, USA
Tina Greiman

Tina Greiman

Vice President, Marketing
Dusan Ruzic

Dusan Ruzic

Vice President, Manufacturing and Supply
William (Bill) Weldon, Ph.D.

William (Bill) Weldon, Ph.D.

Strategic Adviser and Acting Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Eithna O’Leary

Dr. Eithna O’Leary

Managing Director, Warburton Injectable Trace Mineral Technology Center
Ming Lau, Ph.D.

Ming Lau, Ph.D.

Senior Director of Research and Development,
MS Biotec

Corporate Governance

The Axiota Board of Directors guides the organization and combines a broad range of relevant business expertise in the areas of animal health management, agricultural industry research, development and technology, portfolio investment and cattle production.
Jon Lowe
Chief Executive Officer, Axiota
Rich Shuler
Chairman of the Board of Axiota, Operating Director
Paine Schwartz Partners
Spencer Swayze
Senior Advisor
Paine Schwartz Partners
Stephen Padgette
Managing Director, Technology Portfolio Excellence
Paine Schwartz Partners
Rick Greubel
Operating Director
Paine Schwartz Partners
Dan May
Board Member
President, La Vaca Cattle Company