Directors
Main Board
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an Page Chief Executive
Aged 45, Ian joined the Group’s principal trading subsidiary NVS at its formation in 1989. He was also part of the MBO in 1997. In 1998, he was appointed Managing Director at NVS. He joined the Board in 1997 and became Group Chief Executive in November 2001. Ian has played a key role in the development of the Group’s growth strategy. Prior to joining the Company, he gained extensive knowledge and experience through various positions he held within the pharmaceutical and veterinary arena.
Simon Evans, B.Com, ACA Group Finance Director
Aged 42, Simon qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1988 and spent seven years at KPMG. He joined NVS in 1992 and was appointed Group Finance Director in 1997 following the MBO. He played a major role in the management buy-out of the Group from Lloyds Chemists in 1997 and its subsequent listing on the London Stock Exchange in 2000.
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d Torr Development Director
Aged 46, Ed joined NVS as Sales Director in 1997 and he was appointed Managing Director of Arnolds and Dales in 1998. He relinquished this role in 2003 to focus on his Main Board responsibilities, specifically the strategic development of the Group’s licensed veterinary pharmaceutical portfolio in key international territories. Prior to joining the Group, he worked within the animal healthcare sector for a number of companies including ICI, Wellcome and Alfa Laval Agri.
Michael Redmond Non-Executive Chairman
Aged 62, Michael joined the Group as a Non-Executive Director in April 2001, and was appointed Chairman in July 2002. He has extensive pharmaceutical industry experience having begun his career with Glaxo and through senior positions with Schering Plough Corporation. In 1991, he joined Fisons plc and in 1993 was appointed to the Board as Managing Director of the Group’s Pharmaceuticals Division. Michael left Fisons in 1995 following its takeover by RPR. He is also Executive Chairman at Synexus Limited. Michael is Chairman of the Nominations Committee.
Malcolm Diamond, MBE Senior Non-Executive Director
Aged 57, Malcolm joined the Board in August 2000 and is also Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. He is a Non-Executive Director at the Unicorn AIM VCT 11 Investment Fund, and a Senior Non-Executive Director at Centurion Electronics Group plc. His other directorships include Chairman at CWO Limited, Jacksons Fencing Limited and My Marketing Limited. In addition, Malcolm advises a number of private businesses on their strategic planning, management development programmes and marketing initiatives. Malcolm was previously Chief Executive at Trifast plc, a role he held for 18 years.
Neil Warner, BA, FCA, MCT Non-Executive Director
Aged 53, Neil joined the Board in May 2003. He is Finance Director at Chloride Group PLC, a position he has held since 1997. Prior to this, he spent six years at Exel PLC (formerly Ocean Group PLC) where he held a number of senior posts in financial planning, treasury and control. He has also held senior positions in Balfour Beatty PLC (formerly BICC Group plc), Alcoa and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Neil is Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Senior Management
Mike Annice, BSc (Hons), MR PharmS Managing Director, Dales Pharmaceuticals
Aged 46, Mike graduated from The School of Pharmacy at Aston University in 1980. Prior to joining Dales in 1990 as Site Manager, he worked within the Hospital Pharmacy Service, Glaxo and SSS International (formerly Cupal Pharmaceuticals). He was appointed Technical Director at the time of the Group’s MBO. Mike was appointed Managing Director at Dales in March 2002.
Giles Coley, BSc Managing Director, Arnolds Veterinary Products and Dechra Veterinary Products UK
Aged 44, Giles joined Arnolds in 1999 as Sales & Marketing Manager. He took over the role of Managing Director from Ed Torr in October 2003. Prior to this, Giles spent 14 years with Genus (formerly MMB) in various management roles in agricultural business consultancy. He holds a BSc in Agricultural Technology gained at Harper Adams University.
Mike Eldred, BA, MBA President, US Operations, Dechra Veterinary Products
Aged 36, Mike was appointed in November 2004 to head up the Group’s sales and marketing drive in the United States. He has over 12 years’ professional experience in the US animal health sector, having held senior positions in business development, sales and operations at Virbac Corporation, and international marketing and operational positions at Fort Dodge Animal Health. Mike began his career with Sanofi Animal Health where he managed the pharmaceutical and biological production planning activities.
Dr Peter Graham BVMS, PhD, CertVR, DipECVCP, MRCVS Managing Director of NationWide Laboratories and Cambridge Specialist Laboratory Services
Aged 38, Peter was appointed Managing Director of NationWide Laboratories and Cambridge Specialist Laboratory Services in 2003. Peter graduated from the University of Glasgow Vet School in 1989, where he remained as Small Animal House Physician and Research Scholar until 1995. During this period he was awarded the RCVS Certificate in Veterinary Radiology and a PhD on the Epidemiology and Management of Canine Diabetes Mellitus. He contributed to the initial commercialisation of biochemistry and endocrinology lab services at the University of Glasgow. Between 1995 and 2002, Peter was Assistant Professor at the world’s largest specialist veterinary endocrinology laboratory in Michigan State University, USA, leading it as Section Chief from 2000. He was awarded Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Clinical Pathologists in 2002.
Dr Susan Longhofer, DVM, MS, DipACVIM Product Development and Regulatory Affairs Director
Aged 48, Susan joined the Group in June 2005. She has 17 years’ industry experience in development and worldwide registration of animal health pharmaceuticals having worked for multinational corporations including Virbac Corporation, Heska Corporation and Merck Research Laboratories. Her veterinary degree is from Texas A&M University and her MS is from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She was awarded Diplomate status in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 1992. She has a number of Academic and Professional Honours including membership on the Board of Directors of the American Heartworm Society and the Executive Council of the American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
Martin Riley Managing Director, National Veterinary Services
Aged 42, Martin was appointed Managing Director of National Veterinary Services in 2005. A graduate of the Welsh Agricultural College in Aberystwyth, Martin has extensive knowledge of the animal healthcare and veterinary sectors. Before joining the Group, he previously held several senior positions over an 18 year period with the pharmaceutical manufacturer Merial Animal Health.