Appointment

NOAH names new officer team at AGM

Caitrina Oakes, managing director, Vetoquinol UK and Ireland, has been re-elected as the chair of NOAH for 2022/23 at the group’s recent AGM.  Also re-elected was senior vice-chair Jan Moehlenbrock (MSD Animal Health) and Mark Collinson (Norbrook) as treasurer, with new vice chair Ned Flaxman (KRKA) completing the NOAH officer…

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Pedigree Wholesale appoints head of customer

Pedigree Wholesale has appointed Chris Kirton to the brand new role of head of customer. Kirton brings a variety of experience across many companies, having worked at Coca-Cola, Hardy’s Wines, Princes Foods, and AG Barr. Starting his career in licensed Wholesale, he moved into FMCG, working for branded manufacturers across…

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Canophera names new president

Canophera, the creator of natural wood dog chews, has named Rob Johnson as its new president. Joining co-founders Sebastian Klafka and Benjamin Lemm, Johnson will reportedly help to drive growth for pet retailers in his new role.  From its initial launch in 2012, Canophera has reportedly gone from a small…

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NOAH welcomes PDA as latest member

The National Office for Animal Health (NOAH) has welcomed Paul Dick and Associates (PDA) as its latest associate member.  PDA is a global consulting firm that is based in Canada but is expanding to the UK, offering a broad range of services to animal health companies, including NOAH members and…

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PIF welcomes customer service coordinator

The Pet Industry Federation (PIF), the UK trade association for pet businesses, has strengthened its team with the appointment of customer service coordinator, Mollie Richardson. Richardson comes from 1Life gyms, where she was customer experience manager, developing and managing systems and processes to ensure that customer queries were handled effectively…

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Percuro Pet Food names Dr Scott Miller as brand ambassador

Percuro Pet Food has announced the appointment of veterinary surgeon Dr Scott Miller as its new brand ambassador. Dr Miller is perhaps best known as the veterinary resident of the ITV daytime programme, ‘This Morning’, He currently gives veterinary advice and tips to viewers during his regular appearances on the…

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Premier Nutrition strengthens pet team with new appointment

Premier Nutrition has announced the addition of Chloe Poolman to its pet team, the specialist nutrition consultancy and premix division of AB Agri, following a period of business acceleration. In her new role, Poolman will reportedly put into practice the team’s expertise and her own industry research to produce and…

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OATA board welcomes two new directors

OATA has welcomed two new directors to its board, with the appointments unveiled at the trade association’s Annual General Meeting which was held on 24 November.  Dr Sean Evans of Wharf Aquatics and Rob Peck of The Coral Centre were voted onto the board after several vacancies were created when…

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Sniffe & Likkit announces new partnership

Pet retailer Sniffe and Likkit has announced a partnership with pet behaviour and nutrition expert, Anna Webb. Sniffe and Likkit is a British dog grooming company which won ‘Pet Product of the Year’ from the PetQuip Awards in 2020. According to the brand, Webb is regularly featured across media such…

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OATA appoints new scientific support officer

OATA has announced that Matthew Hill will be joining its team as a scientific support officer.  He joins from the University of Portsmouth where he was a research associate working on trade data analysis. In his new role, he will support OATA’s Scientific and Technical advisor with analysis, research and…

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