11 November 2011
Animalcare Group plcDirectorate changes
Animalcare Group plc (AIM: ANCR), a leading supplier of veterinary medicines, announces that Peter Warner, the Company's Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary, will step down from the Board and that Raymond Harding has been appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director, both with immediate effect.
Peter Warner, who was previously Group Financial Controller
before becoming Chief Financial Officer of Animalcare Group
plc in October 2010, is expected to leave the Company before
31 December 2011. The process of finding a replacement for
Peter has begun and the Company expects to announce further
updates in due course.
Raymond Harding, aged 61, was until 2010 owner Managing
Director of Cyton Bioscience Ltd., a multi-service
consultancy for both animal health and pharmaceutical
industries. Raymond remains a Consultant for Cyton advising
and providing training on new product development and
registration in Europe.
Raymond has been both Chairman of the Association of
Veterinarians in Industry and President of the Federation of
European Veterinarians in Industry and Research. In addition,
Raymond is a member of the Institute of Directors and is a
Fellow of The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory
Affairs.
Earlier in his career, Raymond has held positions at Glaxo
Animal Health in the United Kingdom and Rhône Mérieux in
France. He is a qualified veterinarian having completed his
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and been admitted into the
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
Stephen Wildridge, CEO of Animalcare Group plc, said,
"We are very pleased to announce Raymond's
appointment to the Board. Raymond's credentials in the
veterinary world speak for themselves and we are very pleased
to have attracted someone of his calibre to our
business."
"In addition, I would like to express thanks to Peter on
behalf of the Board and
Shareholders for his contribution to the growth and development of Animalcare over the last few years and my personal thanks for his help and support during the time we worked together."
For further information:
Animalcare Group plc Stephen Wildridge (Chief Executive
Officer)
Tel: 01904 487 601
Brewin Dolphin (NOMAD)
Neil Baldwin Tel: 0845 213 4726
Walbrook PR Ltd Tel: 020 7933 8780 or Mob: 07980 541 893
Paul McManus paul.mcmanus@walbrookpr.com
Additional Information
Raymond Bryan Harding (aged 61) holds no shares in the
Company and other than as set out below there is no further
information to be disclosed under schedule 2(g) and Rule 17
of the AIM Rules in respect of his appointment as a Director
of the Company.
Raymond Harding is a director/partner or has been a
director/partner of the following companies/partnerships
during the previous five years:
Current directorships/partnerships Directorships/Partnerships
in the last 5 years
AnPharm Limited Cyton Biosciences Limited
Gosmore Limited
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