Animalcare Group plc announced that Chris Cardon will step down from his position as Chief Executive Officer. The Board has appointed Jenny Winter to succeed Chris as Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 October 2018. Chris will remain on the Board of the Company as part of the executive management team, transitioning to Chief Strategy Officer as of 1 October 2018.

Chris will continue to lead the Company's international strategic vision and acquisition strategy and be part of Jenny's leadership team. Jenny joins Animalcare with over twenty years' experience working in big pharma in various senior commercial roles for AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline. Most recently, Jenny was Vice-President of Respiratory products - Global Supply Chain and Strategy at AstraZeneca, a position she held from 2015.

Roles at the company also include Vice-President Cardiology - Global Product and Portfolio Strategy, Commercial Director - Eastern Europe, Marketing Company President Hungary, where she led a major change programme to drive future success and Global Vice President, Group Public Affairs.