WESTBROOK, Maine, Nov. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEXX
Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDXX), the global leader in veterinary
diagnostics, software, and water microbiology testing, today
announced that Pat Venters has
joined the company as Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.
Venters will be responsible for the company's commercial marketing
efforts, including global responsibility for its marketing centers
of excellence. Venters' role includes support of demand generation
initiatives, market research and analytics, digital and social
marketing, and brand and marketing communications.
"Pat Venters brings exceptional
business expertise and marketing innovation to this new leadership
role at IDEXX. She is an accomplished marketing executive,
successful at developing strategies that have driven growth and
customer engagement at the heads of some of the world's most
successful technology companies, including Hewlett Packard, Philips
Healthcare, and GE," said Jon Ayers,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IDEXX
Laboratories.
"Pat's strategic marketing leadership will help further drive
customer insights and champion customer needs as part of the
company's ongoing effort to strengthen the value proposition of our
innovative products and services," Ayers continued.
A key element of IDEXX's strategy is to pursue attractive
double-digit growth in its served markets. Over the last several
years, IDEXX has invested to broaden and strengthen its commercial
presence, including establishing several go-direct strategies in
important regions. This has enabled IDEXX to deepen its customer
relationships and educate the industry on the power of diagnostic
testing to increase the standard of veterinary care.
Venters joins IDEXX with 25 years of healthcare marketing
experience, most recently serving as Chief Marketing Officer for GE
Healthcare's ultrasound line of business, where she led strategic
business initiatives to drive customer engagement and growth of a
multibillion-dollar business.
Prior to her role at GE, Venters held various marketing
leadership positions at Philips Healthcare, including Vice
President of Professional Services and Solutions and Vice President
of Global Oncology and Women's Health, where she developed
transformational marketing solutions that decreased costs and
improved access and quality of care.
For more information about the IDEXX leadership team, go to
idexx.com/corporate/corporate-governance.html
About IDEXX Laboratories
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. is a leader in pet healthcare
innovation, serving practicing veterinarians around the world with
a broad range of diagnostic and information technology-based
products and services. IDEXX products enhance the ability of
veterinarians to provide advanced medical care, improve staff
efficiency, and build more economically successful practices. IDEXX
is also a worldwide leader in providing livestock and poultry
diagnostic tests and tests for the quality and safety of water and
milk. Headquartered in Maine,
IDEXX employs more than 7,000 people and offers products to
customers in over 175 countries.
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Media Contact:
IDEXX Laboratories
Media Relations
Elizabeth Hunt
+1 207 556 4650
elizabeth-hunt@idexx.com
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