Pets At Home Group Plc Board Change (7955O)
22 May 2018 - 8:43PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 7955O
Pets At Home Group Plc
22 May 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 22 MAY 2018
Pets at Home Group Plc: Board Change
Professor Susan Dawson appointed Independent Non-Executive
Director
Pets at Home Group Plc, the UK's leading pet care business,
announces that Tessa Green, Independent Non-Executive Director, has
decided to step down from the Board at the Company's Annual General
Meeting (AGM) which will be held on 12 July 2018. Tessa has been a
Director of Pets at Home since 2014. Tessa will be succeeded at the
AGM by Professor Susan Dawson. Susan is a veterinary academic and
has been Professor and Dean of the Institute of Veterinary Science
at the University of Liverpool for the last seven years.
Susan started her career in veterinary practice in 1983 and has
held management positions at Liverpool University for the last ten
years. Susan has strong Board experience relating to the veterinary
world, including as Senior Vice President of the British Small
Animal Veterinary Association, a Council Member for the Royal
College of Veterinary Surgeons, and a Founder Member of the
Veterinary Schools Council.
Tony DeNunzio, Chairman of Pets at Home, said: "I would like to
thank Tessa for her excellent contribution over the last four years
and wish her every success in the future. We are delighted to
welcome Susan to the Board; she brings very strong veterinary
experience to the role and is an expert on the training and
wellbeing of vets, which will be hugely valuable as we continue to
develop this area of the business."
ENDS
On appointment, Susan will become Chair of the Corporate and
Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee and the Pets Before Profit
Committee. She will also be a member of the Remuneration Committee
and the Nominations and Governance Committee.
There is no further information to be disclosed under paragraph
9.6.13 of the UK Listing Authority Listing Rules. This announcement
contains inside information.
Investor Relations Enquiries
Pets at Home Group Plc: +44 (0)161 486 6688
Amie Gramlick, Director of Investor Relations
Media Enquiries
Pets at Home Group Plc: +44 (0)161 486 6688
Brian Hudspith, Director of Corporate Affairs
Maitland: +44 (0)20 7379 5151
James McFarlane
Joanna Davidson
About Pets at Home
Pets at Home Group Plc is the UK's leading pet care business;
our commitment is to make sure pets and their owners get the very
best advice, products and care. Pet products are available online
or from our 448 superstores, many of which also have vet practices
and grooming salons. Pets at Home also operates a UK leading small
animal veterinary business, with 461 First Opinion practices
located both in our stores and in standalone locations, as well as
four Specialty Referral centres. For more information visit:
http://investors.petsathome.com/
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