Board of Directors

Ian Page

Chief Executive

Aged 48, Ian joined the Group’s principal trading subsidiary NVS at its
formation in 1989. He was also part of the MBO in 1997. In 1998, he was appointed Managing Director at NVS. He joined the Board in 1997 and became Group Chief Executive in November 2001. Ian has played a key role in the development of the Group’s growth strategy. Prior to joining the Company, he gained extensive knowledge and experience through various positions he held within the pharmaceutical and veterinary arena.

Simon Evans BCom, ACA

Group Finance Director

Aged 45, Simon qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1988 and spent seven years at KPMG. He joined NVS in 1992 and was appointed Group Finance Director in 1997 following the MBO. He played a major role in the management buy-out of the Group from Lloyds Chemists in 1997 and its subsequent listing on the London Stock Exchange in 2000.

Ed Torr

Managing Director of Dechra Veterinary Products Europe

Aged 49, Ed joined NVS as Sales Director in 1997 and was appointed
Managing Director of Arnolds and Dales in 1998. He was appointed
Development Director in 2003 and Managing Director of Dechra Veterinary Products Europe in January 2008, following completion of the acquisition of VetXX. Prior to joining the Group, he worked within the animal healthcare sector for a number of companies including ICI, Wellcome and Alfa Laval Agri.

Michael Redmond †•

Non-Executive Chairman
Chairman of the Nomination Committee

Aged 65, Michael joined the Group as a Non-Executive Director in April 2001, and was appointed Chairman in July 2002. He has extensive pharmaceutical industry experience having begun his career with Glaxo and through senior positions with Schering Plough Corporation. In 1991, he joined Fisons plc and in 1993 was appointed to the Board as Managing Director of the Group’s Pharmaceuticals Division. Michael left Fisons in 1995 following its takeover by RPR. In February 2009, Michael was appointed Deputy Chairman of Abcam PLC, an AIM listed company.

Malcolm Diamond MBE *†•

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee

Aged 60, Malcolm joined the Board in August 2000. He is a Non-
Executive Director at the Unicorn AIM VCT II Investment Fund. In March 2009, Malcolm was appointed Executive Chairman of Trifast plc; he had previously held the position of Chief Executive at Trifast for 18 years until 2002. In addition, Malcolm is Chairman at CWO Limited and also advises a number of private businesses on their strategic planning, management development programmes and marketing initiatives.

Neil Warner BA, FCA, MCT *†•

Non-Executive Director
Chairman of the Audit Committee

Aged 56, Neil joined the Board in May 2003. He is Finance Director at
Chloride Group PLC, a position he has held since 1997. Prior to this, he spent six years at Exel PLC (formerly Ocean Group PLC and acquired by Deutsche Post in December 2005) where he held a number of senior posts in fi nancial planning, treasury and control. He has also held senior positions in Balfour Beatty PLC (formerly BICC Group plc), Alcoa and PricewaterhouseCoopers.