Meet the Team

I am CEO and founder of VetPartners. From a young age I wanted to be a vet and saw practice at the age of 14 at Minster Vets in my home city of York. I studied veterinary medicine at Glasgow University, qualifying in 1998, and later returned to Minster Vets, where I became a partner in 2009.

I established VetPartners in October 2015 as I wanted a family of practices that would reflect the values we held so dearly at Minster Vets, where respect, collaboration, supporting each other and being dedicated and approachable was at the heart of everything.

I have fostered a culture of warmth and belonging at VetPartners. My passion is caring for pets and their owners, while supporting colleagues across our family of practices and central team.

Outside of work, I love spending time with my family, hillwalking, running and learning new skills. I own a dog and a cat.

My role is to support all of our teams to achieve their potential and enable them to achieve our aim of being the veterinary group of choice.

I have vast experience from 25 years working in a wide variety of sectors, including private equity-owned businesses.

I was interim Chief Finance Officer at Hovis, Group Finance Director for the Royal Bank of Scotland’s car division and the Kalon Group, owners of Leyland and Johnstone’s Paint.

I joined VetPartners in January 2017.

I am Chief Marketing Officer at VetPartners and have extensive marketing experience working on fast-moving consumer goods and European and global brands. I spent 15 years with Procter & Gamble and then seven years with CWT, working in France, Switzerland and London. My role is all about communications and engaging with people on our culture, our values of being a great place to work and the great experience we want to deliver to clients and patients.

I am from Lyon, France, and I love to travel and spend time with friends and family. I enjoy Pilates and jogging to keep fit, whilst enjoying good food and drinks with loved ones.

As part of the leadership team, we are all role models of VetPartners’ values and culture. They are our most precious asset that make us who we are and different to anyone else. We are the guardians of that.

After completing my computer science degree, I qualified as an accountant and spent several years in various manufacturing, commercial, and operations senior finance roles at Morrisons. I joined VetPartners in 2018, and as group finance director I set our strategy and lead our planning, budgeting, and forecasting function. I also report directly back to the business and our stakeholders, and am responsible for identifying opportunities for improvement across the group, in areas such as procurement and AI. I spend most of my free time with my young family and our dog, Pippa, and enjoy playing golf and swimming (although neither to the standard my competitive streak would like).

I started my career as an army officer, joining the Royal Signals after graduating from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. After leaving the Army, I worked in London as a head hunter for some of the largest financial services companies in the world, moved to Devon with my family and joined Axiom Vet Lab as an IT manager, before becoming the general manager. At VetPartners, I work closely with our UK laboratories and help practices across Europe provide the best possible diagnostic service. In my own time, I enjoy running, taking care of my pets and spending time with my family.

My team and role focus on supporting the needs of practices, by understanding the opportunities and development they require. I provide analysis and solutions on topics such as team development and engagement, business operations, client relations and experience, as well as practice performance and productivity.  Before joining VetPartners, I was involved in the planning and implementation of Zoetis business consulting services, aiding in the design and delivery of a range of business support services and solutions. My training included the completion of a veterinary specific business course at Purdue University in the USA, study with the European School of Management and working alongside experts in the UK. I have spent more than 20 years in the veterinary profession, and before moving into the veterinary pharmaceutical industry I spent five years in small animal head nurse and practice management roles. I have also authored several articles that have appeared in the veterinary press, and have provided workshops for the SPVS/VMG CPD series and The University of Liverpool.

I’m Head of Environment, Social and Governance, overseeing our sustainability strategy, charity and volunteering and corporate responsibility. I started my career in renewable energy consultancy, then worked as an environmental coordinator for Hammerson and as lead sustainability advisor at Yorkshire Water, before joining VetPartners in 2020. I have a PhD and MSc in Low Carbon Technologies from the University of Leeds, and a BSc in Environmental Sciences from the University of East Anglia.  I live in Leeds with my husband and our very energetic rescue cat, Suki.Outside of work, I volunteer doing social media for a rewilding and conservation charity. I also enjoy roller skating, walking and running with friends, or relaxing with a video game or a good book.

I have over 20 years’ experience as a business focussed technology transformational leader, with vast experience within global multi-channel and digital consumer goods businesses. I have a proven success within a variety of businesses and is passionate about how technology can enable operational efficiencies and increased revenues, rather than just being seen as a support service. I joined Vet Partners in November 2020.

I have over 15 years of experience working in tax, and studied management studies at the University of Leeds, before undertaking my professional accountancy and tax exams at KPMG. I have since worked for several large multi-nationals, including Aramark, where I was a tax director. I joined VetPartners in 2020, and have worked to create a supportive tax function, putting in place sound controls and governance whilst remaining true to the values of the group. Away from work, family life keeps me busy, whether it is looking after my children, supporting with their football at weekends or looking after our dog.

I joined VetPartners in 2022 and have 17 years of post-qualification legal experience, split between a leading national private practice firm and senior in-house roles. I act as the group legal counsel, heading up the legal function and providing oversight and advice across all of VetPartners’ teams and countries. I am also a passionate advocate for animals and love spending time with my own dog and cat, Maggie and Pippa.

I am VetPartners’ Programme Director, helping with numerous projects that touch all parts of our business.  I have extensive operational and commercial experience across several sectors.

I have been with VetPartners since 2016 when we had 25 practices and we have managed to maintain that family feel as we’ve grown.

I’ve experience in diverse roles, from working as CIO for a multinational oil and gas company, to IT Director for Scotland’s largest independent housebuilder. I am a graduate of the Common Purpose Matrix Programme and formerly a Committee member of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry.

Away from work, I am a dressage judge and Monty and I compete in dressage. Walking with Rosie and Orla, my two Border terriers, features high in my list of activities. I love the countryside and living beside the beach helps me indulge in my love of landscape photography.

I joined VetPartners in 2024 and have over 20 years of experience in the cyber security and data protection field, specialising in pragmatic, business enabling solutions.  I am a transformational leader and have worked across a diverse area of industries, including the public sector, higher education, retail and worldwide logistics. In my own time, I am obsessed with dogs and enjoy volunteering for the Pug Dog Welfare and Rescue Association.

I have been group procurement director since 2017, and oversee all direct procurement across the group.

Before joining VetPartners, I owned and managed a farm and equine supplies business in South Wales for over 10 years, whilst also playing semi-professional rugby, and later worked in veterinary sales at NVS (National Veterinary Services), the UK’s largest veterinary wholesaler.

Outside of work, I am a passionate Wales rugby fan and enjoy running marathons to raise money for charity and taking care of my dog, Pip.

I lead our Clinical Board to develop and support clinical communities across all our businesses.

I have worked as a vet in many clinical settings, from being an ambulatory farm vet and a specialist feline clinician to working in charity clinics. I have also spent significant amounts of time teaching and undertaking clinical research.

I hold an MSc in evidence-based medicine, a PhD in epidemiology, a diploma in feline medicine, and am a senior fellow of the Higher Education Authority and Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

I joined VetPartners in 2018 and enjoy working with the clinical network of dedicated volunteers from across our practices.

I spend a lot of my own time outdoors in the Peak District with my family, and love live music, running, reading and catching up with friends.

Before joining VetPartners in 2016, I worked in professional services, with a healthcare focus. My role is to oversee practices joining the VetPartners family and work with teams across our countries to ensure smooth processes.

I enjoy interacting with our teams and practice owners, and it makes me very proud to see practices and businesses choose to be part of our group and to get to support them as they achieve their goals.

Outside of work, I am kept busy by my two active young daughters and my dog, Rusty.

I am Group Director of Culture and People at VetPartners, overseeing all aspects of how we care for our people and the environment in which they work.

Among the areas I oversee are wellbeing initiatives, training and development, ESG and Health and Safety which bring together many of the different central support function teams within the business that help to shape and maintain VetPartners’ culture.

I graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2000 and have an RCVS Certificate in Veterinary Cardiology. I was a vet and a partner in Minster Vets in York, one of our founding practices, before joining VetPartners’ central support team in 2015.

I have a black and white cat called Jeff Junior (named by my children), and a Cockerpoo called Lily, and I enjoy driving, maintaining and rebuilding cars, scuba diving, running, mountain biking, and reading if there’s ever time.

What I love most about VetPartners is our culture of warmth and belonging. As part of the founding group, helping to maintain our values, such as supporting each other and working in collaboration, is extremely important to me.

I began my financial career at Deloitte in 2002, after which I worked in a variety of industries, including retail, manufacturing and financial services (in international listed and privately owned companies). My more recent roles have been in fast-growing private equity funded businesses. I joined VetPartners in 2018, and as group finance director, I am responsible for the people and processes that drive VetPartners’ financial reporting across all countries. As a member of the senior management team, I bring financial insight to strategic discussions that shape the future of the VetPartners group. I hold the role of senior accounting officer and am responsible for the group’s financial and tax control environment. In my own time, I am a keen cyclist and rock-climber and enjoy getting outdoors with my family.