NOAH's officer team for 2005

Roger Stone has been re-elected chairman of the National Office of Animal Health for 2005-2006. He is division director UK & Ireland for the Pfizer Animal Health, a position he has held since January 2002. The election took place at NOAH’s AGM in London on 20 April.

The vice-chairman role will again be shared this year, in order to extend the officer team expertise. Dr Tony Mudd an independent consultant to the animal health sector who represents Alpharma at NOAH remains as NOAH vice-chairman. He will be joined by Graham Dick, divisional head of the animal health division of Bayer HealthCare UK & Ireland and Bob Parmenter, livestock director, Schering-Plough Animal Health.

Bill Hird, last year’s chairman, remains NOAH past-chairman. Mr Hird is managing director of Elanco Animal Health in the UK and Ireland: his remit also includes the Scandinavian countries and Germany. Graham Davenport, country delegate/head of LAGE, Merial Animal Health Limited, remains as NOAH treasurer.

20 April 2005

Notes for Editors

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1. For further information contact Phil Sketchley or Alison Glennon at NOAH on 020 8367 3131, or by email noah@noah.co.uk or look at the NOAH website www.noah.co.uk

2. The National Office of Animal Health was formed on 1 January 1986 to represent the UK companies which research, develop, manufacture and market licensed animal health products. The association has 32 corporate members and 13 associate members. In 2004 NOAH's members accounted for well over 90% of the £420 million UK animal health market

Biographies

Roger Stone. Roger Stone is Division Director UK & Ireland for the Pfizer Animal Health, a position he has held since January 2002. Roger joined Pfizer Animal Health at the beginning of 1994 as Regional Marketing Director Europe based in UK and subsequently spent 3 years as Division Director Italy in Rome and most recently 4 years as Division Director France based in Paris. Prior to joining Pfizer he held sales and marketing management positions in pharmaceuticals with Boehringer Ingelheim, Rorer and Fisons.

Dr Tony Mudd .Dr Tony Mudd, is an independent consultant to the animal health sector who represents Alpharma at NOAH. He has had over 30 years of technical and commercial experience working for multi-national, animal health and nutrition corporations in general management, technical and regulatory affairs. The main focus of his activity has been with antimicrobials and antiparasitics and included feed additives such as vitamin and mineral premixes. He has headed the Global Animal Health Industry Association and participated as head of delegation to Codex Alimentarius. He is currently acting executive director, IFAH (International Federation for Animal Health).

Graham Dick. Graham Dick is a veterinary surgeon. After a number of years in general practice (including as a partner in a large practice in Diss with particular interest in herd health programmes) and a short spell with MAFF, he joined Bayer in Bury St Edmunds as technical products manager. Following nearly 10 years overseas with Bayer Australia and then Bayer HQ in Monheim, in August 2003 he arrived back in UK (this time Newbury, the Animal Health operation having been moved in the interim to join other Bayer HealthCare divisions at Bayer Headquarters in Newbury) to take over as divisional head of the animal health division of Bayer HealthCare UK & Ireland.

Bob Parmenter. Bob Parmenter, livestock director - Schering-Plough Animal Health, has been involved in animal health since 1970, when he joined the Animal Health Department of ICI Pharmaceuticals. His previous role within Schering-Plough was Director of Companion Animals up to 2000.

Bill Hird. Bill Hird, chairman from 2003-04, who also chaired the association from 1998-99, remains as NOAH past-chairman. Mr Hird is managing director of Elanco Animal Health in the UK and Ireland: his remit also includes the Scandinavian countries and Germany. He is also responsible for Elanco’s poultry business and public affairs throughout Europe.