24October 2001
New chief executive for NOAH
Philip Sketchley has been appointedas the new chief executive of the National Office of Animal Health. He willjoin the association in mid November from veterinary wholesaler CentaurServices Limited, working alongside current director Roger Cook until the NewYear, when he takes up the reins. Mr Cook will remain as advisor until the endof March, when he retires.
Mr Sketchley, originally fromNottinghamshire, has a degree in Biochemistry and Physiology from LondonUniversity. He brings to NOAH a wealth of experience from 28 years in the humanpharmaceutical and animal medicine industries. Currently sales and marketingmanager at Centaur, he was previously national sales manager at Fort DodgeAnimal Health following its acquisition of and merger with Duphar Veterinary,having held the position of sales and marketing manager at Willows FrancisVeterinary before the two companies merged.
From 1987 to 1992 he was withCoopers Pitman-Moore (and its predecessor Glaxovet/Pitman Moore) variously asnational sales manager for veterinary pharmaceuticals and pet care, and seniorbrand manager of one of their strategic business units. After graduating in1973, he was with Leo Laboratories until 1987, in the human pharmaceutical andveterinary divisions.
This is not Mr Sketchley's firstexperience of NOAH. He was a member of the NOAH Companion Animal Sub-Committeefor 6 years, chairing it for 4.
"Theanimal health industry is now going through a period of change, which seems tobe accelerating rapidly. This will need NOAH and the members it represents tocall on, and further enhance, their relationships with other associations andorganisations involved in every facet of the animal health market. This will mean challenging timesahead. I am really looking forward toworking with the team at NOAH in the near future."
1. Forfurther information contact Roger Cook or Alison Glennon on 020 8367 3131, ore-mail noah@noah.co.uk or visit theNOAH website www.noah.co.uk
2. The National Office of AnimalHealth was formed on 1 January 1986 to represent the UK companies whichresearch, develop, manufacture and market licensed animal health products. Theassociation now has 38 corporate members and 12 associate members. In 2000NOAH's members accounted for around 95% of the 357 million UK animal healthmarket, with additional valuable exports.