CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF MAJOR VETERINARY CONSOLIDATORS

One good way to judge a corporate-owned veterinary practice is by the person who is leading the corporate consolidator or hospital group that owns and operates the practice. There are currently more than 70 corporate consolidators operating in the U.S. — REFER TO LIST BELOW.

Study conducted by CARE for Pets™ reveals that the majority of veterinary consolidators are led by non-veterinarians. It’s estimated that 1 out of every 3 general veterinary practices in the U.S. are now owned by corporate entities such as veterinary consolidators and hospital groups.

WILL CORPORATIONS OWN EVERYONE? (2.5.19)
https://www.vetpartners.com/practice_edge/will-corporations-own-everyone/
Refer to archive.org to read copy of article — page is no longer displayed on consolidator’s website.

  • It’s estimated that the pace of consolidation will likely slowdown in 6-8 years because there are not enough private practices left to acquire.
  • The end of consolidation starts to happen when the corporations start buying each other.
  • The market will likely see 5-7 longer term ‘survivors’ after the consolidators buy each other.

KEY FINDINGS:

  • The majority of the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) that lead the major veterinary consolidators and hospital groups are non-veterinarians.
  • Many of the CEOs have extensive experience with corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and high growth companies.
  • Some of the executives were previously partners at private equity (PE) firms which raise funds and manage these monies to yield favorable returns for shareholders, typically with an investment horizon of between four and seven years.

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The CEOs stated below include a link to their corresponding LINKEDIN Profile page which will provide additional details regarding their previous employment history. Our analysis reveals that several veterinary consolidator websites fail to disclose a complete job history of their executive leadership.

  1. Alliance Animal Health | Matthew Sussman (CEO/CO-FOUNDER) –LinkedIn
  2. Altano Group | Dr. Victor Baltus (CEO) –LinkedIn
  3. American Veterinary Group | Craig Niebur (CEO) –LinkedIn
  4. AmeriVet Partners Management, Inc (AmeriVet) | Orin Litman (CEO) –LinkedIn
  5. Animal Dermatology Group, Inc. (ADG) | Steven Mrha (CEO) –LinkedIn
  6. Apollo Veterinary Medical Hospitals | Dr. Steve Whatley (CEO/FOUNDER) –LinkedIn
  7. Associated Veterinary Partners (AVP) | Dzmitry Miranovich (CEO/CO-FOUNDER) –LinkedIn
  8. Avanti Equine Veterinary Partners, LLC | Andrew Clark, DVM (CEO) –LinkedIn | COMPANY ACQUIRED
  9. AZPetVet | Shannon Gillis (CEO) – LinkedIn | COMPANY ACQUIRED
  10. Banfield Pet Hospital | Mony Iyer (PRESIDENT) –LinkedIn
  11. Blue River PetCare (BRP) | Dan Blumenthal (CEO/CO-FOUNDER) –LinkedIn
  12. BluePearl Specialty + Emergency Pet Hospital | Nicholas Nelson, DVM (PRESIDENT) –LinkedIn
  13. Bond Vet | Garrett Lewis (CEO) –LinkedIn
  14. Cara Veterinary | Dr. Peter Brown (PRESIDENT) –LinkedIn
  15. CareVet | Greg Siwak (CEO) –LinkedIn
  16. CityVet | David Boguslawski (PRESIDENT/CEO) –LinkedIn
  17. Community Veterinary Partners | Kevin Ruff (CEO) –LinkedIn
  18. Companion Pet Partners | Nicolas Laperriere (CEO) –LinkedIn
  19. Curo Pet Care | Jonas Pilkauskas (CHAIRMAN) –LinkedIn
  20. CVCA Cardiac Care for Pets | NOT DISPLAYED – PREVIOUS: Katie Brooks, LVT, CVPM (CEO) –LinkedIn
  21. Destination Pet | Dr. Jennifer Strickland Fowler (CEO) –LinkedIn
  22. Doppler Veterinary Network | Derrick Kraemer (CEO) –LinkedIn
  23. Easyvet | Tim Schoenfelder (CEO) –LinkedIn
  24. Encore Vet Group | Bo Iler (PRESIDENT/CEO) –LinkedIn
  25. Ethos Veterinary Health | Ames Prentiss (CEO) –LinkedIn | COMPANY ACQUIRED
  26. EverVet Partners | Len Podolsky (CEO/CO-FOUNDER) –LinkedIn
  27. Family Vet Group | Chase Michalek (PRESIDENT/CO-FOUNDER) –LinkedIn | COMPANY ACQUIRED
  28. Galaxy Vets | Dr. Ivan Zakharenkov (CEO) –LinkedIn
  29. Global Veterinary Partners (GVP) | Chris Viotti (CEO) –LinkedIn
  30. GoodVets | Ryan Joseph (CEO) – LinkedIn Profile not available.
  31. Heart + Paw | Dave Lasus (CEO/COO) –LinkedIn
  32. Heartland Veterinary Partners | Greg DeAtkine (CEO) –LinkedIn
  33. Heritage Vet Partners | David Gnad (CEO) – LinkedIn Profile not available
  34. Hippo Veterinary Group | Dr. Bill Langhofer (CEO) –LinkedIn
  35. Innovetive Petcare | Mark Ziller (PRESIDENT/CEO) –LinkedIn
  36. Inspire Veterinary Partners | Kimball Carr (CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/CEO) –LinkedIn
  37. Lakefield Veterinary Group | Mollie Hoff (CEO/CO-FOUNDER) –LinkedIn
  38. MedVet | Dr. Linda Lehmkuhl (CEO) –LinkedIn
  39. Mission Veterinary Partners (MVP) | Michael Aubrey (CEO) –LinkedIn
  40. Modern Animal | Steven Eidelman (CEO/FOUNDER) –LinkedIn
  41. My Pet’s Vet Group (MPVG) | Bob Singleton (CEO/FOUNDER) –LinkedIn
  42. National Veterinary Associates (NVA) | Larry Allgaier (CEO) –LinkedIn
  43. Noah’s Animal Hospitals | Dr. Mike Thomas (PRESIDENT) –LinkedIn
  44. Northeast Veterinary Partners | Dr. David McGrath (CEO/FOUNDER) –LinkedIn | COMPANY ACQUIRED
  45. O’Brien Veterinary Group | Greg O’Brien (CEO) – LinkedIn Profile not available.
  46. Old Brown Dog | Joseph Marchell, DVM (CEO) –LinkedIn
  47. People, Pets & Vets | Chris Strong (CEO) –LinkedIn | COMPANY ACQUIRED
  48. Pet Paradise | Alex Miller (PRESIDENT/CEO) –LinkedIn
  49. Pet Partners | Ted Sprinkle, DVM (CEO/CO-FOUNDER) –LinkedIn
  50. Petfolk | CO-CEO/CO-FOUNDER: Audrey Wystrach, DVM –LinkedIn / Michael Wystrach –LinkedIn
  51. PetSmart Veterinary Services (PVS) | J.K. Symancyk (CEO/PRESIDENT) –LinkedIn
  52. PetVet Care Centers | Gino Volpacchio (CHAIRMAN/CEO) – LinkedIn Profile not available.
  53. PetVet365 | Todd Marcum, DVM (CHAIRMAN/CO-FOUNDER) –LinkedIn
  54. Pieper Veterinary | Tessa Olson, MBA (CEO) –LinkedIn
  55. Rarebreed Veterinary Partners | Dan Espinal (CEO) –LinkedIn
  56. SAGE Veterinary Centers | Gina Del Vecchio (CEO) –LinkedIn | COMPANY ACQUIRED
  57. Small Door Veterinary | Josh Guttman (CEO/CO-FOUNDER) –LinkedIn
  58. Southern Veterinary Partners | Jay Price, DVM (CEO) –LinkedIn
  59. Suveto | Marc Nathan (CEO/CO-FOUNDER) – LinkedIn | CRUNCHBASE
  60. Thrive Pet Healthcare | Tad Stahel (CEO) –LinkedIn
  61. United Veterinary Care | Joseph M. Garcia (CEO) –LinkedIn
  62. Valley Veterinary Care | Wesley Godwin (CEO) –LinkedIn | COMPANY ACQUIRED
  63. VCA | Patty Wu (PRESIDENT) –LinkedIn
  64. Veritas Veterinary Partners | Thomas Scavelli, DVM, DACVS (CEO) –LinkedIn
  65. Vet’s Best Friend | Jeff Wilson (CEO) –LinkedIn | COMPANY ACQUIRED
  66. Vetco Total Care | Joel D. Anderson (CEO) –LinkedIn
  67. VetCor | Chris Strong (CEO) –LinkedIn
  68. Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) | Dr. David Bessler (CEO) –LinkedIn
  69. Veterinary Innovative Partners (VIP) | Chris Bishop (CEO) –LinkedIn
  70. Veterinary Practice Partners (VPP) | John McDonough (CEO) –LinkedIn
  71. Veterinary United | Thomas Bankstahl, DVM (CEO) –LinkedIn
  72. VetEvolve | Nick Lodestro (CEO) –LinkedIn
  73. VetnCare | Dr. Andrew Moffatt (CEO) –LinkedIn
  74. Vets Pets | Steve Thomas (PRESIDENT/CEO) –LinkedIn
  75. VIP Petcare | McCord Christensen (CEO/CHAIRMAN) –LinkedIn
  76. WellHaven Pet Health | Jenni Jones (CEO) –LinkedIn
  77. Western Veterinary Partners | Carollee Brinkman (CEO) –LinkedIn

RECENT NEWS:

Thrive Pet Healthcare appoints new Chief Executive Officer (5.25.23)
https://www.pets.care/news/2023/05/thrive-pet-healthcare-appoints-tad-stahel-as-ceo/

  • Thrive Pet Healthcare, a veterinary network of 400 primary, acute, and specialty hospitals, announced the appointment of Tad Stahel as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective June 12, 2023.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Targets Private Equity Company for Consolidating Veterinary Sector, Raising Costs (8.16.24)
https://www.pets.care/news/2024/08/senator-elizabeth-warren-targets-private-equity-company-for-consolidating-vet-care-raising-costs-for-pet-owners/

  • Corporate consolidation of veterinary care and an accompanying rise in prices represents a major issue for American consumers and a life and death issue for their pets — senators urged the FTC and Congress to take stronger action against consolidation in the veterinary care industry.