Mark Colton has joined Recruit4vets in Harrogate, as the newly created role of Head of Business Development. He brings with him a wealth of experience in both the Veterinary and Pharmacy Markets.
Mark’s recent role of General Manager for Europe, Middle East, Africa and North and South America, integrating this division of the market leading Veterinary PMS Service provider RxWorks into the Henry Schein family ensured that his enviable record in the Veterinary sector continued following successful periods at CVS and Companion Care/Vets4Pets
During Marks time as Head of Operations at Companion Care/Vets4Pets the group grew from 79 to 340 practices and during this period Mark successfully oversaw the integration of the two brands into the Pets At Home Vet Group. Exceptional year on year growth was a feature of Mark’s tenure with the group highlighting Mark’s exceptional understanding of the Veterinary profession and operational delivery.
Mark entered the Veterinary world after a successful five-year spell as a Divisional Head in Lloyds Pharmacy and a period in their Central Office.
On joining, Mark commented:
I am delighted and excited to be joining the Recruit4vets business at this pivotal point in their evolution, and feel that with the current team and exciting plans outlined by CEO Ella Snowball, we have an unbelievable opportunity to define new standards of excellence in the sector that will really benefit our clients.
Ella Snowball, CEO of Recruit4vets said:
Mark’s knowledge of the veterinary industry has made him a key addition to Recruit4vets and we are very excited to announce his arrival. We strongly believe our new innovations to provide our clients and candidates something more led us to Mark. We feel with Mark on board we can shake up the veterinary recruitment industry by not only providing the best candidates to our clients, but offering much more of a long-term recruitment strategy. We are fortunate to find someone of Marks calibre and we are confident Mark will play a key role in providing and implementing something no other recruitment agency can provide for both our clients and candidates.
