Premier Veterinary Group plc announced that Juliet Thompson has been appointed as a director and as the independent non-executive chairman of the company with effect from 25 April 2016. She succeeds Iain Ross as Chairman. Iain Ross will remain on the board as a non-executive director.

Daniel Smith, the Chief Financial Officer, will be leaving the company in September 2016 to move to another part of the UK. Juliet Thompson is currently a non-executive director of Nexstim.