Officers & Council

SPVS Council members and Officers are here to help you and your practice. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions please use the contact details below to get in touch with the relevant Officer or Council member or email office@spvs.org.uk

SPVS Officers, 2011/2012

President - Richard Holborow BVSc MBA MRCVS 

Senior Vice President - Jacqui Molyneux BVSc BSc MRCVS 

Honorary Secretary - James Yeates

Honorary Treasurer - Colin Thomson  BVM&S MBA MRCVS 

Qualified in 1978 from Edinburgh.  Elected to SPVS Council 2010 and to the post of Treasurer in 2011.  Senior partner in a 12 vet mixed practice in Keighley, West Yorkshire.  Obtained an MBA in 2005.  Interests in online IT and veterinary business models.  Email: treasurer@spvs.org.uk

President Elect - Gudrun Ravetz BVSc MRCVS

Honorary Editor - Iain Richards BVSc CertVA Cert SHP MRCVS 

Member Support Officer - Adi Nell BVSc CertVD MRCVS 

Junior Vice President - Nick Stuart BVM&S MRCVS

Qualified in 1981 from Edinburgh. Worked at Rowe Veterinary Group, as sole vet to a large pig and dairy enterprise, at Terry Heard’s pig practice and set up a business carrying out embryo transfer in pedigree sheep before buying a mixed practice in Gloucestershire in 1989. In 1992 he merged with a neighbouring practice to form Vale Vets which grew to a 33 vet practice and Vale Referrals was launched in 1994. Vale Vets sold the Bristol practice in 2005, split with Bushy Equine in 2009 and now have 2 centres, the veterinary hospital in Dursley and a thriving referral practice in Portishead.  Elected to Council 2009 

Secretariat 

Claire Rosser, Sarah Reeve and Sally Hall keep the Society’s office running smoothly.

Council members

Nick Lloyd BVSc MRCVS

Qualified from Bristol in 2001, joined a mixed practice in Devon, became a partner in 2004. Elected to council in 2004. Vice Chairman of the Vet XML Consortium and is involved in IT Projects. Kingsteignton Veterinary Group, 21 Gestridge Road, Kingsteignton, Devon. TQ12 3EZ. Surgery Phone 01626 354260 

E-mail: nick.lloyd@spvs.org.uk

Richard Hillman BVSc CertVA MRCVS

Qualified from Liverpool in 1982.  Principal of nine vet small animal practice in Walsall, West Midlands, clinical director of 11 vet practice in Birmingham, partner in North Birmingham emergency clinic and partner in a veterinary practice management software company.  Elected to Council in 2001. Recent Graduate Support Officer 2001-2004. President 2008-09.

Email: richard.hillman@spvs.org.uk

Nick Acworth BVSc CertEM(StudMed) MRCVS

Graduated from Bristol in 1997.  After a year in mixed practice Nick spent 6 years at Rossdale and Partners in Newmarket, during which time he completed a Certificate in Stud Medicine, and spent a year doing stud work in South Africa.  Following a further 3 years in equine practice in Surrey and Berkshire, he moved into a business Operations manager role at Companion Care vets to learn the ropes of running veterinary practices. After 3 years with Companion Care he moved again to his current role, where he manages Pet Doctors Veterinary Clinics, a group of 28 clinics scattered throughout Southern England.

Email: nick.acworth@spvs.org.uk

Mike Vaughan BVetMed, MRCVS

Acquisitions manager at CVS which runs 222 practices employing 525 vets across the UK. Graduated from London in 1973. Elected to Council 2007. Chairman VetXML Consortium

E-mail: mike.vaughan@spvs.org.uk

Dr Paul R Manning MA VetMB MSc(VetGP) DProf MRCVS

Qualified from Cambridge in 1979, principal of a mixed practice in Newport Pagnell. Member of SPVS Council since 1998, Honorary Treasurer 2001/04, Honorary Editor 2005 - 2008.

E-mail paul.manning@spvs.org.uk

Dave Rowlands BVSc CertEM(StudMed) MRCVS

I graduated from Liverpool University in 1997. After a year and a half in mixed practice in south Wales I followed my true vocation which is equine practice. I worked for 2 years in a busy equine practice in County Cork, Ireland before going to New Zealand suposedly for a 6 month locum for a stud season but I stayed for 2 and a half years! I returned to the UK in 2003 to work at Rossdale and Partners, Newmarket where my duties were mainly stud work and sport horse medicine. In 2005 I joined Penbode Veterinary Group, a 26 vet mixed practice covering Devon and Cornwall to establish a new equine department (Penhale Equine Clinic). In 2008 I became a partner. We now have 3 full time equine vets within the practice.
My non professional interests include: skiing, triathlon and cooking.

Email dave.rowlands@spvs.org.uk

Catriona Curtis BVM&S MRCVS

Graduated from the Royal (Dick) Veterinary College in 2004.  For two and a half years she worked in a rural mixed practice in the south Lake District.  She then worked in New Zealand for a few months before returning to the UK and locuming as a small animal vet.  Since April 2008 she has worked as a small animal vet in a large progressive mixed practice near Carlisle. She has an active interest in medicine and critical care.  She is about to start her Cert AVP.   In 2007 she was the Lakeland representative on BVA council.  Elected to council in May 2009.

E-mail: catriona.curtis@spvs.org.uk

Tom Flynn MVB CertSAD MRCVS

Qualified in 1985 from Trinity College, Dublin and spent four years in large and mixed animal practice in Ireland, before moving to a small animal practice in Essex.  Joined the Goddard Veterinary Group in 1991 working at the Wanstead Veterinary Hospital, a busy first opinion, 24 hour emergency and referral centre in East London.  I now work as Clinical Director of the Goddard Veterinary Group which has over 40 branches and 3 hospitals based in London.   Elected to SPVS Council 2010.

E-mail: tom.flynn@spvs.org.uk

Stephanie Writer-Davies BVSc MRCVS

I qualified from Bristol in 1984 and spent 4 years in mixed practice before deciding to concentrate on small animal work.  After 11 years as an assistant in the London area, with no prospect of partnership I decided to start my own practice and opened Mimram Veterinary Centre, Welwyn, Hertfordshire in 1999.  This has grown to a successful a 3-vet practice and I am sole owner and partner. Elected to SPVS Council in 2010.

My outside interests include skiing, walking/rambling and rugby.

E-mail: stephanie.writerdavies@spvs.org.uk

Peter Brown BVetMed MRCVS

Qualified in 1982 from London.  Elected to SPVS Council 2010

E-mail: peter.brown@spvs.org.uk

Brian Faulkner BSc. (Hons) BVM&S, MBA, MSC (Psych), Cert (GP) SAM,  Cert (GP) BP&S MRCVS

Brian graduated from The Dick Vet School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh in 1995.  He has worked in over 50 practices throughout the UK both as a clinician and a practice consultant.  He set up, developed and grew a cluster of veterinary practices in Suffolk between 2002 and 2009.  He completed an MBA in 2001 as well as a Masters in Science in Applied Positive Psychology in 2009.

Brian was the Petplan Vet of the Year in 2008

He is particularly interested in helping people understand and develop the spectrum of skills (business, communication, leadership and well-being) that enable them to deliver good outcomes in their work and lectures frequently on these subjects. Elected to Council 2011. 

 Email: brian.faulkner@spvs.org.uk

Christian LeVan BVM&S MRCVS

Qualified in 1999 from Edinburgh.  Currently working as a partner  in a central London small animal clinic. 

Elected to Council 2011. 

Email: christian.levan@spvs.org.uk

Catherine Brown BVSc MRCVS

Graduated from Melbourne 1989.  Employed in the UK veterinary industry since June 1991, initially in independently owned small animal practices and, after gaining MBA in 2003, employed in multisite veterinary groups in managerial roles.  I have also worked in charity and joint venture situations.  Keen distance runner and dog owner.   Elected to Council 2011.

Email: catherine.brown@spvs.org.uk

Constitution

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