Bishopton Veterinary Group has welcomed two new partners into its leadership team, as well as recently recruiting three new vets.
As part of the independent group’s continued growth, Laura Pearce, who joined Bishopton in 2021, is now a small animal sector partner and Alex Oliver, who has worked at Bishopton for seven years, is now a farm sector partner. The pair are both based at the group’s Ripon surgery and take the total number of partners to 11.
In their new roles, the pair will oversee a team of vets, nurses, vet techs and administration staff in their respective divisions, as well as being involved in a wide range of business functions including procurement, marketing, finance and sustainability.
Laura said: “After moving back from Nottingham, I knew I wanted to join Bishopton which has a long-established and very reputable name across North Yorkshire, and I’m extremely proud to become a partner in the small animal sector four years later.”
Alex added: “It’s been a long-held ambition to become a partner at Bishopton, and it follows several years of planning, combined with guidance and mentoring from several existing partners.
“Becoming a partner is also part of our long-term plan to maintain our independence. This enables us to control our pricing structure, maintain our high service levels and ultimately puts us in charge of our own destiny, which all benefits both our clients and our team.”
Andrew Curwen, CEO at XLVets, said: “The appointment of Laura and Alex to partners at Bishopton is a superb example of effective succession planning in a well-known and successful independent practice.
“For a longstanding practice like Bishopton to be able to welcome the next generation of partners into its ranks is key to it being able to safeguard its independence. This means ensuring there are people who are willing and able to step up, and this is just one area where XLVets always works closely with our members to help them plan for the future.
“This involves sharing knowledge and experiences as well as creating strong alliances and developing a collaborative culture to ensure that the decades ahead are successful.”
