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Corporate
Benjamin Wolin
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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Ajoy Karna
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Karna has an undergraduate degree in finance from Georgetown University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Northwestern University.
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Amy Sanford
Global General Counsel and Chief Human Resources Officer
A seasoned business executive with more than 20 years of proven results and collaborative problem solving with a customer-centric focus, Amy has extensive healthcare industry experience running Legal, Legislative Affairs, Risk Management, Shareholders Relations, Compliance, and Information Security.
She earned her Juris Doctorate from Yale Law School and her undergraduate degree from Murray State University.
Amy and her husband Shane have two daughters, Leia and Talia. Shane, Amy, Talia and Talia’s labrador Lue, live in Nashville, Tennessee.
Outside of work Amy spends much of her time running and has completed several marathons. You can often find her at Disney doing one of their endurance races.
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Christina McPherson
Head of Global Communications and Employee Engagement
Before joining Covetrus, Christina held senior leadership positions at companies including Tableau, Salesforce, and Starbucks. With a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a master's degree from The American University in Washington D.C., Christina brings more than 25 years of experience in communications.
Christina is the proud mom of a daughter who is currently a Sophomore at the University of Hawaii and the pet parent to two Golden Doodles.
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Link Welborn, DVM, DABVP
CHIEF VETERINARY OFFICER (CVO)
Dr. Welborn is a diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, certified in Canine and Feline Practice, the owner of seven hospitals accredited by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and an AAHA past president. In addition to his clinical focus, he has a strong interest in practice management and driving the economic success of the veterinary profession. He is CEO of Veterinary Study Groups, the umbrella organization for the more than 60 Veterinary Management Groups (VMG).
He is a Veterinary Innovation Council board member and has served as AAHA Delegate to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) House of Delegates, chair of the AVMA Veterinary Economics Strategy Committee, AAHA Representative to the World Small Animal Veterinary Association and member of the AAHA Canine Vaccination Guidelines Task Force since its inception in 2002, serving as chair 2010-2020.
Link helped spearhead the development of the AAHA/VMG Chart of Accounts, AAHA-Accredited VMG Groups, VSG/AVMA Principles of Veterinary Data Ownership & Stewardship, and the Coalition for Connected Veterinary Care.
His awards include the 2022 AVMA Award, AVMA President’s Award, AAHA Practitioner of the Year Award, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine Alumni Achievement Award, Florida Veterinary Medical Association Veterinarian of the Year Award and the first AAHA Dedicated Service Award. He is also a Distinguished Practitioner Fellow of the Veterinary Medicine Academy, National Academies of Practice.
He and wife, Laura, have two English Springer Spaniels, Jenner and Emma. Jenner would rather swim than eat and has been featured in the Underwater Dogs publications. They also share their home with two cats, Lance and Levi. Levi lost an eye to cancer a few years ago, but he can still boss the dogs around. Harper, a Blue and Gold Macaw, and Connie, a Yellow-Naped Amazon Parrot, both about 35 years old, are members of the family as well.
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North America
Matt Yordy
PRESIDENT, COVETRUS NORTH AMERICA
Matt has two sons, Jack and Joe, and two dogs, Griffin (8) and Tucker (12).
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Cameron Foster
Division CFO, North America
Prior to joining Covetrus, Cameron worked as an investment professional at private equity firms Observer Capital and Irving Place Capital and held executive leadership roles in private equity owned businesses. Cameron previously served as Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy at iHeartMedia, Inc. and as a restructuring and turnaround advisor with Alvarez & Marsal. He began his career as a mergers and acquisitions analyst in the investment banking division of Citigroup. Cameron received a bachelor’s degree in Public Policy Studies with Honors from Duke University.
Cameron is based in Brooklyn, New York, where his sons tend to a backyard menagerie starring a gray treefrog named Max.
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Kelly Gottfried
Chief Commercial Officer for North America
Before joining Covetrus, Kelly worked in senior leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson. She has over 20 years of experience driving industry-leading growth across many iconic brands and businesses. She is also a board member for the United Veterinary Service Organization (UVSA) and champion of diversity, equity, and inclusion, Women’s Leadership Initiatives and Environmental Sustainability
Kelly received her bachelor's degree at Penn State University and holds an MBA from Duke University.
Kelly lives in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL with her husband, David and two children, Cooper and Kate. She is also a passionate pet parent of her Golden Retriever, Brody and her cat Milo. Kelly enjoys long walks on the beach, snow skiing and spending time with family.
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Clint Kofford
Head of HR for North America and enterprise Chief Talent Officer
Before joining Covetrus, Clint worked in senior leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson, Nike, Mars Inc., and the U.S. Olympic Committee. He has over 18 years of executive HR leadership experience. Clint is also an Advisory Board Member for Campfire, Class, and Wowledge. Clint holds a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University, a master's degree from Vanderbilt University, and a doctoral degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
Clint has four energetic kids and amazing wife that all love to be exploring the outdoors around their home in Colorado.
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Europe and Latin America
Pete Perron
PRESIDENT, EUROPE AND LATIN AMERICA
Prior to joining Covetrus, Pete worked at McKesson where we served as president of Provider Solutions. He led a team of more than 600 professionals that helped specialty providers thrive, including distribution, GPO Services and practice efficiency tools, patient care, payer and clinical support. Pete also held leadership roles within sales and marketing in the biopharmaceutical space, including Pfizer and Janssen.
He holds BA and MS degrees from the University of North Texas.
Pete has a 10-year-old rescue named Stella who is enjoying life in Madrid, Spain as she loves the sunshine.
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Graham Rhodes
Vice President of Finance and IT, Europe and Latin America
Graham worked for Henry Schein Animal Health as CFO of European Animal Health before the merger. He has previously held leadership positions at Air Products & Chemicals Inc. both in Finance & Business and was Global CFO for AB Sugar.
Graham holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Loughborough University and is a qualified Chartered Management Accountant.
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Gail Davidson
Vice President of HR for our Europe and Latin America
Before joining Covetrus, Gail held leadership positions in HR at Johnson Matthey, Henry Schein Animal Health, Royal Bank of Scotland and Scottish Power. With over 25 years of experience in human resources, Gail is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development.
Married to Andy and proud pet-parent to Archie the cocker spaniel, Gail enjoys time outdoors hiking, running and skiing in the winter.
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Diana Leister
Vice President of Legal, International, and Deputy General Counsel
Before joining Covetrus, Diana held positions as a regional legal counsel at one of the top 100 US family-owned consumer goods manufacturer and direct selling company, in the renewal energy sector and at a multinational M-Dax listed retail chain, with broad geographic responsibilities, including Europe, Asia, Africa, LATAM. She is admitted to the German Bar. Diana attended Universität des Saarlandes and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany as well as Paris-Lodron Universität Salzburg, Austria. She received her Master of Laws degree from Durham University, UK.
Diana is the proud mom of twin boys and lives with them and her husband near Munich, Germany, still discussing whether they are going to give a home to a dog or a cat.
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Asia Pacific
Simon Hellams
Vice President, Asia Pacific
Prior to his current role at Covetrus, Simon held executive roles in Nutrien, the largest rural distributor in Australia, business unit and director roles in Boehringer Ingelheim, Merial and Ancare Australia. He has over 25 years of leadership experience in the animal health industry in national and regional roles and holds an Agricultural Science degree and an MBA. When he is not at the desk, he enjoys a range of activities including family time (which includes his little dog Henry), fishing and has a passion for music and guitar.
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Michael Went
Vice President of Finance Asia Pacific
Prior to Covetrus Michael worked in senior financial roles across varying businesses, is a CPA and holds a Business degree. Outside of Covetrus life, Michael enjoys time with his two teenage daughters as well as hiking, motorcycling, and playing cowboy on his small farm.
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Kerrie McDonald
Senior Director HR, Asia Pacific
Before joining Covetrus, Kerrie worked in senior leadership roles at Queensland X-Ray, Herron Todd White, Vita Group and Qatar National Bank. She has over 15 years of global HR leadership experience. Kerrie holds a Post Grad Certificate in HR from QUT and is currently working towards a Masters of Business Psychology. When not at Covetrus, Kerrie enjoys spending time with her two beautiful (somewhat feisty) teenagers and two very furry Shelties.
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