Tailored from a press launch.
The American Pet Merchandise Affiliation (APPA) pronounces two new board members for 2024: Kevin Fick, former CEO and present board member of PetWise Manufacturers, and Josh Patterson, vice chairman of gross sales North America for Very important Necessities, a Carnivore Meat Firm.
“On behalf of your complete APPA board, I want to prolong a heat welcome and congratulations to our new administrators,” mentioned Tommy Baroody, chair of the APPA board and vice chairman of gross sales at Nestlé Purina North America. “Kevin and Josh convey in depth management expertise and business experience to their new positions, and we sit up for the insights they are going to convey to the affiliation.”
Fick, who beforehand served on the APPA board of administrators, brings 25 years of pet business expertise to the affiliation. Earlier in his profession, Fick was the senior vice chairman of gross sales and advertising for Central Backyard & Pet earlier than turning into the CEO of PetWise Manufacturers. Along with his present seat on the board of PetWise Manufacturers, he serves on the JoyBound board of administrators, a company devoted to serving to pets discover loving mother and father and houses.
“All the workforce at APPA is happy to have Kevin reappointed to our board of administrators,” mentioned APPA President and CEO Peter Scott. “His earlier 9 yr time period on the APPA board and his expertise within the pet business brings with him a wealth of data and connections that may support us in furthering our mission.”
Patterson has spent his complete profession within the pet business, beginning as a part-time retail affiliate at Petsense by Tractor Provide. After 12 years with Petsense, he started engaged on the manufacturing aspect of the business, the place he has since held management roles at Nulo Pet Meals, PetSmart and PetPlate. Patterson brings experience in omnichannel enterprise fashions, retail advertising and merchandising and gross sales workforce management.
“After I accepted a part-time function as a retail affiliate throughout school, I by no means may have imagined the unimaginable profession path I’d have in pet,” mentioned Patterson. “I’m excited to make use of my ardour and experience to additional APPA’s mission of selling accountable pet care and advancing the pet merchandise business whereas serving to make sure that our members’ companies stay sturdy and supply rewarding careers to these within the pet business.”
The APPA board of administrators contains pet business professionals from throughout the U.S. who collectively work to attain the affiliation’s mission and serve the pursuits of its numerous membership made up of over 1,000 pet merchandise producers, their representatives, importers and livestock suppliers, together with each massive companies and rising enterprise enterprises worldwide.
APPA’s board of administrators additionally consists of Todd Regan, senior vice chairman of selling at Central Backyard and Pet (secretary/treasurer); Chuck Latham, founding father of H&C Animal Well being (quick previous chair); Terry Anderton, founder and CEO of Wagz, Inc. (director); Steve Clark, chief income officer at Petmate (director); and Savina Singh, CEO of JoJo Fashionable Pets (director).
