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Suppliers
“The perfect choice”
Peter Scott took over as new president and CEO of APPA,
the leading industry association in the US pet supplies sector,
on 15 August. PET worldwide asked him about his views
and objectives.
Peter Scott is a proven industry leader with more than 20 years of APPA, one of the leading trade tometry, but had already had ex-
experience in different non-profit organisations. groups for the pet care industry, tensive contact with the pet sector
represents more than 900 pet prior to that as CEO of the North
product manufacturers, their repre- American Veterinary Community, a
sentatives, importers and livestock non-profit organisation dedicated
suppliers. Previous president and to supporting and advancing vet-
CEO Steve King retired on 31 De- erinary professionals worldwide.
cember 2021 after serving in the
post since January 2019. APPA ex- A sector on the upturn
ecutive vice-president and chief op- Increasing the professionalism of
erating officer Andrew Darmohraj the pet supplies sector, expanding
acted as interim CEO while the as- its international footprint and pro-
sociation’s board engaged in a viding member companies of
search for a permanent chief ex- APPA with new stimuli for their
ecutive. In Peter Scott, it has found daily operations are among the
the perfect choice for the role: a priority aims that Scott is striving
look at his CV shows that he is a to achieve in his new role. “I love
proven industry leader with more the pet industry,” he says can-
than 20 years of experience in dif- didly, pointing out how much the
ferent non-profit organisations. He human-animal bond has changed
had worked since 2019 as CEO in the last few years. The proud
of the American Academy of Op- owner with his wife of a Mini
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