Get to know us
Our business is all about people!
As well as striving to deliver the very best veterinary care to clients and patients, we promote a real team atmosphere and a positive, supportive culture.
Scroll down to learn more about some of the friendly faces that make up our team.
UK Operations Director – Practices
Paul Teasdale
As the Operations Director for VetPartners UK, I’m dedicated to driving operational excellence within our veterinary practices.
With a strong background in various operational roles within the veterinary industry and having been with VetPartners since 2018, I’m committed to ensuring the smooth running of our UK practices while upholding our company’s core values of collaboration, respect, dedication, support, and approachability.
Farm Director
Ian Cure
As farm director, I support our farm practices in delivering a high quality, sustainable service to their patients and clients.
I regularly sit down with farmers and discuss the health, welfare and productivity data that provide us with insights into the overall efficiency of their farming enterprise.
My role is making sure that investment made by farmers results in them having more saleable products for the same overheads, therefore making their business more profitable and environmentally sustainable.
Equine Director
Julian Rishworth
I graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 1993, and joined Minster Veterinary Practice two years later. I worked as an equine vet with an interest in stud work, dentistry and surgery, and ran their equine laboratory. For over 20 years, I have also been (and still am) the equine vet at the Great Yorkshire Show.
I joined VetPartners in 2018, and am proud to have helped develop an excellent group of quality equine practices, including some of the best equine hospitals in the UK.
Our people make our group what it is, and we work collaboratively to provide quality clinical care and constantly try to improve all the time.
When I’m not working, I can usually be found on a bicycle, more frequently a road bike but occasionally a mountain bike. During the winter months, snowboarding predominates!
UK People Director
Chey Machin
Before joining VetPartners in 2020, I held various operations and HR roles in other sectors.
The values of the businesses I work for are always very important to me, as our fundamental core beliefs guide our behaviour and goals, help us measure success and inform the way we interact with one another.
It’s refreshing to get to work with our amazing people, who are approachable, accessible, and listen to and understand the opinions of our colleagues, which helps us evolve our business.
As part of the people team, I work with practices, our central support team and other business across our group. Outside of work, my dog, Floki, keeps me entertained and active.
Head of Management, Reporting & Control
Tara Wild
I qualified as a chartered accountant in 2002, after which I worked for a variety of businesses across the North East.
I joined VetPartners in 2016 as a regional financial controller, before going on to create and lead the financial integration team and taking on the role of finance controller for the practice finance teams.
In 2023, I progressed to head of management reporting and control, and I now oversee practice reporting for the UK and Ireland.
Much of my free time is spent with my family and pets, pottering around my garden and trying to get back to the gym!
Head of IT Operations
Craig Allen
I have over 30 years of experience in IT and more than 20 years of experience in programme and project delivery, covering multiple sectors (including engineering, legal, retail, healthcare, consultancy and the public sector). I am also a qualified mechanical engineer.
As head of IT operations, I am responsible for the delivery and management of our UK IT operational services and lead our dedicated IT team, who support colleagues across our practices.
Outside of work, I enjoy travelling extensively (and have visited 27 American states to date), riding motorcycles, watching films and spending time with my rescue cat, Willow.