Vetoquinol Corporate brochure 2014

VÉTOQUINOL, A GLOBAL FAMILY-BASED ANIMAL HEALTH COMPANY It all started in a pharmacy in the town of Lure in south-east France, near the Swiss border. Acting on his entrepreneurial instincts, Joseph Frechin expanded his pharmacy business to include the production of specialized human pharmaceuticals, naming his company "Laboratoires Biochimiques de l’Est".Verysoon,hecameupwiththe ideaofexploiting the antiseptic properties of oxyquinoline in the treatment of animals. The result, named Vétoquinol, soon proved its merits and Joseph Frechin added a veterinary department to his company. Over ten years, Vétoquinol gradually built up its sales support facilities by setting up a production line, storage areas and a packaging plant. In 1948, the Vétoquinol portfolio contained over 80 products, to the great delight of veterinaries, and by 1970 this had increased to 250. Vétoquinol's key strength was its ability to come up with new, faster acting and more effective active ingredients. A visionary pharmacist, a country vet and a globally-oriented industrialist transformed a promising start-up into an international group with over 1,900 employees. Now the tenth largest animal health company in the world, with operations spanning four continents, Vétoquinol pursues its human adventure under the sign of passion. By stepping up growth and developing exports, Vétoquinol reached the stage where, from the 1980s onwards, 20% of sales arose outside France. The first subsidiaries were established in the Netherlands, Ireland and Belgium. In 2004, Vétoquinol opened an office in China to provide technical and marketing support for product sales via its distribution network in Asia. Vétoquinol has now extended its network all over the world, with 140 distributors and 1,800 employees operating in 25 countries and on four continents, including Europe, North and South America and the Asia Pacific region. Strong roots are vital for balanced growth. Vétoquinol's roots are the values it has espoused since its inception: a common passion, energy and commitment shared by all of its research, production, sales and administrative teams. All Vétoquinol employees worldwide share the same pride in contributing towards a single goal: improving animal health for the well-being of men, women and children. In order to achieve future milestones in its progress, Vétoquinol will remain an independent company, free to make its own decisions and to gear its investment and growth strategy towards sustainability in the future. Its human size and family-based shareholder structure guarantee reactivity and flexibility. > PASSION > FLEXIBILITY > INDEPENDENCE > AMBITION Operational excellence is part of the Vétoquinol mindset. This means our capacity to meet customer requirements while continuously improving our reactivity, efficacy and efficiency. In line with our corporate culture, we capitalize on our strengths, we learn from our mistakes and we work as a team. People are the key to this essential process, in an increasingly competitive world.