Vetoquinol Corporate brochure 2015

A CAPTIVATING STORY It all began at a pharmacy in the town of Lure, in north-eastern France near the Swiss border. Joseph Frechin drew on his entrepreneurial intuition to start up alongside his dispensary a business manufacturing pharmaceutical speci- alities for people under the name “Lab- oratoires biochimiques de l’Est”. He then had the idea of using the antiseptic properties of oxyquinoline to treat ani- mals. The remedy, baptised Vétoquinol, quickly made a name for itself, and Joseph Frechin added a veterinary de- partment to his laboratory. By 1970, to the immense satisfaction of veterinarians, the catalogue included over 250 products. INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION Stepping up growth and increasing exports, Vetoquinol was generating 20% of its revenues outside France by the 1980s. It created its first subsidiaries in the Netherlands, Ireland and Belgium. Vetoquinol set up an office in China in 2004 and created a subsidiary in India in 2009, followed by another in Brazil in 2011. Today, with 140 distributors and direct presence in twenty-five countries in Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific, Vetoquinol has developed a worldwide “network” with its 2,000 employees. A SHARED PHILOSOPHY Balanced growth hinges on robust roots. Those roots have been central to the Vetoquinol spirit since the very beginning. The scientific, production, sales and administrative teams all share the same passion, energy and commitment. Each Vetoquinol employee, wherever he is in the world, is proud to contribute to the shared effort of enhancing animal health for the well-being of animals and people. STRENGTHS FOR THE FUTURE To pursue its success, Vetoquinol will remainan independent laboratory, free to make its own decisions and take a long- termapproach to investment and growth. Its human size and family shareholding structure lend it agility and rapidity. VETOQUINOL FROM PAST TO PRESENT ENGAGED BY OUR HISTORY Engaged by our history Vetoquinol was founded in 1933 and went on to become a leading international player in animal health. Working for the protection and well-being of animals, Vetoquinol innovates, develops, manufactures and sells veterinary drugs and non-medicinal products worldwide. The Group today ranks as the world’s number-nine veterinary pharmaceutical laboratory. Amid an increasingly competitive international environment, it is harnessing sustainability, development and independence in the pursuit of its human adventure. 4 5