Voting for the committees of the Industrial Association of Pet Care Producers (Industrieverband Heimtierbedarf; IVH) at the general meeting in Berlin confirmed the existing members of the executive board. New officers were only elected to the advisory board
Georg Müller (Interquell) was again appointed IVH board chairman. Others re-elected to their positions were Dr Nicole Rabehl (Vitakraft) as deputy IVH chair and also chairperson of the pet food specialist department and Dr Gerd Großheider (Gimborn) as deputy chair and chairperson of the pet accessories specialist department.
IVH board members Roland Böhme (JBL), Thomas Neumann (Saturn Petcare), Dirk Wellen (Rondo Food) and Hubert Wieser (Nestlé Purina Petcare) were also reappointed.
Re-elected as members of the IVH advisory board were Alexander Gerards (Dr.Clauder), Jannis Seemann (Juwel Aquarium), Felix Vos (Mera) and Dr Jürgen Wigger (Bewital). New additions to the advisory board were Christoph Hubo (Beaphar) and Céline Levointurier (Mars). Stephan Hoose (Josera) and Martin Sprenger (Herm. Sprenger Metallwarenfabrik) were appointed IVH auditors once again.
