Author: Kristen Coppock, MA, Associate Editorial Director

National practice networks BluePearl Pet Hospital and Banfield Pet Hospital, both part of Mars Petcare’s global Mars Veterinary Health division, recently announced a pair of veterinarian promotions to the position of chief medical officer (CMO ).1,2 Additionally, a third CMO appointment has been named at Mars Science & Diagnostics, another division of Mars Petcare.1Alea Harrison, DVM, has been named CMO for Banfield, which is based in Vancouver, Washington, and oversees more than 3600 veterinarians in more than 1000 hospitals across the United States, its territories, and Mexico.2 As the new CMO for BluePearl, based in Tampa, Florida, Richard Stone, DVM,…