The BSAVA has appointed Dr Susan Little as President, giving members a new association leader with experience in small animal general practice, practice ownership and senior leadership roles across multiple practices.

Susan graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1992 and spent most of her career in small animal general practice.

In 2000, she founded her own practice and grew it into a three-site operation.

After two decades, the practice became part of a larger mixed group and then a corporate organisation, where Susan held senior roles including Managing Director and Business Development Director, supporting multiple practices across Scotland and the Scottish Borders.

Within BSAVA, Susan began as a regional volunteer, later became Regions Coordinator and then served a three-year term as Chair of the BSAVA PetSavers Management Committee.

Following a short break, she returned to the association in 2024 as a Trustee and joined the Presidential ladder as Junior Vice President.

Susan also volunteers with Vetlife and has contributed to the RCVS university accreditation panel.

She said: "I am very much looking forward to working closely with our Executive Leadership Team, Board, Volunteers, Staff and most importantly, our members, to keep rolling out the support, opportunities and products that our members value.

"It has been both interesting and a privilege to have served my first two years as a trustee, where as a team we see lots of opportunity for representation, innovation, collaboration, growth and strengthening of our BSAVA community."

Susan takes over from Dr Julian Hoad, who moves to Senior Vice President after two years as BSAVA President.

Niall Connell has moved into the role of Vice President, and Matt Erskine has joined the Presidential ladder as Junior Vice President.