Dr Bradley Viner elected as RCVS Vice-President

The current Treasurer of the RCVS, Dr Bradley Viner, will be the College’s next Vice-President after he was elected to the post at RCVS Council on Thursday 6 March.

Dr Viner has been an elected member of Council since 2005 and Treasurer since 2010 and will take up his latest position at RCVS Day – the College’s Annual General Meeting – on 11 July.

He replaces Professor Stuart Reid, who Council confirmed as President for 2014-15, and will take up his new role in July.

During his time on Council Dr Viner has served on all of the major committees with the exception of the Disciplinary Committee.

Outside of Council he runs a group of practices in North West London and is Vice-Chairman of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.

In his manifesto he set out the nature of his Vice-Presidency, stating: “My personal ethos is very much based upon continual improvement.

“It is only by having the confidence to discuss openly how things could have been done better that an organisation can learn how to improve.

“I also recognise the vital importance of good communications: with Council; the profession at large; Government; and with other interested organisations. I intend to do my utmost to communicate with them as effectively as possible.”

At the same meeting of RCVS Council, Colonel Neil Smith, the current President, was confirmed as Vice-President from July, subject to his re-election in this year’s RCVS Council elections.

In addition, Chris Tufnell was re-elected as Chairman of the Education Committee, while David Catlow was elected Chairman of Standards Committee, also subject to his re-election in this year’s RCVS Council elections.