Business Wire

ME-COVETRUS

8.12.2022 13:31:43 CET | Business Wire | Press release

Share
Covetrus Names Ajoy Karna as Chief Financial Officer

Covetrus®, a global leader in animal-health technology and services, today announced the appointment of Ajoy Karna as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Karna succeeds Matthew Foulston, who announced previously his retirement from the company.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221208005120/en/

To view this piece of content from mms.businesswire.com, please give your consent at the top of this page.

Ajoy Karna, CFO, Covetrus (Photo: Business Wire)

“Ajoy is a strategic and operational leader with deep global expertise in finance and driving companywide business growth,” said Benjamin Wolin, president and CEO of Covetrus. “He is a welcome addition to our leadership team, and Covetrus and our stakeholders will benefit from Ajoy’s perspective and direction as we continue to service the veterinary community, as only Covetrus can, to help empower veterinarians and drive better outcomes and animal care.”

Karna joins Covetrus from Sysco Corporation, where during his 10 years with the company, he held a number of senior finance and strategic leadership roles, including senior vice president of finance for international, as well as the company’s North American foodservice distribution businesses. He was also CEO of Sysco’s European operations. Prior to that, Karna spent over 20 years at PepsiCo where he led global finance, strategy, and mergers and acquisition teams.

In his role as CFO for Covetrus, Karna will lead the company’s finance, accounting, and auditing functions, as well as the IT and cybersecurity teams, expanding his leadership across many of the company’s shared service and centers of excellence functions.

“I’m thrilled to be joining Covetrus at this pivotal time in the company’s history and look forward to collaborating with Ben, the executive team and our global employees to revolutionize the veterinary industry,” said Karna. “I share the company’s purpose of supporting veterinary practices and the animals they treat.”

Karna has an undergraduate degree in finance from Georgetown University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Northwestern University.

About Covetrus
Covetrus is a global animal-health technology and services company dedicated to empowering veterinary practice partners to drive improved health and financial outcomes. We are bringing together products, services, and technology into a single platform that connects our customers to the solutions and insights they need to work best. Our passion for the well-being of animals and those who care for them drives us to advance the world of veterinary medicine. Covetrus is headquartered in Portland, Maine with more than 5,700 employees serving over 100,000 veterinary customers around the globe. For more information about Covetrus visit www.covetrus.com.

To view this piece of content from cts.businesswire.com, please give your consent at the top of this page.

View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221208005120/en/

About Business Wire

Business Wire
Business Wire
101 California Street, 20th Floor
CA 94111 San Francisco

http://businesswire.com
DK

Subscribe to releases from Business Wire

Subscribe to all the latest releases from Business Wire by registering your e-mail address below. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Latest releases from Business Wire

OPEX® Corporation to Exhibit Advanced Warehouse Automation Solutions at LogiMAT 20264.3.2026 09:00:00 CET | Press release

OPEX® Corporation, a global leader in Next Generation Automation providing innovative solutions for warehouse, document and mail automation, will exhibit its latest advancements in warehouse automation at LogiMAT 2026. The world’s largest trade show for intralogistics solutions and process management, LogiMAT will be held March 24 through 26 at the Stuttgart Trade Fair Center in Germany. “Our team looks forward to being onsite at LogiMAT and showcasing several of our leading warehouse automation solutions,” said Alex Stevens, President, Warehouse Automation, OPEX. “We’re proud to deliver cutting-edge systems that help our clients transform how they conduct business, and we appreciate the vast opportunity LogiMAT provides to share our offerings and expertise with event attendees.” At LogiMAT Hall 5 ‒ Stand B25, OPEX will demonstrate Sure Sort® X with Xtract, its award-winning, automated pack-out and order takeaway system. The OPEX Booth will also feature a static display of the company’

Twilio and KPN Partnership Unlocks the Next Generation of Secure Business Messaging in the Netherlands, Powered by Google4.3.2026 09:00:00 CET | Press release

Milestone marks nationwide operator support for RCS Business Messaging, opening a scalable new market for brands Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), the customer engagement platform that drives real-time, personalised experiences for today’s leading brands, today announced at Mobile World Congress a partnership with KPN Netherlands (KPN) to enable nationwide Rich Communication Services (RCS) Business Messaging across all major mobile operators in the Netherlands, powered by Twilio and Google. RCS Business Messaging combines the simplicity and reach of sms with rich, interactive features such as verified sender identity, images, carousels and action buttons. This allows businesses to communicate in a more engaging, secure and measurable way, strengthening customer trust and improving the overall experience. Enabling nationwide RCS in the Netherlands With nation-wide coverage, KPN plays a central role in the country’s digital infrastructure. By joining the growing RCS ecosystem, this marks a defining m

SES Brings Satellite Connectivity to Refugees in Chad4.3.2026 08:50:00 CET | Press release

First Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) deployment of the emergency.lu platform for refugees and their host communities’ use provides dependable broadband for humanitarian responders, classrooms and community connectivity centers SES, a space solutions company, is expanding humanitarian connectivity at the Farchana refugee settlement in Chad in cooperation with emergency.lu, the public-private partnership led by Luxembourg’s Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade and the UN Refugee Agency. In the framework of the Connectivity for Refugees initiative, the deployment uses SES’ O3b mPOWER satellite network to provide dependable, high-speed internet for humanitarian teams and essential services for refugees. This is the first emergency.lu deployment using O3b mPOWER satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), an expansion beyond the program’s previous use of geostationary (GEO) satellites for rapid disaster-response missions. It also marks a new app

Travel Smarter: Thales and Airalo Unlock a Seamless Global eSIM Experience4.3.2026 08:00:00 CET | Press release

Powered by Thales’ secure technology in eSIM connectivity management, this new solution ensures fast connection to local networks worldwide, delivering a smoother, more intuitive eSIM experience. For travellers, this means a simple eSIM installation for a seamless experience across 200+ destinations, making global connectivity as effortless and accessible as booking a flight or hotel. International travellers have increasingly relied on travel eSIMs to avoid high roaming fees, the hassle of searching for a local SIM card or relying on Wi-Fi hotspots. While this has improved connectivity access for millions, the process in the travel space remains cumbersome, still requiring manual configuration for each trip. By integrating Thales’ eSIM capabilities into its global platform, Airalo, the world’s largest travel eSIM platform, is further enhancing its technical architecture to provide its over 20 million users with a smoother travel experience. This press release features multimedia. View

Kao’s Laurier Launches New Brand Communication Initiative across Asia: Strengthening Global Integration as a Core Brand in Kao’s Asian Business4.3.2026 03:10:00 CET | Press release

Starting on International Women’s Day, March 8, Kao Corporation (TOKYO:4452) will launch new brand communication campaign in nine Asian countries and regions for its feminine sanitary product brand, Laurier, which is the core of its Asian business. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260303996141/en/ Laurier Campaign Key Visual Laurier aims to help create more supportive and understanding environments around menstruation, so that women can feel more at ease, both physically and emotionally, under the key message “Comfort, Made Together,” which will be implemented simultaneously across Asia. Kao aims to further develop Laurier as a global brand. Laurier, one of the core brands supporting Kao’s consumer care business in Asia, has been promoting globally integrated operations since 2023. Across all nine Asian countries and regions including Japan, Laurier has been working to unify product specifications and consolida

In our pressroom you can read all our latest releases, find our press contacts, images, documents and other relevant information about us.

Visit our pressroom
World GlobeA line styled icon from Orion Icon Library.HiddenA line styled icon from Orion Icon Library.Eye