UK Management Team
Nick Bova
Chief Executive Officer
Nick is the MD of Bova Aus and UK. Bova Compounding, founded in 2007, became one of Australia’s first standalone compounding facilities after the separation of the retail pharmacy he worked at in 2010. In 2017 Nick launched Bova UK, a Specials Manufacturer dedicated to bringing quality Specials Medications to the UK veterinary market. Apart from work, Nick is a martial arts expert, enjoys fitness and travel. He is a pet lover and owns a cat named Benjamin.
Contact
Email: nick@bova.co.uk
Andrew Rowe
Chief Operating Officer
Andrew’s career in pharmaceutical compounding began early, at just 15 years old, developing a deep, lifelong passion for the industry. Over a decade at Medisca, a global leader in compounding supplies, Andrew achieved significant milestones, including launching Medisca Compounding Supplies in Australia, now the country’s largest raw-ingredient supplier, and expanding operations into the UK and Europe. Most recently, Andrew has leveraged his expertise in healthcare consulting, delivering operational and strategic solutions across the sector.
Contact
Email: andrew@bova.com.au
Amar Shah
UK Managing Director
Amar is the Managing Director at Bova UK with over 17 years of experience in the manufacturing of sterile and non-sterile dosage forms. Amar has spent his career working in cGMP environment in various roles, managing formulation development, quality assurance, production, procurement, warehouse and distribution.
Contact
Email: amar@bova.co.uk
Emma Jones
UK Sales Director
Emma began as a trainee nurse in a small practice in Dorset before completing her veterinary nursing training at Lynwood school. She progressed to head nurse in a larger clinic, where she worked for several years. In 2010, Emma moved into industry, first working with small animals and briefly with livestock, before focusing on her main passion, equine. She joined Bova in 2017, where she is now the UK Business Manager for the equine and companion business.
Contact
Email: emma@bova.co.uk
Selva Velummylum
Head of Procurement
Contact
Email: selva@bova.co.uk
Lizzie Barnard
Global Head of Marketing and Sustainability
Lizzie has over 10 years experience within the veterinary pharmaceutical industry in product management and marketing roles. Mainly in equine and small animal species. Before this Lizzie had a career in the horse racing industry working as a head girl for prolific trainers.
Lizzie is developing the Bova brand to ensure that the company is represented in a consistent manner across the veterinary industry.
Contact
Email: lizzie@bova.co.uk
Andrew Lane
UK Corporate Strategy Manager
Andrew has 28 years sales and marketing experience within the veterinary pharmaceutical industry across all species and has held various sales and marketing roles throughout Europe.
Andrew is developing the BOVA UK is developing the corporate and group relationships for Bova UK.
Contact
Email: andrew@bova.co.uk
Emma Williamson
UK Business Manager
Contact
Email: emmaw@bova.co.uk
Emmanuel Moisiadis
UK Finance Manager
Emmanuel is from Greece and have been with Bova for 4 years.
He had a career change 6 years ago and currently is studying for his ACCA degree.
Outside of work Emmanuel loves all things food related, loves the outdoor especially cycling and swimming.
Contact
Email: emmanuel@bova.co.uk
Sarah Hall
UK HR Manager
Sarah has been a member of the Bova team since November 2019 and looks after the Human Resources function at Bova UK. Her role is to maintain and develop effective internal procedures, handle employee-related issues, support recruiting and retention efforts, and keep performance at peak levels. In her spare time, Sarah likes to spend time with her friends and family and get creative with arts and crafts.
Contact
Email: sarah@bova.co.uk
Sanjay Patel
UK Quality Manager
I am the Quality Control Manager, having 12 years of experience working in pharmaceutical GMP environment. Successfully completed trainings like Human error assessment, Quality by design, risk assessment, OOS/OOT and Corrective action and preventive action. I am happy to work for BOVA specials, as hands on experience on great number of specialised veterinary medicines. My aim is to deliver safe, consistent, and effective veterinary medicine to customer.
Contact
Email: sanjay@bova.co.uk
Nilesh Limbachiya
UK Quality Assurance Manager & WQP
Nilesh has over 12 years of experience working in MHRA approved, regulated Pharma company. Started career in Gujarat, India as a microbiologist and worked for a multi-speciality hospital before coming to the UK. Nilesh has broader experience in GMP and GDP operation and is MHRA registered Responsible person, and VMD registered WQP.
In his free time, he likes watching TV, reading, writing, and photography.
Contact
Email: nilesh.l@bova.co.uk
Philip Hoare
UK Production Manager
Phil has over 16 years experience in pharmaceuticals and has worked in both sterile and nonsterile environments. He believes in mentoring and coaching to empower his team as well as continuous improvement throughout the operation. Phil has numerous qualifications including Pharmaceutical Engineering Advanced Training and is a six-sigma black belt.
Contact
Email: philip.h@bova.co.uk
Prasad Magapu
UK Quality Control Manager
Contact
Email: prasad.m@bova.co.uk
Gary Payne
UK Warehouse Manager
Contact
Email: gary.p@bova.co.uk