Garrett Lewis Named VCA Chief Operating Officer

Effective Jan. 1, 2021, Garrett Lewis has been named Chief Operating Officer for VCA Animal Hospitals. The newly created role more closely aligns functions that drive growth for veterinary services leader VCA – which cares for 4 million pets each year.

Under the new structure, U.S. and Emerging Markets Hospitals; Real Estate and Construction; Marketing; and Innovation report to Garrett. Garrett has been with VCA for four years, most recently as Senior Vice President for Operations and will continue to report to VCA President Todd Lavender, DVM.

“Garrett’s new role reflects that we’re in pursuit of continuous improvements to make VCA better,” said VCA President Todd Lavender, DVM. “Under Garrett, hospital operations will be led by someone with leadership experience in the field and within VCA’s corporate support departments. Garrett knows the values of our hospitals and needs of our clients.”

Garrett said of the role: “We have an incredible legacy at VCA and a really bright future. My role is about making sure our teams have the tools to deliver exceptional care, while focusing on emerging issues for VCA and our industry – like helping Associates turn jobs into careers and increasing access to care for pets.”

Garrett’s background includes leading young companies through early stages of growth as well as leading teams at Fortune 500 companies. He started with VCA in 2016 as Group Vice President of VCA’s hospitals across the Midwest before moving to California to lead key support departments. Garrett has his Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and his Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.