Banfield appoints new chief operating officer

Portland, Ore.

-- Banfield, The Pet Hospital, has appointed Tony Ueber as its new executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Ueber will be responsible for overseeing the operations of more than 730 Banfield hospitals starting in January. He has experience in global sales, marketing and consulting roles for several large companies, according to Banfield. Ueber earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an master’s in business administration with a focus in marketing from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA.