Chief executive of Dechra Pharma Ian Page nets £2.6m selling shares

Date published: 30 June 2017


Ian Page, who lives in Rochdale, chief executive of Dechra Pharmaceuticals, sold 134,500 shares in June at 1927p each, netting him £2.6million.

Mr Page, 56, left school at 16 and started work as a lab assistant and then a van driver for a veterinary wholesaler.

He has held various positions within the pharmaceutical and veterinary arena.

Mr Page joined NVS, Dechra's former services business, at its formation in 1989 and was an integral part of the management buyout in 1997, becoming its managing director in 1998.

He joined the Board in 1997 and became Chief Executive Officer in 2001, and has played a key role in the development of the group’s growth strategy.

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