Pet Age Staff//January 28, 2025//
Pet Age Staff//January 28, 2025//
PKB Animal Health, a division of Pet King Brands, the pioneering leader of veterinarian-recommended enzymatic pet health products including ZYMOX Dermatology and Oratene Brushless Oral Care, recently announced two new hires joining their sales team in advance of VMX: Bruce Flantzer, veterinary sales director, and Karen Donald, veterinary sales lead.
Previously vice president of sales and marketing at SRP Pet, Inc., Flantzer joined Pet King Brands as the veterinary sales director, where he is responsible for all veterinary channel sales growth, new product placement and distribution. Flantzer started his career in the United States Air Force (USAF) as a vet tech and had successful growth with several veterinary brands within his 25 years of experience creating strategies to position products, pricing and marketing to surpass sales goals while maintaining customer and partner relations.
“Bruce’s performance-driven, strategic and tactical practices are a welcome addition to our team,” said Pamela Bosco, president and founder of Pet King Brands. “His evident experience in sales and customer relations will serve to drive growth.”
Donald joins the team with over 25 years of veterinary sales and marketing experience at PractiVet and Veterinary Products Laboratories (VPL), where she initiated, maintained and managed communication with all customers including vendors, suppliers, veterinarians, veterinary staff and pet owners. She will serve to facilitate Pet King Brands’ student ambassador educational programs and outreach efforts within the veterinary community and support distributor sales growth through customer relations and promotional programs.
“Karen shows an innate ability to develop loyal, dedicated and dependable relationships with our customers,” said Bosco. “She holds strong knowledge of the industry and will be vital to sales growth and education.”