IVC Evidensia appoints Jason Singh as CEO of VetStrategy, Canada

Friday, April 10, 2026

IVC Evidensia has appointed Jason Singh as Chief Executive Officer of its VetStrategy operations in Canada. 

Jason brings more than 25 years of leadership experience across US healthcare and veterinary services and is recognised for his ability to build strong teams, drive operational discipline and support clinicians and colleagues to deliver high-quality care at scale. 

Most recently, as COO at Community Veterinary Partners, helping to scale the organization to roughly double EBITDA during over the last three years. Earlier in his career he held senior leadership roles at optical health company Visionworks, where he strengthened clinician engagement and improved operational performance across more than 700 locations. He also held senior leadership roles at Luxottica, the world’s largest eyewear company, where he led operations, marketing and talent for four major retail brands across 2,500 locations. 

Jason will report to Group CEO Simon Smith and join Simon’s Executive Committee team. He takes over the role from existing CEO David Murphy will be leaving the business mid-May following an extended transition period with Jason. We thank David for his leadership and the significant contributions he has made in building the Canadian business. 

Group CEO Simon Smith said: “We’re delighted to welcome Jason to VetStrategy and to IVC Evidensia. His extensive experience leading multi-site healthcare organisations, driving operational excellence and culture improvement will help us to strengthen our Canadian business and support our teams in sustainably delivering our purpose of Healthy Animals, Happy Owners.”