BREAKING: Olivier Picard named as new NPA chair

Pharmacy contractor and previous National Pharmacy Association (NPA) vice chair Olivier Picard has taken over Nick Kaye’s role as the body’s chair.

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“His are big shoes to fill, but I will wear them with pride"

“Olivier Picard has replaced Nick Kaye as chair of the NPA,” the body today (April 29) announced.

“Picard owns and operates four pharmacies in the home counties and has served as the association’s vice chair for the past two years,” it added.

The NPA said that the move comes as Kaye’s “fixed term in office formally [comes] to an end at an NPA board meeting this week”.

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“It’s an honour to take over as chair from my brilliant predecessor…who has worked so energetically on behalf of NPA members and will undoubtedly continue to do so,” Picard said.

“His are big shoes to fill, but I will wear them with pride – I’ll keep the interests of NPA members at the heart of everything I do,” he added.

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Kate Bowie

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Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in August 2023 after graduating from a master’s in journalism at City, University of London. She began covering the primary care beat at the end of 2022, when she carried out several health investigations focused on staffing issues, NHS funding and health inequalities.

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