About FVE

Board of Directors 2011 - 2013
The FVE Board consists of a President, a Treasurer and three Vice Presidents. The Presidents and its Board are elected for two years and can be re-elected once. The FVE Board meets several times a year to discuss current issues and FVE's strategy.
Hans Joachim Götz - Vice-President

Rainer SchneichelHans Joachim Götz obtained his degree from the Justus-Liebig-University in Giessen (Germany). Since 1991 he is also a specialist in equine medicine.

He started working as an employee at the Veterinary Hospital for reproduction and gynaecology at the University of Giessen; after his license to practice he worked as a research assistant for two years.

He has spent several years working in different farm animal practices focusing on treatment of food animals and with assistance to farmers. Since 1985 he, with other two colleagues, run a clinic nearby Kirkel (DE) targeting on horses and companion animals.


From 2003 to date he is president of the Association of German Veterinary Practitioners (BPT), Member of the Board of the Federal Chamber of Veterinarians Germany (BTK) and Member of the German delegation in UEVP and FVE. He has been member of several professional working groups (e.g. veterinary medicine, veterinary education).