Board

• Former Chairman of the Food Standards Agency
• Trustee and former Chairman of the Farmers Club
• Trustee of Elm Farm Organic Research Centre
• A member of the Agricultural Land Tribunal for Wales
• Deputy President and then President of the National Farmers’ Union of England and Wales between 1998 and 2006
• Governor of the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research between 2000 and 2006
• Chairman of DairyCo – the Milk Sector Division of the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board between 2007 and 2014.

• Corporate Affairs Director, ForFarmers
• Previously Chair, Interim Management Board, CIEL
• Chairman of the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC)
• President of the European Feed Manufacturers Federation (FEFAC).

• Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University of Hertfordshire
• Chair of the Board of Trustees of The Pirbright Institute
• Member of the Hertfordshire LEP and chair of the Hatfield Renewal Project Board
• Board member of Universities UK (UUK), and chair of the University Vocational Awards Council
• Member of the Government’s Apprenticeship Stakeholder Board; former chair of the HE Funding Council Apprenticeship Grants Panel
• Made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2011 for services to science
• Distinguished researcher with interests in the pharmacology of anti-infective and anti-inflammatory drugs in domestic animals, gaining a PhD in Veterinary Parasitology
• Formerly Scientific Director of the Moredun Research Institute and Chief Executive of the Moredun Foundation and former Principal of The Royal Veterinary College of the University of London.

• Fiona has held NED and Governance roles within Agriculture, Animal Health & Welfare, and the Charitable Sector for the past 20 years
• Chairman of AHDB Potatoes and member of the AHDB Board 2014 – 2017 (Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board)
• Potato Council Board member 2007 – 2014
• Non-executive director of The Moredun Foundation and The Moredun Research Institute (1996-2007), which exists to prevent and control the infectious diseases of livestock through distinguished research
• Veterinary Surgeon.

• Technical & R&D Director Europe at Moy Park
• Career at Moy Park has spanned a number of disciplines – including Sales & Marketing, Operations and Technical management
• Key focus on Food Safety, Food Integrity, Agricultural Technical, Animal Welfare and Scientific R&D
• Key work on pathogens: previously a member of the FSA Joint Working Group on Campylobacter and the ACT board; Research on Campylobacter reduction on farm and factory which culminated in design and implementation of a factory intervention; detailed work on Listeria management and control in High Risk facilities
• Key work on Antibiotic Reduction and AMR including member of Strategic Forum on AMR Stewardship
• Member of a number of Technical Director Forums including British Poultry Council (BPC)
• Board member of NIFDA (N Ireland Food & Drink Association) and Industrial Advisory Board of the Institute of Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queens University Belfast

Peter is a consultant solicitor at BPE Solicitors. Previously Peter has provided on-house services to the STEM sector in the computer networking, material science, pharmaceutical and food industries.

• Experienced agricultural banker and now industry advocate / farmer with particular interest in promoting the agri-food industry
• Chairman AgriSearch
• Board Member Countryside Services Ltd
• Vice President Royal Ulster Agricultural Society
• Fellow of Royal Agricultural Societies.

• Agricultural Manager at Morrisons PLC
• Former CEO Of XLVets Training Services & Managing Director at RAFT Solutions
• Background in public relations and project management with ASDA, WalMart, ZPR and Bishopton Vet Group.