New AIC sector chairs elected
UK feed and agri-supply industry representatives, the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC), recently elected new chairs for each of its sector committees.
Collectively, the new post holders, elected for the feed, arable marketing, crop protection and agronomy, fertilizer, and seed sector boards, represent the immense breadth and depth of knowledge and expertise that makes the agri-supply industry so valuable to UK agriculture and horticulture, said the AIC.
The new feed sector chair is Joanne Gatcliffe [pictured]. She is the technical and quality director at AB Agri Ltd. “It is a pleasure to be Feed Committee Chair at this key time for our industry. I know that our members are concerned about the far-reaching repercussions of the energy crisis and ongoing market volatility. I will work with the AIC team to ensure that their concerns and requests are heard by key policy makers.”
Jonathan Lane, trading director, ADM Agriculture Ltd, is the new arable marketing sector chair, while Richard Hopkins, MD of Fargro, was chosen as the chair of the crop protection and agronomy sector.
Max Winkler, executive chairman, OMEX Agriculture Ltd, was elected the fertilizer sector chair, and Tom Nickerson, head of seed, Agrovista, was voted in as seed sector chair.
Robert Sheasby, chief executive of the AIC, said: “I would like to thank our outgoing chairs for their hard work and dedication over the past years, helping AIC’s team to negotiate the unprecedented challenges of coronavirus and Brexit. As our industry faces an increasingly turbulent and complex landscape, AIC is steadfast in its mission to provide members with dependable insight and represent their interests in discussions with government, NGOs, and other stakeholders.”
