Dr Kenneth Baker appointed as Chairman of the Board of World Agriculture Forum (WAF)
Dr. Kenneth Baker has been appointed Chairman of the Board of the World Agricultural Forum, succeeding Dr. Leonard J. Guarraia who has held the post since he founded the Forum in 1997. The World Agricultural Forum (WAF) seeks to create awareness and educate all stakeholders about the critical role agriculture plays in rural […]
Jean-Pierre Princen Appointed Head of Gomar Laboratories
Jean-Pierre Princen, 55, a well-known figure in the Agro-Industry world, is taking over the leadership of the Gomar Group, a company specialized in sustainable technologies for productive Agriculture. The French Gomar Group, which specializes in particular in Sea Technologies for Agriculture, has announced the arrival February 15th 2012 of its new Chief Executive Officer, […]
Devon County Agricultural Association (DCAA) appoint new Chief Executive
John Lee, Chairman of the Council of DCAA, announced today that the Board of Management has approved the appointment of Richard Maunder as their new Chief Executive (Designate). Mervyn Hosking, the current Chief Executive and Association Secretary, announced his decision to retire after 12 years distinguished service after the 2012 Devon County Show. Richard […]
New appointment for Plant Syence
With the introduction of new products and continued development of the business, Plant Syence has announced the appointment of Danny Baker as its new Business Development Manager. Danny joins the company on 12th December and will be managing accounts in the UK and continental Europe. Plant Syence develops unique technologies supported by independent […]
New Pig specialist role at NSF-CMi Certification
NSF-CMi has appointed Karl Pendlebury as Livestock Manager. Karl, who has worked for a number of years as an assessor for the Genesis QA scheme, has now taken up a new role at NSF-CMi Certification and will be responsible for all pig assurance and assessor related matters for Genesis and other schemes. He […]
Markus Ferch Joins Arctic Cat as General Manager of Arctic Cat Europe
Effective December 1, 2011, Markus Ferch will be joining Arctic Cat as the General Manager of Arctic Cat Europe replacing Bill Barthold, who has held the position on an interim basis for the last 16 months. Markus will be responsible for leading all of Arctic Cat’s ATV European efforts. Markus’s business background includes […]
CLA Game Fair appoints new Director
The CLA Game Fair has appointed Andrew Crawford as its new Director following the retirement of David Hough. Andrew will head the dedicated CLA Game Fair team and starts his role immediately to oversee the team’s move to the CLA’s head office in London. Andrew said: “I am delighted to take up the […]
Polaris Britain staff changes
Following the promotion of Polariss Lee Frankish as Sales & Marketing Manager on the Victory side of the business, the company has appointed Richard Heywood as Northern ORV District Sales Manager. Glasgow based, Richard brings a wealth of experience from his sixteen years in the groundcare machinery industry covering a similar geographic territory from Scotland […]
Welsh vet becomes new BVA President-Elect
Mr Peter Harlech Jones has been elected President-Elect of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) for 2011/2012. The ceremony took place during the Annual General Meeting of the BVA at the close of its Annual Congress, held in London. Mr Harlech Jones, an international consultant on veterinary medicines, was born and raised in North Wales. He […]
