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Board and Committees

The HGCA Board, whose Members are appointed by the UK Agriculture Ministers, is responsible for HGCA's direction.  A register of Directors' interests is kept by the Personal Assistant to the Chief Executive and is available for inspection at HGCA by prior appointment. 

Membership of Advisory Committees is approved by the Board, following nominations by industry representative bodies. 

To contact a Board or Advisory Committee member please telephone +44 (0)247 669 2051 or email ce@hgca.com with the name you wish to contact, providing your own contact address details.

HGCA Board Members 
Jonathan Tipples (Chairman)
John Cunningham
Ian Douglas
Michael Hambly
Arthur Hill
David Houghton
Charles Matts
Adrian Peck
John Pidgeon
Guy Smith
Rad Thomas
Stewart Vernon
Alex Waugh
Colin West

HGCA Advisory Committees

British Cereal Exports (BCE)
 BCE drives forward the export promotion of UK wheat, barley and oats.

BCE Advisory Committee
George Forbes (Chairman) NFUS
Michael Adams AIC
Robert Borrill grower
Steve Bumstead NFU
David Cater UGP
Keith Davies GAFTA
Mark Dordery  GAFTA
Mike Giffin  NFU
Arthur Hill NFU
vacancy  grower
David McCreath GAFTA/AIC
David Sheppard  AIC
Mike Hambly Board representative

Market Development (MD)
MD stimulates increases in the consumption of UK grain through product innovation and the provision of information on the role of grain in a healthy balanced diet.

MD Advisory Committee
Janet Godfrey (Chair) Education Adviser
Allan Coxon NFU
Tim McClelland  UFU
Adrian Norman grower
Alex Waugh  nabim
Duncan West NFU
John Whitelam  AIC
Ian Whiteford NFUS
Professor Christopher Ritson Marketing Adviser

Market Information
Market Information provides daily independent data and analysis to assist the industry in marketing and processing cereals and oilseeds to become more profitable.

Market Information Cereals Committee (MICC)
Alastair Dickie (Chairman)
Martin Savage nabim
Brian Cole Frontier
Guy Gagen NFU
Angela Gibson Glencore Grain
Raich Growdridge Whitworth Bros Ltd
Lindsay Holmes Defra
Robin Manning Defra
Jennie Richards MAGB
Paul Rooke AIC
Clare Rowntree NFU
Karen Stark Defra
Nigel Stevenson Centaur Grain
Darren Stretton Defra
Alex Waugh nabim
Richard Wilson Lloyds Animal Foods 

Research & Development
Research & Development manages a programme of near-market research and communicates the results to improve the production, storage and utilisation of cereals and oilseeds.

R&D Advisory Committee
Anthony Hornshaw (Chairman) NFU
David Anker NFU
Philip Bennion NFU
Richard Broadbent MAGB
Andrew Cragg (Vice-chairman) NFU
David Ellerton AIC
Julian Hasler NFU
John Humphreys UGP
Richard Kane  UFU
Mark Leggott NFU
Andrew Moir NFUS
Dinah Nicholson bpc
Huw Phillips NFUS
Daniel Squier NFU
Steven Stokes GAFTA
Shaun Taylor nabim 

Non-voting Appointments
David Cooper Defra - Science Directorate Observer
John Pidgeon Board Representative

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