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Board & 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)20 7520 3904 or email ce@hgca.com with the name you wish to contact, providing your own contact address details.

HGCA Board Members
Jonathan Tipples
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

Crop Marketing

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
Steve Bumstead NFU
David Cater UGP
Keith Davies GAFTA
Mark Dordery  GAFTA
Mike Giffin  NFU
Arthur Hill NFU
Clive Jolliffe NFU
Kevin Littleboy NFU
David McCreath GAFTA/AIC
David Sheppard  AIC
Jonathan Tipples 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
Julian Gibbons (Chairman) NFU
Allan Coxon NFU
Janet Godfrey Education Adviser
Mark Isaacson AIC
Tim McClelland  UFU
Alex Waugh  nabim
Duncan West NFU
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)
Dr Sotiris Papasolomontos (Chairman)
Julia Anderson nabim
Brian Cole Frontier
Guy Gagen NFU
Stephen Game Amylum
Angela Gibson Glencore Grain
Lindsay Holmes DEFRA
Robin Manning Defra
Robin Reid Bowmans
Jennie Richards MAGB
Paul Rooke AIC
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
Mark Charlton nabim
Andrew Cragg (Vice-chairman) NFU
David Ellerton AIC
Graham Furey UFU
Julian Hasler NFU
Mark Leggott NFU
Andrew Moir NFU
Dinah Nicholson bpc
Andrew Perry UGP
Huw Phillips NFUS
Daniel Squier NFU
Steven Stokes GAFTA
Dr David Cooper Defra observer

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