AHDB has appointed Richard Hampton, a former managing director of the Natural Milk Providers Co-Operative (Omsco), as its new World Business Building Director.
Mr Hampton will soak up his place from June 3, main the levy frame’s World Business Building group’s paintings with executive and business, with the purpose of optimising international enlargement alternatives.
He has considerable revel in in creating and remodeling companies, operating with fast-paced shopper items (FMCG), foods and drinks, retail and agriculture sector stakeholders. Mr Hampton, who has additionally held many senior positions on best of the Omsco function, has in depth global revel in in international markets and negotiating export agreements, together with export marketplace construction tasks in each dairy and purple meat.
He replaces Phil Hadley in a job AHDB says performs a essential section in its paintings for cattle levy payers in supporting export well being certification, website approvals for export, inspection audits from in a foreign country executive officers, facilitating business construction in key markets, collaborating in business presentations and coordinating inward and outward business missions.
Graham Wilkinson, AHDB Leader Government, stated: “I’m extremely joyful to announce that Richard Hampton shall be becoming a member of AHDB. His huge revel in at the international level shall be an enormous asset in making sure that AHDB continues to ship for its levy payers, so extra customers all over the world are taking part in British purple meat and dairy.
“Our levy payers have advised us how a lot they price our paintings on global business construction and that they wish to see us do extra on this box. Richard’s appointment, coupled with AHDB’s lengthy established file of operating with business and executive to maximize international business alternatives, will lend a hand us proceed to make sure our levy payers’ merchandise flourish in markets internationally.”