Experience

Redfox Executive Selection

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director for Redfox Executive Selection. Recruitment specialist in Food, Horticulture & Agriculture

  • Jul 2010 - Present

  Executive recruiter within Global Food Sectors (Fresh Produce/Food Manufacturing / Horticulture / Agriculture / Logistics / Technical / Quality control / Technologist / Quality Manager / Agronomy / Commercial / Account Management / General Management / Operations ) Executive recruiter within Global Food Sectors (Fresh Produce/Food Manufacturing / Horticulture / Agriculture / Logistics / Technical / Quality control / Technologist / Quality Manager / Agronomy / Commercial / Account Management / General Management / Operations )



Beanstalk.Global

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director

  • Jul 2020 - Present



Agrolinc Ltd.

• Uganda
• Food Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical & Operations Director

  • May 2009 - Jun 2010

  Along with my business partner we established a new Fresh Produce company from scratch to supply major UK retailers with ambient salad products. Along with my business partner we established a new Fresh Produce company from scratch to supply major UK retailers with ambient salad products.



Wight Salads Group

• United Kingdom
• Capital Markets

• Group Technical Director

  • Oct 2007 - Jun 2009

  As the TD for Europe's largest Organic Tomato supplier and the UK's largest Speciality Tomato producer, I helped manage the business through a very difficult period of change, closing old packing sites and establishing a brand new packing facility along with DHL. Managed senior Technical relationships with key retail customers M&S, Waitrose and Sainsbury's. As the TD for Europe's largest Organic Tomato supplier and the UK's largest Speciality Tomato producer, I helped manage the business through a very difficult period of change, closing old packing sites and establishing a brand new packing facility along with DHL. Managed senior Technical relationships with key retail customers M&S, Waitrose and Sainsbury's.



Tesco Stores Ltd

• Category Technical Manager (Fresh Produce)

  • Nov 1999 - Nov 2007

  Started my Technical Management career with Tesco in the veg category. Throughout my tenure with Tesco I was senior Technical Manager for core vegetables (brassica & roots), salads, herbs, protected salads and organics. I became Category Technical Manager (company specialist) for organic fresh produce in 2005, managing Tesco organic fresh produce technical policy and strategy within the Commercial department during a period of unprecedented growth. Started my Technical Management career with Tesco in the veg category. Throughout my tenure with Tesco I was senior Technical Manager for core vegetables (brassica & roots), salads, herbs, protected salads and organics. I became Category Technical Manager (company specialist) for organic fresh produce in 2005, managing Tesco organic fresh produce technical policy and strategy within the Commercial department during a period of unprecedented growth.



FRUIT ADVISORY SERVICES TEAM LLP

• United Kingdom
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fruit Agronomist

  • Mar 1996 - Nov 1999

  Top fruit, soft fruit, cane fruit, stone fruit advisor and organic specialist. Top fruit, soft fruit, cane fruit, stone fruit advisor and organic specialist.



HortResearch

• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Pip-Fruit Breeder

  • Nov 1993 - Apr 1994

  I was part of Allan White's team helping in 1st & 2nd stage assessment of apple varieties from various Malus breeding programmes at the world-leading breeding station in Havelock North, New Zealand that has over the years developed varieties such as Braeburn, Gala, Royal Gala, Pacifc Rose and Jazz to name a few. I was part of Allan White's team helping in 1st & 2nd stage assessment of apple varieties from various Malus breeding programmes at the world-leading breeding station in Havelock North, New Zealand that has over the years developed varieties such as Braeburn, Gala, Royal Gala, Pacifc Rose and Jazz to name a few.