Levy Boards restructuring: Levy Board members
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will have a board that consists of a Chair and nine board members. The board is currently operating as a “Shadow Board” and will retain this status until the legislation creating AHDB is made.
John Bridge was appointed as Chair-Designate of AHDB in October 2006. He will become Chair of AHDB once the new structure comes into effect on 1 April 2008.
The other nine members of the AHDB were appointed in February 2007. They either Chair a specific sector company or are independent, having no vested interest or connection with the sectors covered by statutory levy. The Chair-Designate is also an independent member.
Potato sector company Chair-DesignateProfessor Janet Bainbridge, Chair Designate of the potato sector company announced on 20 February 2008 that she would be stepping down.
Dennis Heywood, an independent member of the potato sector company board, will take up the role of Chair Designate on an interim basis. Defra, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Assembly Government will be looking for a new Chair Designate of the potato sector company shortly. They expect to advertise in March 2008.
- Professor Janet Bainbridge - personal statement (PDF 50 KB)
Sector Company Board Members were appointed on 24 July 2007.
- Board members and their roles (February 2008, PDF 25 KB)
- news release AHDB Chair-Designate of AHDB
- news release AHDB members
Rules governing appointments
All appointments to AHDB were made under the rules of the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments (OCPA).
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Page last modified: 20 February 2008
Page published: 15 March 2005