The National Skills Academy for Food and Drink Manufacturing has appointed four industry figures to its board of directors.
These include Professor Colin Dennis director general of Campden BRI (as pictured), Tim Smith chief executive of the Food Standards Agency, Bob Spooner group operations director of Premier Foods, and David Eslick director of producti
on at Britvic. “It is very pleasing that we have been able to attract such high-profile and influential figures from the industry on to the board,” said chairman Paul Wilkinson. “It really demonstrates the level of support the National Skills Academy has, which is crucial to its success. Our purpose is to deliver a service which has been developed by the industry, for the industry, and we can take it as a sign that we are heading in the right direction when such prominent individuals are keen to get involved.”