The new structure, which will see director general Brian Young become the first BFFF chief executive, will enable the association to become even more effective in providing the best services to its members.
“As our members have continued to modernise and become more sophisticated in their operations, there was a need for BFFF to do the same in order to meet members’ needs in the best possible way,” said Young. “This new governance structure will enable us to do this much more effectively.”
Following a vote at BFFF’s general meeting recently, members approved the new articles of association and new rules that include the introduction of a newly constituted board of directors. The changes came into force on 1 June 2014.
The new board of directors is made up of 10 members with six representatives from the association’s producer, importer, broker, and wholesaler sectors in addition to the chair of the Audit Committee, the chair of the Technical and Legislative Expert Group, a retailer representative and the new chief executive.
The first BFFF board of directors includes the following members:
Source: British Frozen Food Federation
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