Appointment of David Brooks - Independent Non Executive Director

I am delighted to announce that David Brooks will join the business on Monday 1st July as an Independent Non-Executive Director.

David has a huge wealth of experience supporting businesses as a Non-Executive Director and has worked extensively within food supply chains both as an Executive and as a Non-Executive expert, he is also financially qualified. 

As a Mutual Society operating on behalf of its members it is vital that we have independent constructive challenge, financial oversight and help in developing proposals on strategy. I am confident that David has the required attributes to fulfil this role, support the Board and act on behalf of our members.

After an initial induction period he will take over the Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee with responsibilities including scrutiny of performance against agreed goals & objectives, satisfying the Board on the integrity of external financial statements and auditing, and ensuring that Camgrain has controls and risk management systems which are robust and defensible.

David will attend the next Audit & Risk Committee Meeting on the 9^th July which will be chaired by Jo Robinson as normal.

On behalf of all Camgrain colleagues, I would like to welcome him to the Society, and we look forward to working with him to continue our journey of evolution to support our member’s needs in an everchanging marketplace. 

On appointment, David stated:

“I am absolutely delighted to have this opportunity to join Camgrain and work alongside a committed team to support the farming communities we serve. There are always challenges ahead, but there are always opportunities too. The sector is evolving at pace and it’s vital it’s support network, including Camgrain, evolves with it and I look forward to an interesting and beneficial journey together”.

Carl Driver

Chairman