British Livestock Genetics

Nick Allen has been appointed as the new Director of the English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX), the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has announced.

Nick will take up his post in October. He moves up from his current role as senior regional manager for the beef and lamb division of AHDB. He joined the former Meat & Livestock Commission (MLC) in 1998 as South East Regional Manager, crossing over to EBLEX when it was formed to manage the regional team. He has extensive knowledge in the sector and has first-hand experience of managing a dairy herd and rearing beef.

Kevin Roberts, Chief Executive of AHDB, said: "Nick knows farming and knows the industry and I am confident that he is the right person to manage the delivery of the beef and lamb strategy developed by the EBLEX Board. As part of my Executive Management Team he will also help us to achieve the sought-after operational efficiencies from the new integrated levy board structure."

EBLEX chairman John Cross said: "Nick has a lot of experience of the issues impacting on the cattle and sheep sectors and I look forward to working with him to continue to add value to our levy payers."

Nick said he was looking forward to taking up the post and tackling the challenges ahead. "This is a dynamic and exciting time for agriculture. I passionately believe that the beef and lamb sectors have great long term future, but recognise there are many serious challenges ahead. I am determined to make sure EBLEX serves the industry well and provides our stakeholders with good value for money."

Henry Lewis, Chairman of BLG, has also welcomed Nick's appointment. He said "EBLEX have been major supporters of the initiatives to market English Beef and Lamb products and genetics in global markets, to the benefit of the sector and their levy-payers."

For more about EBLEX, visit www.eblex.org.uk

[12/08/2009]





Latest News			AHDB appoints new EBLEX director
Foot & mouth disease in East Asia [30/04/2010] Climate change in a climate of change [02/03/2010] ILDEX Vietnam 2010 - the solutions for Vietnam’s sustainable growth [02/03/2010] UK Sheep meat exports pass the £300 million mark in 2009 [02/03/2010] Certification Updates [27/02/2010] Global Food prices up again according to FAO [08/02/2010] New logo selected for all EU organic products [08/02/2010] EBLEX beef and sheep roadmap to livestock emissions reductions [08/02/2010] Outlook Conference diary alert [08/02/2010] Record entries for National All Breeds Show promise a spectacle to dispel the February blues [08/02/2010] Make a date: British Cattle Conference 24-26 January 2011 [08/02/2010] A very merry Christmas (and good year) for British pork sales, at home & abroad [08/02/2010] Paris in the Springtime [07/02/2010] Aberdeen-Angus semen heads for Estonia [05/02/2010] Lloyds TSB Agriculture continues sponsorship of Beef Expo in May [05/02/2010] British Blue, British Charolais and British Limousin beef semen exports to USA ...... and Denmark [05/02/2010] New JSR International Sales Director [05/02/2010] Dairy Burke Trophy moves to new National All Breeds Show [04/02/2010] New British semen storage and distribution unit opens [04/02/2010] JSR in the Ukraine [08/12/2009] Spring into Spring - EBLEX export marketing push [08/12/2009] New National All Breeds Show 2010 [08/12/2009] Male sexed Limousin semen - another ‘world first’ for Crawford Brothers [04/12/2009] A Sustainable Breeding Future - British Cattle Conference 25-27 January, 2010 [03/12/2009] Au revoir and bienvenue to Herefords as they head from England to France [02/12/2009] Cogent expansion: commitment and optimism for UK cattle genetics’ future [01/12/2009] New Genus ABS appointments in Europe and UK [01/12/2009] New British owned AI company launched [01/12/2009] British Blues join Semenstore.co.uk [01/12/2009] Mad for Madison [23/09/2009] New British Angus company launched in response [23/09/2009] IndAgra-Farm - UK’s livestock breeding sector are there for business! [23/09/2009] Where Asia’s feed, livestock and meat industry do business [21/09/2009] National Ploughing Championships 2009 [21/09/2009] Limousin ‘Goldies Terence’ semen exported to Norway, Finland and Australia [21/09/2009] Positive signs for English pig sector [21/09/2009] Defra minister to open the Dairy Event and Livestock Show [08/09/2009] JSR continues global expansion [02/09/2009] World record price for a sheep [31/08/2009] Cows for Cambodia! [28/08/2009] Cutting edge agricultural research under microscope [26/08/2009] GB Bulls Open Day and NEW August DVD now available [25/08/2009] Portuguese Pig Producers Choose UK Breeding Stock [25/08/2009] Picston Shottle celebrates his tenth birthday [25/08/2009] Agriscot - the UK's No 1 Farm Business Event [25/08/2009] Strong British team at Expointer [25/08/2009] The Dairy Event and Livestock Show 2009 [13/08/2009] A strong technical team helping the British pig industry [13/08/2009] BEEF EXPO 2010 is at Hexham [12/08/2009] AHDB appoints new EBLEX director [12/08/2009] Expointer And 100 Years of Devons in Brazil [10/08/2009] New export initiatives for livestock & meat sectors [27/07/2009] EBLEX and BPEX relocate to Stoneleigh [27/07/2009] News on latest meat sector economics publications & services [23/07/2009] Pig campaign wins major international awards [29/05/2009] Doors open for lamb exports to United Arab Emirates [06/04/2009] World Shorthorn Conference 2010 – A world of opportunity in the home of the breed [23/03/2009] Pig export news from ACMC [23/03/2009] UK’s Beef and Lamb exports up [05/03/2009] Breeding polled cattle made easier [05/03/2009] British pork exports hit £160million [20/02/2009] Genus expands business in China [20/02/2009] 'Positive future' for dairy industry [23/01/2009] British Limousin Pedigree sales in 2008 exceed £5 million [15/01/2009] 2008 Archive 2007 Archive 2006 Archive 2005 Archive 2004 Archive			Nick Allen has been appointed as the new Director of the English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX), the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has announced. Nick will take up his post in October. He moves up from his current role as senior regional manager for the beef and lamb division of AHDB. He joined the former Meat & Livestock Commission (MLC) in 1998 as South East Regional Manager, crossing over to EBLEX when it was formed to manage the regional team. He has extensive knowledge in the sector and has first-hand experience of managing a dairy herd and rearing beef. Kevin Roberts, Chief Executive of AHDB, said: "Nick knows farming and knows the industry and I am confident that he is the right person to manage the delivery of the beef and lamb strategy developed by the EBLEX Board. As part of my Executive Management Team he will also help us to achieve the sought-after operational efficiencies from the new integrated levy board structure." EBLEX chairman John Cross said: "Nick has a lot of experience of the issues impacting on the cattle and sheep sectors and I look forward to working with him to continue to add value to our levy payers." Nick said he was looking forward to taking up the post and tackling the challenges ahead. "This is a dynamic and exciting time for agriculture. I passionately believe that the beef and lamb sectors have great long term future, but recognise there are many serious challenges ahead. I am determined to make sure EBLEX serves the industry well and provides our stakeholders with good value for money." Henry Lewis, Chairman of BLG, has also welcomed Nick's appointment. He said "EBLEX have been major supporters of the initiatives to market English Beef and Lamb products and genetics in global markets, to the benefit of the sector and their levy-payers." For more about EBLEX, visit www.eblex.org.uk [12/08/2009]