Chris Tyas OBE
Biography
Chris was non-executive board member at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from January 2024 to August 2025.
Chris is the Chair of GS1UK, the neutral, not-for-profit standards organisation whose data standards power barcodes and QR codes globally across food, consumer goods, healthcare and construction. Chris recently spent 2 years as the co-chair of Defra’s Food Resilience Industry Forum, helping to bring together all parts of the food supply chain during the pandemic.
Prior to that, Chris had a 40-year career in the food industry, working for Mars and Nestle in a variety of roles across procurement, manufacturing, HR, IT and logistics. He has spent the last 5 years as the Senior Vice President responsible for Nestle’s global supply chain, based in Switzerland.
Previous roles in government
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Non-executive board member