Christine Tacon CBE
Biography
Christine Tacon has a portfolio career combining her commercial expertise with her understanding of the food chain and the public sector. She is a Chartered Engineer with 12 years experience in sales and marketing of fast moving consumer goods (Mars, Anchor and Vodafone) and ran the Co-operative Group’s farming business, the largest in the UK, for 11 years until 2012. She was awarded a CBE for services to agriculture in 2004.
Register of interests
Other current positions include:
- Non-executive director of the AF Group, a co-operative procurement business for agricultural members
- Chair MDS Limited, a training provider for graduates in the fresh food and produce industry
- Advisor to Wet Engineering Limited
- Advisor to Agxiata Limited
- Chair BBC Rural Affairs Committee
Other public appointments:
- None
Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years:
- Council member of Natural Environment Research Council
- Non-executive director of the Met Office (2013-2016)
- Member of UKTI Environment and Water Sector Advisory Group (2013-2016)
- Governor of Harper Adams University (which specialises in agribusiness) (2012-2016)
- Member DEFRA’s Strategic Regulatory Scrutiny Panel (2011-2015)
- Public Member Network Rail (2012-2015)
Personal and business interests:
- Director Melbobby Limited (family property business in Norfolk)
Political activity:
- none
Previous roles in government
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Groceries Code Adjudicator