Professor Bob Bansback

Current Professional Roles

• Advisory Council of the International Meat Secretariat
• Trustee and Board Member of the Food Training Council
• Liveryman and Member of the Education Charity Committee of the Worshipful Company of Butchers
• Contributor and Writer for Food Management Today and Meat Management

Previous Responsibilities

• Corporate Strategy and Industry Development Director of the Meat and Livestock Commission (1992 – 2004)
• Director of the Red Meat Industry Forum (2004 – 2007)
• Chairman of the Economics Committee of the International Meat Secretariat (2009 – 2015)
• Board Director, British Food Export Council (1989 – 1997)
• President, Agricultural Economics Society (1995-1996)
• Chair, Executive Committee of the Agricultural Economics Society (1996 – 1999)
• Director, Assured Food Standards (2001 – 2004)
• Advisory Board, EuroChoices Journal (2008 – 2014)

Awards

•  OBE in 2004 for services to the meat and livestock industries
• Award of Excellence in 2013 for outstanding contribution to Public Policy, Industry and Society by the Agricultural Economics Society
• Gold Award in 2021 from the Worshipful Company of Butchers

Current Role at Harper Adams University

My Role at Harper Adams University includes:

• Occasional Lecturer
• Supporting Role with MRes and other research students
• Providing access to Meat and Food industry networks in the UK and worldwide
• Carrying out Scholarship and Award interviews for 3 scholarship awarding bodies
• Providing links for HAU staff with Food and Meat Industry contacts in major companies and  international organisations

Make contact with me on bob@bansback.co.uk