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Welsh government appoints 4 new HCC members to cope with COVID-19 crisis

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"We face not only the ongoing challenge of COVID-19 but also upcoming changes to exports as the UK’s trading position with the EU remains uncertain", says minister Lesley Griffiths.

Posted on Apr 22 ,06:53

Lesley Griffiths, the Welsh Government Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, has announced the appointment of four new Non-Executive Directors to the board of Welsh red meat levy body Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC).
The four new board members have a wide range of experience at senior levels in the food industry and in corporate strategy and governance and join Chairman Kevin Roberts and six re-appointed directors in providing strategic leadership and oversight to the organization.
The four new Directors join the Board as the red meat industry faces major challenges; the disruption to markets and food supply chains as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, and the continuing possibility that access to vital European export markets could be put at risk by the UK and the EU not reaching a trade agreement by the end of the year.
All four of them, Melody Chapman, Rhys Davies, Nadine Porter and Prys Morgan have a wide experience in livestock farming and meat processing and may find solutions to respond to the current challenges faced by the Welsh red meat industry. "They join the board at an unprecedented time, as all produce sectors – including the red meat industry – face major challenges as supply chains and conventional sources of demand, both in domestic and export markets, are hit by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; not to mention the impact that the public health crisis has already had on day-to-day business. I’m sure the new appointees will be able to bring their breadth of expertise during this time, as we face not only the ongoing challenge of COVID-19 but also upcoming changes to exports as the UK’s trading position with the EU remains uncertain," said Lesley Griffiths.

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