Davies to step down as NPA chief executive
Dr Zoe Davies has announced she will be leaving the National Pig Association (NPA) after 14 years of service, including eight as chief executive.
NPA said Davies had “fought the industry’s corner tirelessly and effectively on numerous policy and supply chain issues” and, recently, “had shown tremendous leadership during the pig industry crisis.”
Davies will be taking on the role as the NFU’s East Anglian regional director at the beginning of August 2022. Commenting on the move, she said: “The decision has not been an easy one to make, but I honestly feel that now is the right time for me to make this change personally and for the NPA.
“I won’t be going too far. I am very much looking forward to the challenges my new role with the NFU will bring, but I am exceptionally sad to be leaving this amazing industry that I have been involved in for the last 27 years.
“I have thoroughly enjoyed working with my amazing team at NPA, all the producers, allied industry and other specialists on our Pig Industry Group (PIG) (and previously PG and AIG), and, of course, with our members.”
She added: “The NPA has a bright future with the fantastic team already in place and I’m confident that the Board will, over the coming weeks, make the right decisions as to how to move the organisation forward.
“It has been a privilege to be part of this great industry, and I have no doubt that once we get through these tough times, the pig sector will thrive again.”
Second-to-none
NPA chairman Rob Mutimer said: “The board is very sorry to see Zoe go, but she departs with our very best wishes for her future role and huge thanks on behalf of everyone connected to the pig industry for the monumental shift she has put in over the years.
“Zoe has worked incredibly hard to represent the pig sector, and, with her team, has delivered so much on behalf of producers and the wider industry. Her knowledge, drive, passion for the industry and leadership skills are second-to-none and she is hugely respected both inside and outside the pig industry.”
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