Jim Moseley will step down from his position as Red Tractor chief executive officer in April 2026.
Moseley will remain in post for the remainder of the 2025/26 financial year, enabling time for the recruitment of a new chief executive while Red Tractor continues to focus on its current priorities, including delivering the recommendations set out in the Farm Assurance Review.
Red Tractor said the process for recruiting a new chief executive will be shared in due course.
Outgoing Red Tractor CEO, Jim Moseley, said: “After 50 years in the food and drink industry, and nine years as chief executive of Red Tractor, now is the right time for me to take a step-back to enable more personal time.
“I will leave Red Tractor in a strong position to support the future of British food and farming, with a board, a leadership team and tremendous employees who have the skills, knowledge, experience and dedication to carry Red Tractor forward.
“I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the team at Red Tractor for their immense contribution and hard work. Assurance is not an easy occupation, but the team at Red Tractor deliver their roles with huge professionalism and extraordinary resilience.
“This team is one of the strongest I have had the pleasure of working with. Red Tractor’s recognition by the World Health Organisation as a ‘global exemplar of a voluntary assurance programme’ is testament to their abilities and the quality of the scheme.”
Alistair Mackintosh, chair of Red Tractor, commented: “Jim has made an extraordinary contribution to Red Tractor and British food and farming. Consumer trust in British food is at record levels, as are the number of retailers, caterers and brands relying on Red Tractor assurance.
“The influence that Red Tractor has in securing markets and demand for British produce, should not be underestimated. Jim will leave an organisation which is highly motivated, financially sound and well governed.
“On behalf of Red Tractor’s board of directors, I’d like to thank Jim for his unrelenting support for British food production. I’m very grateful for Jim’s support as we continue to deliver real, tangible change for farmers, while recruiting a new chief executive.”
