Chief Executive and Directors meeting details May 2008
Tuesday 5 August 2008
Details of meetings held and attended by Chief Executive and Directors of the Food Standards Agency during May 2008.
The Agency provides this information to meet our commitment to openness.
Details of meetings attended by the Chair and Deputy Chair are provided for Open Board meetings as a Standing Order paper. These standing order papers are updated with information from the last open Board meeting. Where a Director is not mentioned, it is because he or she had no meetings with external stakeholders during the displayed month.
Tim Smith - Chief Executive
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 01/05/08 | Ron Gainsford, Chief Executive,Trading Standards Institute | Meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest. Also attended by David Statham |
| 01/05/08 | Food and Drink Federation Presidents dinner | Attendee. Also attended by Dame Deirdre Hutton |
| 06/05/08 | Dr Clive Grace, Chair and Graham Russell, Chief Executive, Local Better Regulation Office (LBRO) | Meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest. Also attended by Philip Clarke |
| 12/05/08 | Melanie Leech, Director General, Helen McDermott, Corporate Policy Manager and Michael Hunt, Director of Communications, Food and Drink Federation | Meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest. Also attended by Terrence Collis and Gill Fine |
| 13/05/08 | Justin McCracken, Chief Executive, Health Protection Agency | Meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest. Also attended by Andrew Wadge |
| 14/05/08 | Stephen Robertson, Director General and Andrew Opie, Director of Food Policy, British Retail Consortium | Meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest. Also attended by Terrence Collis and Gill Fine |
| 15/05/08 | Robert Madelin, Director General, DG SANCO and Andy LeBrecht, UK Rep | Meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest. Also attended by Richard Calvert and Bill Knock |
| 21/05/08 | Justin King, Chief Executive, of J Sainsbury Plc | Meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest |
| 28/05/08 | Derek Allen, Executive Director, LACORS | Meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest |
George Paterson - Director of Food Standards Agency Scotland
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 12/05/08 | Dr Charles Milne Chief Veterinary Officer, Scotland(CVO) | Regular six monthly update between FSA Scotland Senior Management Team and CVO Scotland |
| 14/05/08 | Peter Russell Rural Director,The Scottish Government | Bilateral ‘catch-up' meeting between Food Standards Agency Scotland Director and Peter Russell to discuss the handling of current hot topics. |
Steve Wearne - Director of Food Standards Agency Wales
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 01/05/08 | Welsh Assembly Government. Network meeting 'Ambassadors for Change’ | Attending to recognise participation of Food Standards Agency Wales staff in this development initiative |
| 12/05/08 | Welsh Consumer Council Stakeholder Event. Cardiff | Regular meeting of co-ordinating committee of central and local government bodies in Wales |
| 16/05/08 | Director of Public Protection, Welsh Assembly Government. Cardiff | Regular meeting of co-ordinating committee of central and local government bodies in Wales |
| 23/05/08 | Peter Farley, Stephen Wall, Public Health Protection Division, Welsh Assembly Government | Regular meeting to discuss issues of common interest |
Morris McAllister - Director of Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland
| Date | Who | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 06/05/08 | Meeting with Mr Nigel McMahon, Chief Environmental Health Officer, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) | Discussion Review Public Administration |
| 13/05/08 | (Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee (NIFAC) | Mr McAllister inter alia provides update report on Executive activity |
| 15/05/08 | Balmoral Show Breakfast. Reception with Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Michelle Gildernew MP MLA | Annual Balmoral Show in Northern Ireland, visited Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland stand |
| 16/05/08 | Meeting with Dr Michael McBride, Chief Medical Officer | Discussed public health review |
| 23/05/08 | Meeting with Dr Roy Ramsay, Director Protection, Environment & Heritage Service | Considered implications of the review of environmental governance |
| 27/05/08 | Visit to Graham’s Bakery Dromore with Dr Maureen Edmondson, Northern Ireland Board Member FSANI, Chair of the Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee | Support for adopter of Food Standard Agency Front of Pack sign-post labelling |
| 30/05/08 | Lunch with Mr Andrew Dougal, Chief Executive of Chest Heart and Stroke Association | Guest of Andrew Dougal to discuss partnership opportunities |