Huw Thomas has been announced as the winner of the Idris Davies Memorial Award for 2017 during a ceremony at Pembrokeshire County Show.
Huw has a wide ranging knowledge of the food supply chain ranging from primary agriculture, processing and dealing with major retailers, the event organised stated.
He has worked in farming, research and government and is currently the Managing Director of the successful fresh produce business, Puffin Produce Ltd, based in Pembrokeshire.
Huw is a dairy farmer’s son from Narberth who returned to the county to run Puffin Produce in 2009, following 20 years in agriculture related roles throughout the UK.
This includes 10 years as a crop breeding research scientist at the Department of Genetics in the University of Cambridge which was followed by a spell in the Agri-Food strategy team of the Welsh Development Agency and Welsh Government.
Prior to his current role, he spent three years as Head of Strategy and Market Information at DairyCo.
Huw also sits on two ministerial appointment advisory boards, namely the Haven Waterway Enterprise Zone Board and the Food and Drink Wales Industry Board.
Huw and his wife Claire, have two daughters, aged 7 and 9, and live in Narberth.
Mansel Raymond, Chairman of the Idris Davies Memorial Award Management Committee, said: “Huw has made an outstanding contribution to the agricultural community in Pembrokeshire in many ways, over many years and continues to do so now at Puffin Produce. He joins some excellent company in becoming this year’s winner of the Idris Davies Memorial Award.”
