New Year brings a new look board to the UK's largest livestock marketing company

Philip Kirkham (right) is the new Chairman
Philip Kirkham (right) is the new Chairman

The New Year has brought changes to the board of the UKs largest multi-species livestock marketing company.

Andrew Wolfe has made way for Philip Kirkham as Chairman and Ian Smith joins the board as a non-executive director.

Meadow Quality are bidding a fond farewell to Andrew Wolfe as chairman after over 20 years of service. Andrew was presented with a painting of a Hereford bull at the annual MQ Christmas party where all the staff attended to wish him well.

Meadow Quality have announced the appointment of Ian Smith as a Non-Executive Director to their board.

Ian is managing director of Bedfordia Farms where his primary objective for the last decade has been ensuring the farming business's profitability and development. Bedfordia Farms is a large diverse family farming enterprise; from Eco technologies to farming 2640 hectares of arable, 1100 sows- with all the progeny to finish and they currently achieve 30 pigs per sow per year!

Ian has held many management and board positions during his career. He strives, with his commitment and enthusiasm, to help deliver improvement across a wide range of complex business issues. He has a down to earth approach with people across industry, which he sees as key to developing a plan and delivering on it.

Philip Kirkham moves to the position of Chairman after over 20 years on the board. Philip is a dairy farmer from the West Midlands who is also the chairman of the N.M.R and a director of Wynnstay Group PLC.