Holstein UK appoints new group business director

Holstein UK has right now (Tuesday, March 7) introduced the appointment of Michael Halliwell as its group business director – a brand new place launched by the corporate.

The dairy consultancy mentioned Halliwell will present an “alternative to additional develop business methods and areas of development” when he joins the crew on April 3.

Melanie Harmitt, chief government of the Holstein UK group, mentioned Michael was a “extremely spectacular candidate for the place of group business director”.

“His expertise and information of the business, partnered along with his business background, made him an awesome match for the Holstein UK Group and we’re delighted to welcome him to our crew,” she mentioned.

Halliwell described the appointment as a “implausible profession alternative” and mentioned he appears to be like ahead to utilising his expertise to “form and implement the business strategic goals” of Holstein UK.

“I stay up for additional growing the portfolio of services and products throughout the Holstein UK Group, creating business choices for each the membership and exterior stakeholders,” he mentioned.

Michael Halliwell

Holstein UK mentioned Halliwell has a robust business and gross sales background with a broad community inside the business.

He spent six years because the enterprise growth supervisor for Worldwide Sires and was not too long ago within the position of business director for CattleEye Ltd., a tech start-up enterprise.

Holstein UK mentioned Halliwell additionally has expertise within the genetics area, working with pedigree and targeted business operations which have “given him information of varied manufacturing methods and enterprise fashions required by the totally different dairy farming companies“.

When he begins in his new position with Holstein UK, Halliwell will report back to chief government Harmitt and can work intently with the heads of departments together with Janette Mathie and Dena Snidall, Cattle Info Service (CIS); Meurig James, Nationwide Bovine Information Centre (NBDC) and Hannah Williams, head of occasions and advertising and marketing.

Holstein UK

Additionally right now, Holstein UK introduced the opening of its new head workplace, Scope Home, named after its former chief government officer Sue Cope, who handed away final 12 months.

“Sue was the driving power behind securing the brand new headquarters and devoted a lot effort and time into securing and refurbishing the constructing earlier than her quick battle with sickness,” the corporate mentioned.

All Holstein UK and NBDC workplace employees are actually primarily based at the brand new website, with the CIS groups remaining at Speir Home till the laboratories are accomplished later within the 12 months.

“The newly renovated headquarters, situated at Hortonwood 33 in Telford, gives a spacious and modern working house for our groups, which won’t solely comfortably home all our workplace employees however will embody a cutting-edge laboratory house for CIS,” the corporate mentioned.

“We stay up for welcoming members to an open day later within the 12 months,” it added.

On Monday (March 6), the corporate additionally paid tribute to a former worker, Henry Richardson, who died final week.

“We had been deeply saddened to listen to the information that our former colleague Henry Richardson handed away final week,” it mentioned.

“Henry retired from the position of senior knowledge analyst with the NBDC division of Holstein UK in 2020, having labored for the Society for over 10 years. Henry leaves his spouse Jean and daughters Emma and Helen.

“Our ideas are with Henry’s household and pals at this troublesome time.”