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Libby Woodhatch, Chief Executive |
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Hailing from the crab fishing port of Salcombe in Devon, Libby has been involved in the seafood sector for 15 years, both academically, gaining a BSc Hons & MSC in Fisheries Science, and practically. Prior to joining Seafood Scotland as Chief Executive in 2003, Libby ran her own international fisheries consultancy, and worked with all sectors of the industry, from catching to aquaculture, and processing to retail. Libby received the Freedom of the City of London in 2004 for her work in setting up the Billingsgate Seafood School, and remains a Trustee of the School. In 2006 she became the first woman to be externally elected to the livery of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers. |
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| Office: +44 (0)131 557 9344 Mobile: +44 (0)7968 775 272 Email: libby@seafoodscotland.org |
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Jess Sparks, Technical Manager |
| Jess graduated from Plymouth with a degree in Fishery Sciences in 1984 and promptly moved to Scotland to start a career in seafood production management. He spent 2 years working as a junior manager on the West Coast, producing frozen langoustine for European export. Jess then moved to the NE of Scotland and continued his management career manufacturing a wide range of value added seafood for many of the major UK retailers. Leaving his production manager’s post in 2000, Jess joined the Sea Fish Industry Authority as a Quality & Trade Executive working closely in the field with all sectors of the Scottish industry. It was in this role that Jess started dedicated project work for Seafood Scotland. In 2006 he commenced a two year full time secondment from the Sea Fish Industry Authority to work for Seafood Scotland as technical manager, concentrating on the delivery of Seafood Scotland’s commercial strategy for Scottish Langoustine. |
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| Office: +44 (0)1358 729609 Mobile: +44 (0)7876 035 753 Email: jess@seafoodscotland.org |
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Sarah Holmyard, Marketing Manager |
| Sarah graduated from the University of Plymouth in 2005 with an honours degree in International Business with modern languages. During her studies she spent a year working in France in the seafood industry. She wasn’t new to the sector, having spent her youth working on angling boats and her father’s mussel farm. On leaving University, Sarah joined Seafood Scotland where she is putting her experience to good use. |
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| Office: +44 (0)131 557 9344 Mobile: +44 (0)7779 291 364 Email: sarah@seafoodscotland.org |
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Nicki Holmyard, Communications and Public Relations |
| Nicki Holmyard has worked on a freelance basis for Seafood Scotland since its inception, providing for all communications and PR needs. Nicki has worked as a journalist and PR in the seafood industry for 20 years, and continues to travel the world investigating and writing about fisheries and aquaculture, from the sea or pond to the consumer. She uses her considerable experience to ensure that Seafood Scotland maximises its potential for positive publicity. |
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| Office: +44 (0)7711 272 637 Email: nicki@seafoodscotland.org |
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Ian Land, Account Manager |
| Ian Land - worked for Seafish for five years as an account manager and covered the East of Scotland, from Fife northwards. Ian is based in Arbroath and has completed a secondment with Improve where he learnt a lot about the food and drink industry sector skills council. Previously, Ian was self-employed with his own food distribution business. He graduated from Robert Gordon's University in Aberdeen with a degree in Business. |
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| Office: +44 (0)1241 431 551 Mobile: +44 (0)7876 035 722 Email: ian@seafoodscotland.org |
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Craig Burton, Inshore Manager |
| Craig graduated in Marine Biology from Bangor University in 1979. He gained industrial and financial experience in manufacturing, before returning to marine science in 1984, when he completed a post-graduate degree at Plymouth University. He joined Seafish in 1987, initially working on lobster stock enhancement, then becoming involved in the wider shellfish and fin-fish aquaculture industries. His financial and aquaculture expertise came together in the Aquaculture Development Service, where direct business advice and assistance was given to industry, and his fisheries involvement expanded in the Inshore Group. His most recent Seafish role bought him into contact with companies at every level of the seafood supply chain. He was seconded to Seafood Scotland in 2008. |
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| Office: +44 (0)1967 431 573 Mobile: +44 (0)7876 035 771 Email: craig@seafoodscotland.org |
Seafood Scotland's strength comes from its cross sector board which represents all parts of the Scottish catching and processing sectors.
Current Board Members Seafood Scotland
- Iain MacSween Scottish Fishermens Organisation Chairman
- Danny Couper Snr Peterhead & Fraserburgh Fish Traders Association Vice-Chair
- TBC Food and Drink Federation
- Derek Duthie Scottish Pelagic Fishermen's Association
- Ian Gatt Scottish Fishermen's Federation
- Brian Isbister Shetland Fish Producers Organisation Ltd
- David Anderson Aberdeen Fish Producers Organisation Ltd
- George MacRae Scottish White Fish Producers Association
- Robert Stevenson North East of Scotland Fishermens Organisation Ltd
- Neil Clark Scottish Seafood Processors Federation
- Kevin McDonell West of Scotland Fish Producers Organisation
- Ian McFadden Herring Buyers Association
- Jon Harman Sea Fish Industry Authority
- Euan Beaton Scallop Association
- Will Clark Peterhead and Fraserburgh Fish Processors' Association
- Libby Woodhatch Chief Executive Company Secretary
