Latest appointments to the Seafish Board
Two new members have been appointed to the board of the UK Sea Fish Industry Authority
Sarah Holmyard and Georgina Wright have both been appointed to the board of the UK Sea Fish Industry Authority (Seafish) for a first term of three years from 11 November 2024 to 10 November 2027.
Seafish is a non-departmental public body which carries out a wide range of activities to support a thriving UK seafood industry, working with the fishing industry and processors through to importers, retailers and food service providers.
The recruitment was carried out in accordance with the Ministerial Code of Practice for Appointments to Public Bodies.
Biographies
Sarah Holmyard is Director of UK Women in Fisheries, as well as Head of Sales and Marketing at the award-winning aquaculture company, Offshore Shellfish Ltd. Sarah has extensive experience of the sea fishing and aquaculture industries, having previously held executive roles at Seafood Scotland, Interfish, Cleanseas and The Kingfish Company.
Georgina Wright, formerly the Sales Director at Mowi Scotland, brings 30 years’ experience of the sea fish industry to the Seafish Board. Georgina served as Chair of the Scottish Salmon Industry Brexit Working Group, which worked to ensure the industry was successfully prepared for the changes brought in as the UK left the European Union.