Christine Tacon CBE

Biography

Christine Tacon has a portfolio career combining her commercial expertise with her understanding of the food chain and the public sector. She is a Chartered Engineer with 12 years experience in sales and marketing of fast moving consumer goods (Mars, Anchor and Vodafone) and ran the Co-operative Group’s farming business, the largest in the UK, for 11 years until 2012. She was awarded a CBE for services to agriculture in 2004.

Register of interests

Other current positions include:

  • Non-executive director of the AF Group, a co-operative procurement business for agricultural members
  • Chair MDS Limited, a training provider for graduates in the fresh food and produce industry
  • Advisor to Wet Engineering Limited
  • Advisor to Agxiata Limited
  • Chair BBC Rural Affairs Committee

Other public appointments:

  • None

Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years:

  • Council member of Natural Environment Research Council
  • Non-executive director of the Met Office (2013-2016)
  • Member of UKTI Environment and Water Sector Advisory Group (2013-2016)
  • Governor of Harper Adams University (which specialises in agribusiness) (2012-2016)
  • Member DEFRA’s Strategic Regulatory Scrutiny Panel (2011-2015)
  • Public Member Network Rail (2012-2015)

Personal and business interests:

  • Director Melbobby Limited (family property business in Norfolk)

Political activity:

  • none