Key personnel

Speaker profiles will be made available as they are announced. For more information contact  Veronica Newson at Project4 Marketing via veronica@project4marketing.com.

William Martin Chairman, NFU Sugar Board

William farms a 1000-acre family farm in Cambridgeshire Fens, near Ely, growing combinable crops and sugar beet. He has a degree in French from Cambridge University and is BASIS qualified.

Formerly Chairman of his local NFU Branch, County and East Anglian Regional Board, William has been a member of the NFU Sugar Beet Committee since 2001. He was elected to the NFU Sugar Board in 2004, became Vice Chairman in 2006 and has been Chairman since 2008. William is Chairman of his local Internal Drainage Board and Chairman of a group of farmers co-operatively purchasing agronomy advice. William is also Vice Chairman of the World Association of Beet and Cane Growers (WABCG).

In his spare time William enjoys cycling and playing the guitar. July 2009
 

Nick Wells Vice-Chairman, NFU Sugar Board

Nick specialised in statistics and sciences and has a HND in Agriculture from Harper-Adams. He farms in North Lincolnshire and his cropping includes winter and spring malting barley, feed wheat, vining peas and sugar beet.

Nick, elected in 2000 to the National Committee/Board, has been a negotiator for the crop since 2002 and is Vice Chairman and Sugar Fund Treasurer. Nick is also a NFU seed negotiator, and is particularly interested in promoting alternative uses for sugar beet.

Pastimes include Rotary International, clay pigeon shooting and skiing. July 2009

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