BRITISH NUTRITION FOUNDATION - Key Persons

Alisdair Wotherspoon

Job Titles:
  • Member of the British Nutrition Foundation 's HR & Remuneration Committee
Alisdair has had an extensive career in food related public service and was formerly Head of Science Delivery at the Food Standards Agency. Alisdair brings significant experience of food safety and food security to the British Nutrition Foundation. Alisdair is a member of the British Nutrition Foundation's HR & Remuneration Committee.

Alyson Greenhalgh-Ball

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Founder of Conscious Impact
  • Vice - Chair ) Consultant
Alyson is the founder of Conscious Impact and has extensive experience in the public health sector, academia and the global food industry.

Barbara Bray

Job Titles:
  • Independent Registered Nutritionist and Food Safety Consultant
  • Member of the Committee

Barbara Monks

Job Titles:
  • Food Education Consultant
  • Member of the Committee

Bridget Benelem

Job Titles:
  • Communications Manager

Christine Williams

Job Titles:
  • Emeritus Professor
  • Member of Nominations Commitee

Claire Hughes

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Committee
  • Director of Product & Innovation, Sainsburys

Des Irving-Brown - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer
After a career in retail and commercial aviation, Des joined the NHS in 2010 and has since held a number of senior financial positions. Des is Treasurer for the British Nutrition Foundation and Chair of the Finance, Audit & Risk Committee.

Dr A Lake

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Committee
  • Professor of Public Health Nutrition, Teesside University / Professor Jennie MacDiarmid, Professor of Sustainable Nutrition and Health, Aberdeen University

Dr Adrian Brown

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, People, Parkinsons UK ( Independent Member ) .
  • Member of Nominations Commitee
  • Member of the Committee
  • Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, University College London

Dr Duane Mellor

Job Titles:
  • Lead for Nutrition and Evidence Based Medicine, Aston University
  • Member of the Committee

Dr Erini Dimidi

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer in Nutritional Sciences, King 's College London
  • Member of the Committee

Dr Gunter Kuhnle

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Committee
  • Professor of Nutrition and Food Science, Reading University

Dr James Stewart

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Lead for Adult Nutrition, University Hospitals of Leicester
  • Member of the Committee

Dr Lisa Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Committee
  • Public Health Lead, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils

Dr S Bryngelsson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Committee
  • Project Manager Sustainable Nutrition, RISE and Senior Lecturer in Food and Meal Science, Kristianstad University

Dr Sue Gatenby

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Committee
  • Senior Director, Nutrition Europe, PepsiCo UK Ltd

Elaine Hindal - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive
  • Chief Executive, British Nutrition Foundation ( Deputy Chair )
  • Deputy Chair of the Committee

Glynis Henderson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Committee
  • Education Consultant / Professor Kevin Whelan, Professor of Dietetics and Head of Department of Nutritional Sciences, King 's College London

Judith Batchelar

Job Titles:
  • Honorary President
  • Member of the Advisory Committee
  • Director of Food Matters International / Professor Emeritus John Blundell, Leeds University
Judith's food and drink industry experience spans three decades. She was formerly Director of Brand at Sainsbury's with responsibilities ranging from policy formation to product development, food safety and packaging along with corporate responsibility and public affairs. Judith holds an Honorary Doctorate in Agriculture from Harper Adams University and is a Fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology and the Royal Society of Arts and Manufacturers. She is a Non-Executive Director of the Environment Agency, Chair of the Rugby Players Association and a Trustee of The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Accounting for Sustainability and The Matt Hampson Foundation. Judith is also an ambassador for the Woodland Trust. Judith was awarded an OBE in 2015 for services to Farming and the Food Industry and is a Commissioner on the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission.

Kate Platts

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Chair of the Advisory Committee
  • Head of Research & Innovation, Westfield Heath ( Deputy Chair )

Kavita Karnick

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Committee
  • Vice President of Global Nutrition and Open Innovation, Tate & Lyle

Laura Farrell

Job Titles:
  • & Health Manager Product Quality, Tesco
  • Member of the Committee

Louise Redmond

Louise has significant board level experience in HR management, governance, risk and audit in commercial, public and charity sectors, having held senior positions at KPMG, GlaxoSmithKline plc and the Bank of England. Louise is Chair of the British Nutrition Foundation's HR & Remuneration Committee.

Luke Stockill

Job Titles:
  • Commercial Director - Transformation, Asda
  • Member of the British Nutrition Foundation 's Finance, Audit & Risk Committee
Luke brings significant experience of food retail to the British Nutrition Foundation, having held senior roles across Asda in Bakery, Meat & Fish and Core Grocery categories. Luke is a member of the British Nutrition Foundation's Finance, Audit & Risk Committee.

Mandy Davies

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Committee
  • Formerly Director of Dietetics and Wellbeing, Aramark

Matt Towner

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Committee
  • Portfolio Manager, Impact on Urban Health

Nicky Gillett

Job Titles:
  • & Health Development Manager, Allied Bakeries
  • Member of the Committee

Paul Wheeler

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Trafford Climate Emergency Commission
  • Director, Corporate Communications, Kellanova
  • Member of the British Nutrition Foundation 's HR & Remuneration Committee
Paul has more than 20 years' experience in corporate communications and leads on external communications, brand PR, CSR and government relations for Kellanova. Paul is also Chair of the Trafford Climate Emergency Commission and former Chair of Manchester Pride and the UK Breakfast Cereal Association. Paul is a member of the British Nutrition Foundation's HR & Remuneration Committee.

Sam Fulton

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Director
  • Member of the British Nutrition Foundation 's Finance, Audit & Risk Committee
Sam is Group Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Director for Nomad Foods, having held senior corporate communications roles in Apple, Unilever, McDonalds and Nestle. Sam is a member of the British Nutrition Foundation's Finance, Audit & Risk Committee.

Sara Stanner

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Committee
  • Science Director
  • Science Director, British Nutrition Foundation ( Chair )

Sue Lanham-New

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Nutrition and Head of Department, Surrey University
Sue is a Member of the Government's Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and Editor-in-Chief of the Nutrition Society Textbook Series. Her research focuses on nutrition, bone health and Vitamin D, and Sue has won the Nutrition Society Medal and, in 2019, the BNF Prize, in recognition of this. Sue is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology and the Association for Nutrition and is Honorary Secretary of the Nutrition Society.