Public Sector Catering Top 20 Most Influential 2011

Who are the people currently wielding the biggest clout in the world of public sector catering? An expert judging panel, pulled together by Cost Sector Catering, has come up with a Top 20 list for 2011.

Public Sector Catering Top 20
Geoff Booth, Westminster Kingsway College & PACE (Professional Association of Catering Education)
Al Crisci, HMP High Down and Clink! Project
Professor David Foskett, University of West London (formerly TVU) - Associate Dean of School of Tourism, Hospit alit y and Leisure
Dr Liz Goodwin, Chief Executive of WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme)
Karen Oliver, Chair of the National Association of Care Catering (NACC)
Julie Barker, Managing Director of The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) Ltd
Group Captain Andy Killey, Head of Defence Fuel and Food Services
Lynda Mitchell, Chair of Local Authority Caterers’ Association (LACA)
Janice Gillan, Chair of the Hospital Caterers’ Association (HCA)
Brian Wisdom, Chief Executive of People 1st
Brian Young, Director General of the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF)
Jamie Oliver, Celebrity chef, school meals champion and healthy eating campaigner
Owen Sidaway, Head of Catering Services, Offender Employment Skills & Services, National Offender Management Service (NOMS)
Jan Matthews, Olympic catering manager with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG)
Paul O’Brien, Chief Executive of the Association for Public Sector Excellence (APSE)
Penny Moore, Chief Executive of Hospitality Action
Tony Goodger, Trade Sector Manager - Foodservice with the British Pig Executive (BPEX)
Mark Hill, Executive chef at the House of Commons
Edward Griffiths, Deputy Master of the Royal Household
Darren Byford, Business Development Director, Pro5 buying consortium

Public Sector Most Influential - Political Top Players
The PSMI Top 20 reflects those operating within public sector catering, but there are a number of political and union figures who wield huge influence and decision making power within the sector. Here’s our judges’ list:

Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education
Sarah Teather, Minister of State for Children & Families, whose remit includes obesity, school food, healthy schools
Nick Gibb, Minister of State for Schools, whose remit includes free school meals
Andrew Lansley, Secretary of State for Health
Anne Milton, parliamentary under-secretary of state (minister) for health, whose remit includes nutrition and children’s health
Jim Paice, Defra minister, chairing a Green Food Project with foodservice involvement on ‘gate to plate’ quality & journey of food
Dave Prentis, General Secretary of Unison, largest public sector union
Mark Serwotka, General Secretary of PCS (Public and Commercial Services) Union
Paul Kenny, General Secretary of the GMB Union (610,000 members)

PSMI Top 20 2011 - Judges
Sue Harrison, Head of catering at the House of Commons
Vic Laws, Head of AVL Consultancy
Sandra Russell, Head of Warwickshire County Caterers and former chair of LACA
Lorraine Wood, Arena chief executive
David Bentley, FCSI chair, consultant partner with Russell Partnership
Malcolm Harling, UK sales and marketing director with Falcon/Williams
James Allred, Channel marketing manager at Unilever Food Solutions
David Foad, Editor Cost Sector Catering magazine

PSMI Sponsors
The 2011 Public Sector Most Influential Top 20 is sponsored by Falcon Williams and Unilever Food Solutions. The support of these supplier companies allows Cost Sector Catering to organise this annual event and provides a valuable forum for catering industry leaders to debate the important issues facing us.

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