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Dr Rhian Hayward MBE - Board member for Wales and Chair of the Welsh Food Advisory Committee
Outlines the professional history of our Board Members and gives details of any business interests they may have in order to ensure transparency.
Profile
Rhian is the first Chief Executive Officer of AberInnovation and has overseen the development of the £40.5m UK Research & Innovation Campus at Aberystwyth University. Previously, Rhian worked in the commercialisation of life science technologies in both the private and public sectors, founding a consultancy business, holding marketing and business development roles in biotechnology companies and leading technology transfer within the Higher Education sector.
Rhian has held various public appointments for the Welsh Government including membership of the Welsh Industrial Development Board and the Food & Drink Industry Board. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors and currently serves as a Board member for the Food Standards Agency which includes chairing the Welsh Food Advisory Committee.
Rhian holds a DPhil in infectious disease epidemiology from the University of Oxford and a first-class BSc from King’s College London. In 2016, she was awarded an MBE for services to Entrepreneurship in Wales.
Register
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) Board Members are asked to declare any interests or related party interests that are relevant to the work of the FSA as well as all remunerated outside employment, work and appointments (whether relevant or not).
An individual may have other interests and while the FSA is aware of these, they are judged to be not relevant to the Members’ role and therefore not in scope for publication.
All relevant interests are managed by the department to prevent the risk of perceived, potential or actual conflicts of interest.
- Director of the Aberystwyth Innovation and Enterprise Campus Ltd as Chief Executive Officer.
- A Non-Executive Director of the Wales Office, UK Government