Fiona Hanna - Member of the Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee

Fiona Hanna is a Chartered Accountant and Principle of her own accountancy practice. She is a Board member of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute a Director of Mourne, Gullion and Lecale Rural Development Partnership. She is also a former Board member (to April 2019) of the Ulster Farmers’ Union.

She is also involved in the management of the family arable farming business. The farm is a member of the Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured Cereals Scheme.

Personal Interests

Consultancies and/or direct employment

• Principle in own Accountancy Practice (Some clients are involved in primary food production, however Fiona is not involved in the management decisions of clients’ businesses)

Fee Paid Work

• N/A

Shareholdings

• Director and Shareholder in Hanna Arable Limited (the company is an arable farm growing and selling grain mainly for animal feeds. The farm is a member of the Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured Cereals Scheme as operated by NIFCC)

Clubs and other organisations

• Member of Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster
• Member of Ulster Farmers’ Union (with spouse)
• Member of Ulster Farmers’ Union Next Generation Forum
• Member of Chartered Accountants Ireland

Other Personal Interests

• Board Member of Mourne, Gullion & Lecale Rural Development Partnership (unpaid role, expenses reimbursed)
• Treasurer to the Steering Committee for Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend (unpaid role)

Non-personal Interests

• N/A

Fellowships

• N/A

Indirect Support

• N/A

Trusteeships

• N/A

Land and Property

• Joint ownership with spouse of our family home
• Spouse: owns farm land which is farmed actively by Hanna Arable Limited

Other public appointments

• Non Executive Board Member of Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute

Other non-personal interests

• Parents & Brother: farm in partnership on a dairy farm (Fiona has no financial or other involvement in this business)