Our Board

o Carl has been a Camgrain member since 1993 and on the Board since 1995 and most recently appointed Chairman in 2023

o Farms 2000ha of wheat, malting barley, milling oats, beans and OSR. This involves some owned land, FBT’s, contract farming and a joint venture agreement. The farm utilises a 12m controlled traffic farming system along with zero tillage practices and cover crops in a regenerative system. The business also runs SFI and CS schemes, as well as being in a carbon certificate scheme. 

o Carl is a BASIS/FACTS professional agronomist and a member of the marketing committee. 

After training as a solicitor I joined the family farm full-time in 2014. We are based in south-west Suffolk and farm 1000ha comprising owned and contract farmed land. We grow combinable crops and sugar beet. Our farming system utilises rotational cultivations where deemed necessary with direct-drilling being progressively introduced. We have countryside stewardship schemes on all of the land we farm.

Outside agriculture I enjoy running and cycling (having completed a few triathlons when I can find time to train!)

o Simon joined Camgrain in 2017 with 25 years’ experience in a variety of Business Management roles, including leadership positions at Kingfisher, Total and most recently before joining Camgrain, with Certas Energy.

o He is a specialist in ‘Lean’ operations, supply chain management, strategy formation and delivery. He is NEBOSH qualified and has a degree in Business Management.

Steve joined Camgrain in May 2023. After becoming ACA qualified at KPMG Steve spend 20 years in Investment Banking in London and Sydney in a variety of senior Finance roles. After stepping back from that space Steve spent three year as CFO at Europe's largest commercial thoroughbred stud farm before joining Camgrain

o Farmer and agricultural contractors’ son, studied Ag Engineering before joining Camgrain in 1983. Philip has hands-on experience at all levels in the business. 

o Philip coordinated the operation and development of the Linton site and set planning and construction strategies for Cambridge and Northants APC's. He implemented the board strategy of developing 4 APC operations across central England and the integration of Camgrain into the food supply chain.

o Hugh farms wheat and oilseed rape near Saffron Walden. He has been involved with Camgrain since it was established in 1983 and was Chairman of the Board for 14 years between 1991-2005.