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Campden BRI Director-General
awarded CBE

Colin Dennis, Director-General of Campden BRI, has been awarded a CBE in the New Year's Honours list, for services to the agri-food industry.

Colin comments "I am absolutely delighted and greatly honoured by this appointment"

"Although personal, I very much see it as an award for the work and reputation of Campden BRI and all its employees. It has been a privilege to have had the opportunity of leading the organisation for over 20 years and at a time when we have seen our services in increasing demand by large, medium and small companies in many countries of the world.

I have been fortunate in having such an excellent team and we have collectively enjoyed the challenges and opportunities of serving such a large and important sector as agriculture and food."

During his 20-year leadership, the internationally recognised research and technology organisation has grown from a turnover of c.£2.5m in 1988 to over £18m in 2008 with 385 staff and over 2000 clients in over 60 countries.

Campden BRI was formed in August 2008 through the merger of CCFRA (Campden and Chorleywood Food Research Association) and BRI (Brewing Research International). Campden BRI is headquartered in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, with further sites at Nutfield and Stoneleigh Park in the UK and Budapest, Hungary.

Colin is also a Non-Executive Director of the United Kingdom Accreditation Service, a Visiting Professor at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, UK, and serves as a Deputy Lieutenant for Gloucestershire. He is a Board Member of the National Skills Academy, and the Countryside and Community Research Institute, and serves on Government and industry advisory committees in the UK and overseas, including Australia, USA and Abu Dhabi.

Colin Dennis's leadership in Food Science and Technology has been recognised internationally by his election in 2001 as a Fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists in the USA and as a Fellow of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology. He recently completed a 2 year term as the Chair of the Scientific Council of the International Union of Food