Gary Welsh Email & Phone Number

Finmere, England, Gb

United Kingdom

In 2021 the United Kingdom became responsible for the functions that previously rested within the European Union’s Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG Santé).I established a new team, developed and implemented new processes to assess, audit and mitigate the food safety risks from requests from trading partners for market access to export high risk foods into Great Britain. I also developed, and put in place as part of business as usual, processes to ensure that… Show more In 2021 the United Kingdom became responsible for the functions that previously rested within the European Union’s Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG Santé).I established a new team, developed and implemented new processes to assess, audit and mitigate the food safety risks from requests from trading partners for market access to export high risk foods into Great Britain. I also developed, and put in place as part of business as usual, processes to ensure that trading partners already approved to export food to the Great Britain continue to have robust national food safety systems in place which are implemented effectively to ensure food imported into Great Britain is safe. Show less

Led a team of 18 to ensure UK consumers public health is protected from risks associated with the import of £15 Billion of food and providing assurance that £12 Billion of exported food is safe.

Holborn

Developed and implemented imported food policy to protect the health of UK consumers from the hazards associated with high-risk food and feed imported into the UK from outside the EU.

Holborn

Led the transition programme for the FSA (UK) following the Scottish Government decision to set up a new food body for Scotland.

Holborn

Programme managed the communications activity for a £24 million per annum scientific research portfolio

Holborn

Provided toxicological advice on chemical risk assessment within the Food Standards Agency, to external organisations and the public. Instrumental in mitigating the risk of unsafe foods and food contact material entering the UK market and causing injury to consumers.

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Career break; self-study. Awarded a First Class degree in Natural Science

Aylesbury

Mercedes-Benz truck and van sales including the management of new sales and administrative staff

Redditch

Furukawa quarrying and demoltion equipment sales including the management of a dealer network covering the Home Counties, Essex and Suffolk

Marlow

Light construction equipment sales including the management of a dealer network covering the Home Counties and Essex

Northampton, United Kingdom

Sales of heavy quarrying and construction equipment including management of a £1 million demonstration fleet and three team members

Bsc (Hons) Natural Science - First Class Honours, Natural Sciences, First Class Honours

Commercial Photography Course

O Levels

Introduction To Project Management, Project Management, Certificate

Prince2, Project Management, Foundation And Practitioner

Managing Succesful Programmes, Programme Management, Foundation And Practitioner