Ruth Ashfield Email & Phone Number

Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Advising on, facilitating and rolling out business change projects and programmes.

Stoneleigh

Creating and leading a fabulous team of event project managers delivering global projects to support farmers, growers, producers and exporters. Full-service, in-house team delivering every type of event including international expos, trade shows, conferences, webinars, live streamed events, on-farm meets...the list is endless.

Stoneleigh Park, England, United Kingdom

Leading the development of the R&D strategy for the UK Horticulture industry. Working closely with farmers, growers, key stakeholders, researchers and Defra to ensure the Horticulture Levy is invested in relevant, practical and accessible research and development.

Stoneleigh, Uk

Led on the development of an in-house full service events team. Delivering 1000 events globally and responsible for a £3m event budget. Now a robust team of 21, AHDB Events deliver world-leading conferences, on-farm knowledge transfer workshops, national and international exhibitions.

Stoneleigh

Responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of communications strategy within the Horticulture sector. Leading on improving engagement with farmers and growers across the UK, rolling out digital platforms and underpinning access to horticultural research and knowledge exchange.

Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Lead on the communications transition from a non departmental public body to university department.

Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Lead on stakeholder engagement and internal communications to multiple audiences including local community, growers, funding bodies and international research community. At this non departmental public body, I was responsible for the development of a communications strategy and the execution of targeted messaging to all key stakeholders.