Christopher Dickinson

I was born and raised in agriculture and food, so it’s no surprise that’s where my career has blossomed taking on a range of forms, but mostly involving business development, management and leadership, as well as innovation and creativity – especially when it comes to product development and marketing. My personal network engages with the agricultural community, food production, distribution and retail. I’m of a persuasive nature in front of audiences and also comfortable with the media, including TV. Most recently I’ve grown two businesses where they can flourish and sustain themselves. SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE • Business Development and Sales – Identify and exploit niche market opportunities • Project Management – Bringing together stakeholders to develop new commercial entities • Management and Leadership – Led multi-site and remote teams with success • Communications and PR – Running publicity campaigns, driving social media engagement • Social Media – Producing high-quality and relevant content to build engaged audiences • Public Speaking – To groups, Lobbying, Live TV, print media • Financial – Attract investment, quantify ROI, control costs and make a profit • Team Player – Thoroughly enjoyed playing rugby to county standard RECENT CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • WOT-A-HEN – Established a credible and sustainable new business with excellent ROI • WOT-A-HEN – Gathered a pipeline of investors with one operating and at least 4 more to follow • TAILORED GOAT – Research and tested this concept and found a high-end market • TAILORED GOAT – Refined the concept & established a sustainable long-term business model • VENCOMATIC – Lead the launch of X-TRECK in the UK • NFU – Managed 9 remote offices to increase membership by 5%. Top performers in the UK