Mel Squires

Regional Director (South)

Mel comes from a Cornish dairy farming family and is the regional director for the South region. 

Mel manages and oversees the delivery of member representation, ensures the NFU has a high profile, and is responsible for the oversight of related governance and the business performance of the NFU within the region.

She joined the NFU South West team in January 2002 as a policy adviser, was promoted to senior in 2003 and then to regional director in March 2006, before being appointed director of the South region in April 2023.

Mel was awarded an MBE in 2008 for services to Gloucestershire’s rural community and for animal welfare efforts during the flooding of July 2007.