Phil Bicknell was appointed CEO of the UK Agri-Tech Centre as it launched in April 2024.
He joined CIEL - one of the three companies which merged to create the UK Agri-Tech Centre - in 2021.
Prior to the UK Agri-Tech Centre, Phil has had a varied career across food and farming: he led the 50-strong market intelligence team at AHDB (Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board), equipping farmers and processors with the insight to manage market volatility, profitability and policy change; he was also chief economist at the NFU, spearheading the evidence to support a range of lobbying activity.
Other roles include specialising in agri-trade issues at the US Department of Agriculture and advising a range of agribusiness clients with Bidwells.
Phil grew up on the family livestock farm has a degree in agricultural economics.
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