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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based COO’ operating in the Agriculture space. If you think a COO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Seamus Carr
Chief Operating Officer of Karro Food Group
Seamus has more than 20 years’ experience and proven delivery in the Pork industry in senior roles within VION, Unipork, Almarai and Glanbia. With his background firmly rooted within the Pork Industry, Seamus has extensive knowledge and hands–on experience of the pork supply chain: farming through to processing.
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About Karro Food Group: Karro Food Group is meat processors with pork processing plants.
Mate Knezovic
Chief Operating Officer of AGRIVI
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About AGRIVI: AGRIVI is a global agritech company with the market leading farm management software
Richard Ballard
Co-Founder & COO of Zero Carbon Farms
Richard Ballard is the Co-Founder and COO at Zero Carbon Farms.
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About Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Growing Underground, University College London (UCL), Zero Carbon Farms: Shaping the future of the growing industry to accelerate the world’s transition to carbon negative farming.
Paul Gemmill
Chief Operating Officer of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Paul studied modern history at Oxford before gaining an MBA from London Business School. Before joining BBSRC he was Director of Regulation at the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, and in 2000 he was a founding director of the Disability Rights Commission. Paul also has considerable experience in the voluntary sector including strategic fundraising with The Prince’s Trust and leading strategy for the British Red Cross Society. Prior to that Paul worked in the private sector for National Power PLC. Paul is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology.
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About Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council: BBSRC invests in bioscience research and training focused on climate change, sustainable food production, land use and energy production.
Luke Parkin
COO & Co-Founder of Phytoponics
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About Phytoponics: Phytoponics designs and manufactures Deep Water Culture (DWC) hydroponic growing systems for supply to commercial produce growers.
