Anglia Farmers Limited, the UK's largest agricultural purchasing group, has appointed Jon Duffy as Group Chief Executive Officer.
 
Jon will take over the role on 1 March 2017, replacing Clarke Willis MBE who is standing down after 15 years at the helm.
 
Jon graduated with an HND in Agriculture from Plymouth University. Between 1996 and 2005 was managing director of Gleadell Agriculture. Having joined Frontier Agriculture in 2005 as trading director before becoming Frontier’s business development director between 2014 and 2016, for the past two years he has also been chair of the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC).
 
Commenting on his new role, Jon said, “I am delighted to be joining AF and very much hope to build on the good work done by Clarke and his team over the years. Whilst much of UK Agriculture has recently been going through a period of change and uncertainty, the future of AF is incredibly bright and my aim is to improve the business for the benefit of its members. We live in exciting times and I cannot wait to get started.”
 
Nigel Savory, Anglia Farmers’ chair said, "We are looking forward to welcoming Jon to AF. I am pleased that we have been able to attract a candidate of Jon’s calibre. His industry knowledge and management skills will be a real asset to AF.”
 
He also thanked Clarke for his hard work and dedication over the years.