Food Health And Us

SkillsOne headed to the Agrifood 2008 National Conference. Here we share Dr Geoffrey Annison's speech from the conference.

Dr Geoffrey Annison is the Deputy Chief Executive of the Australian Food and Grocery Council. Dr Geoffrey Annison joined the AFGC in October 2007.  He has wide experience in food regulation and innovation, having held a number of senior technical and management roles in industry in Australia and overseas, in academia, and in public policy.

His career has spanned a number of sectors including the FMCG sector with Goodman Fielder and the AFGC the rural sector with organisations such as Australian Pork Ltd and AWB Ltd and research providers such as Massey University in New Zealand and the CSIRO, providing him with an extensive knowledge of current industry issues, particularly in the technical arena.

Dr Annison has a Bachelor of Science in Food Technology and a PhD in Microbiology from the University of New South Wales.

VJ Corinne Walsh