Executive Committees
FDF is structured so that it is focused on delivering results in the areas
that have the biggest impact on our members' businesses.
Executive Committee
The Committee consists of FDF's President, Deputy Presidents and Vice-Presidents
(one of whom will also be the Chairman of the Finance Committee); members of
the
Food Association, the Director General of FDF and any other members that
Council
appoints or co-opts.
The Chairman of the Committee is the FDF President. His alternate will be one of
the other FDF Officers.
The role of the Executive Committee is to:
- recommend policies and action to Council;
- where necessary, e.g. in emergency, take action subject to consultation with and
approval of Council as soon as possible afterwards.
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Finance Committee
The officers and (members) of Council are the statutory directors of FDF and the
powers and proceedings of Council are governed by FDF's Articles of Association.
FDF's Finance Committee oversees and manages FDF's finances and comprises:
- the Council officers; Chairman of the Finance Committee; President, and Deputy
President(s);
- FDF permanent officials: Director General and Finance Director.
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President's Group
The Group consists of the FDF President, the Deputy Presidents and the
Vice-Presidents (one of whom will be the Chairman of the Finance Committee) and
the
Director General of the Food and Drink Federation. The Chairman of the Group is
the FDF President.
The role of the President's Group is to:
- provide advice and support to the FDF President and to the Executive Committee
on policies and courses of action;
- provide strategic leadership to support the delivery of FDF's Business Plan
priorities.
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Corporate Affairs Group
The Chairman of the Group is FDF's Director of Communications reflecting the
consultative role of the group in assisting FDF's Communications Division in
the
effective presentation of FDF policies, aims and values. The Communications
Division reports to the Group on expenditure on FDF communications activities.
Membership of the Group comprises Corporate Affairs Directors or equivalents
drawn from companies represented on FDF's Executive Committee, although it is
for
each company to nominate its most appropriate representative. Additional
members
may be co-opted by the Chairman as appropriate.
The Group operates in two ways:
- via scheduled meetings of the same group, timed to enable input to agenda items
for FDF's Executive Committee;
- via e-mail to ensure speedy dissemination of information and advice to and from
members.
The role of the Corporate Affairs Group is to:
- advise FDF's communications team;
- enable rapid (electronic) dissemination of information between FDF and its
member companies;
- provide networking opportunities for communications professionals across the
industry.
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