Who’s Who

Director General of BSNA since January 2015, Declan studied agricultural science and worked as an agricultural advisor in the crop protection industry before joining the trade association world. Prior to joining BSNA, he spent 10 years running a European trade association based in Brussels.

Katherine is a public affairs and strategic communications specialist, focusing on health and nutrition. Since 2005, she has worked both in-house and in consultancy, with FMCG clients ranging from Coca-Cola and Mars, to campaigning organisations to a major political party. She previously spent 14 years as a City lawyer, focusing predominantly on product litigation and regulation for blue-chip companies. She is a professional mediator (CEDR qualified) and project manager (Prince 2 qualified).

Naomi joined BSNA as Scientific and Regulatory Manager in August 2016. She has a First Class Honours degree in Nutritional Sciences and a Master’s degree in Public Health Nutrition. Naomi has worked in nutrition for a number of years, including nutrition lecturing and clinical consulting. Most recently, she was Senior Nutritionist at Yakult UK Ltd. 

Martha joined BSNA as Scientific and Regulatory Executive in June 2016. She has a BSc degree in Nutrition from the University of Surrey, and has previously worked for the Programme Development team at Weight Watchers and for the Medical Research Council (Human Nutrition Research) in Cambridge, where her role included working on the National Diet and Nutrition Survey.

Stephanie has worked at BSNA for a number of years, dealing with the administration side of the business.

Gary is General Manager of Abbott’s nutrition business and has had extensive experience within the healthcare industry since 1988.

Roger was educated at Cambridge University, and has held a variety of positions within influential trade organisations. Roger was Director General of the BSNA from June 2004 until March 2015 before becoming Chairman.  He has been a member of the operating board of Specialised Nutrition Europe (SNE) since its creation, and was elected its first President to serve for a 3 year period from July 2013.