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British Poultry Science Limited
Publishing of learned journals
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Who leads it
- Professor Marie-Pierre Letourneau-MontminyDirector · since 2025
- Professor Birger SvihusDirector · since 2023
- Dr Pawel KonieczkaDirector · since 2023
- Dr Natalie Karrow MorganDirector · since 2023
- Dr Nathalie Andrea Marie-Louise SleeckxDirector · since 2021
- Dr Emily Jane BurtonDirector · since 2018
- Dr Vasil PirgozlievDirector · since 2017
- Dr Andrew ButterworthDirector · since 2017
- Professor Werner BesseiDirector · since 2015
- Michael Richard BedfordDirector · since 2015
- Professor Nicholas Henry Charles SparksDirector · since 2014
- Dr Victoria SandilandsDirector · since 2014
- Dr Ian Chisholm DunnDirector · since 2013
- Dr Mohan RajDirector · since 2013
- Dr Jules Taylor-PickardDirector · since 2011
- George Alexander MierasSecretary · since 2004
Previous officers 53
- Dr Raqian Zhao 2023-2026 View profile
- Ine Kempen 2019-2021 View profile
- Dr Bas Rodenburg 2017-2026 View profile
- Professor Juliet Rosemary Roberts 2015-2025 View profile
- Professor Ning Yang 2013-2023 View profile
- Dr Glenn Keith Baggott 2013-2023 View profile
- Guemene, Daniel, Dr Ing 2012-2025 View profile
- Dr Maureen Margaret Bain 2012-2025 View profile
- Dr Aaron Joell Cowieson 2012-2018 View profile
- Dr Thornton Frederick Davison 2012-2018 View profile
- Professor Gene Michael Pesti 2011-2026 View profile
- Professor Servet Yalcin 2011-2015 View profile
- Dr Britta Scholz 2011-2013 View profile
- Dr James Samuel Bentley 2010-2026 View profile
- Dr Peter David Lewis 2008-2010 View profile
- Dr Christopher John Savory 2008-2017 View profile
- Dr Heleen Ariane Van De Weerd 2007-2013 View profile
- Dr Joergen Brockmann Kjaer 2007-2013 View profile
- Dr Paul Morison Hocking 2007-2010 View profile
- Professor Johan Buyse 2006-2019 View profile
- Clifford Nixey 2005-2011 View profile
- Professor Sarah Elizabeth Solomon 2004-2015 View profile
- Dr Thomas Acamovic 2003-2009 View profile
- Professor Geoffrey Charles Mead 2001-2007 View profile
- David Geoffrey Martin 2001-2007 View profile
- Professor Christopher Michael Wathes 2000-2006 View profile
- Professor Eddy Marie Paul Decuypere 2000-2006 View profile
- Dr Murdo Gorden Macleod 1999-1999 View profile
- Dr Michele Tixier-Boichard 1999-2004 View profile
- Dr John Michael Jones 1998-2004 View profile
- Yves Nys 1997-2005 View profile
- Baggott, Glenn Keith, Doctor 1997-2005 View profile
- Dr Stephen Paul Rose 1997-2017 View profile
- Andrew William Walker 1996-2007 View profile
- Dr Linda Jane Farmer 1995-2001 View profile
- Dr Shantanu Panigrahi 1995-2001 View profile
- Thornton Frederick Davison 1994-2001 View profile
- Susan Tucker 1994-1998 View profile
- Dr Sarah Elizabeth Solomon 1992-1995 View profile
- Dr Kingsley Neil Boorman 1992-1999 View profile
- Dr Fetsje Rieme Leenstra 1992-1997 View profile
- Dr Stephen Graham Tullett 1996 View profile
- Dr Colin Fisher 1992 View profile
- Prof Jack Pearce 1996 View profile
- Dr Petrus Cornelus Maria Simons 1992 View profile
- Dr John Boyden Williams 1996 View profile
- Dr Graham Charles Perry 2008 View profile
- Dr Nathaniel Bumstead 1997 View profile
- Dr Mary Hill Stevenson 1992 View profile
- Professor John Callaghan Mccarthy 1993 View profile
- Dr Harold Derek Griffin 1996 View profile
- Sally Elizabeth Solomon 1995-2004 View profile
- Dr Colin Charles Whitehead 1995 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Publishing of learned journals
- Incorporated
- 01/11/1962
- Registered office
- Manchester
- Also a registered charity
- British Poultry Science LTD
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
15 directors on the board
- Dr Jules Taylor-Pickard Director · appointed 2011
- Professor Marie-Pierre Letourneau-Montminy Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Emily Jane Burton Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Pawel Konieczka Director · appointed 2023
- Professor Birger Svihus Director · appointed 2023
- Professor Werner Bessei Director · appointed 2015
- Michael Richard Bedford Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Mohan Raj Director · appointed 2013
- Dr Vasil Pirgozliev Director · appointed 2017
- Dr Andrew Butterworth Director · appointed 2017
- Professor Nicholas Henry Charles Sparks Director · appointed 2014
- Dr Victoria Sandilands Director · appointed 2014
- Dr Nathalie Andrea Marie-Louise Sleeckx Director · appointed 2021
- Dr Natalie Karrow Morgan Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Ian Chisholm Dunn Director · appointed 2013
Directors past 6 years
- Dr Jules Taylor-Pickard Director · appointed 2011
- Dr Emily Jane Burton Director · appointed 2018
- Professor Werner Bessei Director · appointed 2015
- Michael Richard Bedford Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Mohan Raj Director · appointed 2013
- Dr Vasil Pirgozliev Director · appointed 2017
- Dr Andrew Butterworth Director · appointed 2017
- Professor Nicholas Henry Charles Sparks Director · appointed 2014
- Dr Victoria Sandilands Director · appointed 2014
- Dr Ian Chisholm Dunn Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (12)
- Dr Jules Taylor-Pickard Director · appointed 2011
- Professor Marie-Pierre Letourneau-Montminy Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Emily Jane Burton Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Pawel Konieczka Director · appointed 2023
- Professor Birger Svihus Director · appointed 2023
- Professor Werner Bessei Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Mohan Raj Director · appointed 2013
- Dr Vasil Pirgozliev Director · appointed 2017
- Dr Victoria Sandilands Director · appointed 2014
- Dr Nathalie Andrea Marie-Louise Sleeckx Director · appointed 2021
- Dr Natalie Karrow Morgan Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Ian Chisholm Dunn Director · appointed 2013
Portfolio (3)
- Michael Richard Bedford Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Andrew Butterworth Director · appointed 2017
- Professor Nicholas Henry Charles Sparks Director · appointed 2014
Left in the last 12 months
- Dr Bas Rodenburg Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2026
- Dr James Samuel Bentley Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2026
- Dr Raqian Zhao Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
- Professor Gene Michael Pesti Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2026
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00739676
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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