Chris Dodds is the Executive Secretary of the Livestock Auctioneers’ Association. Having worked for a number of prominent livestock markets in the 1980s and 90s, he joined the Livestock Auctioneers’ Association during 2002. Mr Dodds has also served as President of the European Trade Association for Livestock Markets.
He has acted tirelessly on behalf of the industry, ensuring that live sales remained open during Covid-related restrictions. Indeed, he has been involved with a number of ‘crises’ which have affected the livestock sector, such as foot and mouth disease outbreaks and avian influenza.
However, this lifetime of service to the farming industry has gone beyond the realm of livestock marts.
“Chris has played an active part in a number of key cattle and sheep industry stakeholder groups across trade, supply chain, animal health and welfare, livestock traceability and farm assurance sectors. In terms of the next generation, he has contributed to the development of courses in the field of education and training. He has founded, and chairs, the UK Livestock Brexit Group (now the Livestock Chain Advisory Group - LCAG), calling together 25 trade organisations, along with Defra, levy board and government representatives across the devolved nations,“ read the citation.
