Chairman - Paul Archer

Mr Archer was appointed Chairman on 16 October 2008 for a term of four years.

Mr Archer was formerly NI Director of Dairy UK, having previously been Head of Transport for United Dairy Farmers (formerly the Milk Marketing Board for NI). Mr Archer is Chair of Fitness to Practise Panels of the Health Professions Council and also chairs Professional Conduct hearings for the British Psychological S ociety. He is a lay member of the DHSSPS Care Tribunal, a member of the Independent Subsidies Appeals Panel (Agriculture) and the College Advisory Group of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise. Mr Archer also chairs disciplinary procedure appeals panels for doctors and dentists in GB. He has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.