Food & Agribusiness Network (FAN) has named Nicole McNaughton as its new CEO after the successful cluster secures additional funding.
McNaughton joined FAN in 2018 and has collaborated with the team and key stakeholders to acquire considerable financing to implement plans and programs. She worked with approximately 370 members, major partners at all levels of government, and premier academic institutes to improve the region’s food and beverage offerings.
“Securing significant funding this year, to showcase and build capability in food and agribusiness tourism and roll out a new accelerator program, is the start of the next incredible journey for our regions,” she said.
“It’s a great example of the work we conduct behind the scenes, where we connect with and work alongside key partners and stakeholders to be the conduit of connections and opportunities for our members and industry.”
The chair of FAN, Jacqui Price, said Nicole has been acting CEO since late 2022 and has shown “wonderful devotion” to the post, providing more money for capability programs and searching out fresh methods to promote FAN’s work.
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