Meet Our Members
Meet some of our members and find out how they feel Leading Edge has
benefited their career.
Antonia Vaptzarova
Placement at TNS as a Market Analyst
Antonia is a student on placement within the industry. For her, Leading Edge has given her insight into the market and the graduate event in particular gave her the chance to connect with people in a ...
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Sarah Bramall
Milkmedia
Sarah joined Leading Edge in 2007. She finds that her company encourage her initiative to attend Leading Edge events as what she's learned has a direct impact on her progress within her role.
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Brigid McKevith
Cereal Partners UK
An ex-employee of IGD, Brigid has continued to use Leading Edge to develop her career after moving to a new role. She has spoken at events and encourages others join join and attend.
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Ben Rickard
Lactalis Nestlé Chilled Dairy
Ben recommends Leading Edge to anyone wanting to learn new skills and to meet new people from other companies. Many of his colleagues have joined.
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Craig Barnard
Sainsbury's
Craig joined Leading Edge after finding out about us from the IGD website. He finds networking at events highly valuable.
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Rob Masters
Somerfield
Rob has attended several Leading Edge evening master classes as well as our Convention. He uses his attendance as proof of development in his annual appraisals.
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David Nelson
Coca-Cola Enterprises
David's enjoys Leading Edge events as they give him the chance to meet other people in similar roles in the industry. He has been a member since 2007 and actively encourages colleagues to join.
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Gail Lindsay
Rich Products Ltd
Gail uses Leading Edge to help her personal development. Her company have reduced training opportunities so the fact that Leading Edge is free is perfect for her.
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Zoe Brown
Cadbury
Zoe has found Leading Edge has confirmed her future career plans and given her a platform for networking which can be difficult for people new to industry.
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Sarah Wenke
dunnhumby
Sarah loves Leading Edge events because of the quality of speakers. She feels that while they are high profile, they also have relevant experience.
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Lotwina Farodoye
Castus UK Ltd
Lotwina has been an active member of Leading Edge for over ten years and regularly attends events. She feels the skills gained at events have assisted her career development right from starting out to...
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Antony Crayk
Lindt & Sprungil (UK) Ltd
Antony has been a member of Leading Edge since February 2009 and heard about us through his involvement with IGD. He feels that the training that Leading Edge provides has help him develop skills furt...
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Patrick Tumilty
Spayne Lindsay & Co. LLP
Patrick has been a Leading Edge member for over a year now, and has shown great interest in our events so far!
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Chris Milton
Thatchers Cider Company
Christopher Milton is Sales Director at Thatchers Cider Company, who provides venue facilities for some of our evening master classes. Chris is a Leading Edge Champion and encourages his team to take ...
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James Beane
The Co-operative Group
James uses Leading Edge as a way to keep up to date with the changes and developments in the food and grocery industry
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Richard Wood
Nestlé
Richard works for an international food manufacturer and uses Leading Edge events to develop his career.
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Helen Snelling
Nestlé UK
Helen has attended several Leading Edge events and find it most useful for helping her identify areas of personal development
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Richard Stone
Stone Junction
As managing director, Richard finds Leading Edge useful for getting a 'birds eye' view of the industry. He enjoys the informality of events and can slot evening sessions into his diary with ease.
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