Agritech
We’re actively involved in all aspects of executive search across UK and international agritech. We are hugely passionate about identifying leadership talent to work in this diverse, fast-paced field. Our knowledge and enthusiasm in this area comes from being employed and embedded in the sector, rather than just a supplier to it. With years of agribusiness leadership and board-level experience, our consultants speak the same language as our clients, which include large global FTSE-listed organisations, mid-sized UK-based family firms and specialist international tech start-ups.
Working across agritech, at home and abroad we know that, regardless of size, many of our clients face similar challenges. In a landscape that’s experiencing seismic shifts due to technological advances, climate change and new partnerships and alliances, companies have to think innovatively and work flexibly. At Eden, we understand these changes and the challenges they bring and are committed to supporting our clients as they adapt and flourish.
If you’re looking to appoint a new person to your leadership or management team both locally or globally, please get in touch with one of our agritech executive search consultants.
Having collectively worked for Eden for almost 20 years, David Macaulay and David Buck are our Agritech team specialists.
Find out more about their experience by clicking on their bios.
David Macaulay
As Founder and Managing Director at Eden Search & Select, David’s clear focus is to support the development of globally important businesses across the agri-food supply chain.
His expertise is focused on finding senior level executive, and non-executive, leaders for complex businesses that are seeking to tackle challenges of growth or succession. David is passionate about the world of agriculture having grown up on a family farm in Essex which he continues to have an active involvement in.
David has an extensive track record of supporting some of the leading agricultural commercial and research businesses, in the search for important decision-makers and technical experts.
Results-driven, David’s personal values of industry insight and integrity have delivered numerous successful projects and established Eden Search & Select as the executive search partner of choice for leading companies in the global Agritech sector.
David Buck
Having joined Eden in 2014, David was the architect of establishing Eden’s Agricultural division leading the team to make it the executive search businesses of choice operating in the UK sector. During this time, David has cemented many very strong strategic client relationships and assisted his clients in recruiting and developing their successful senior teams. Most recently David has evolved his role from delivering on day to day projects to a broader role as Development Director, a strategic business development role supporting Eden as we scale up our business in the UK and Internationally.
Prior to joining Eden David enjoyed a successful 35-year career as a board level executive in several agricultural businesses including Dalgety and Openfield. David’s raw enthusiasm, passion for people development and years’ of experience in agriculture are crucial to assisting the Board and wider Eden team.
David is also a Reporter for the Bank of England and a member of the University of East Anglia of Biological Sciences, Employability Advisory Panel. In his spare time David is a keen Fly Fisherman, Rugby fan and traveller.
Case studies
Azotic Technologies
Azotic Technologies specialises in natural nitrogen which helps address the problem of nitrogen pollution. Their technology provides every cell in the plant with the ability to fix its own nitrogen from the air. By reducing nitrogen fertiliser application it offers a significant cost benefit to the grower.
Future Biogas
Future Biogas is one of the UK’s leading developers and operators of biogas plants, fed with energy crops and agricultural waste products with a strong reputation for professionalism in the biogas industry and proven experience of both CHP and gas injection facilities.
NIAB
Based in Cambridge and East Malling, Kent, NIAB is the UK’s fastest growing crop science organisation, employing around 400 people and providing research, scientific services and technical advice to a diverse customer base which includes Government departments, research councils, levy bodies, charitable trusts and the agri-food industry.
Cawood Scientific
Eden Search & Select were invited to present their approach, network and track record to the Chair and outgoing Owners and were chosen as the right partner for the project. Which was to find and recruit a Group Managing Director and Group Technical & Operations Director as the existing leadership team were transitioning to Non-Executive roles on the Board.
