Food Standards Agency: who runs it
Food Standards Agency, a non-ministerial department, lists 19 people in its leadership on GOV.UK, led by Professor Susan Jebb (Chair, Food Standards Agency) and Katie Pettifer (Chief Executive, Food Standards Agency). Every name below comes from the body's own GOV.UK page: Food Standards Agency - GOV.UK, read 4 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below are in it).
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair, Food Standards Agency | Professor Susan Jebb · profile on this site |
| Deputy Chair, Food Standards Agency | Dr Timothy Riley |
| Chief Executive, Food Standards Agency | Katie Pettifer · profile on this site |
| Chief Scientific Adviser, Food Standards Agency | Professor Ian Young |
| Food Standards Agency Board Member | Sir Frank Atherton |
| Food Standards Agency Board Member | Alison Austin |
| Food Standards Agency Board Member | Clare Evans |
| Food Standards Agency Board Member | Fiona Gately |
| Food Standards Agency Board Member | Anthony Harbinson |
| Food Standards Agency Board Member | Dr Rhian Hayward |
| Food Standards Agency Board Member | Louise Hoste |
| Food Standards Agency Board Member | Dr Sue Paterson |
| Food Standards Agency Board Member | Steve Ruddy |
| Director of Strategy, Trade and Food System Policy, Food Standards Agency | Emily Antcliffe |
| Director of System Resilience, Food Standards Agency | Clare Dinnis |
| Director of Corporate Services, Food Standards Agency | Ian Gibson |
| Director of Operations, Food Standards Agency | Junior Johnson |
| Director of Information and Science, Food Standards Agency | Julie Pierce |
| Director of Policy, Food Standards Agency | Rebecca Sudworth |
Source
Food Standards Agency - GOV.UK, read 4 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below are in it). Each name links to that person's official page. Food Standards Agency: official page. Every UK public body we list. Name or role out of date? Tell us.