Andrew Opie
Director of Food and Sustainability, BRC
Andrew heads up the team focusing on the production, labelling and sale of food alongside the responsible sourcing and production of all retail products. Covering a complex legislative agenda, he and his team work closely with key officials in all UK Governments and Brussels. They are also working closely with key NGOs and partners in the supply chain to improve the way products are made and sold.
Andrew has vast experience in food production from his time with the NFU and before that as Chartered Surveyor managing a dairy estate.
Caroline Barraclough
Partner, Tax - Deloitte
Caroline leads the UK Global Trade Advisory team with circa. 20 years’ experience in industry and practice. Her industry experience includes working for a large UK retailer in addition to leading the Global Customs and Excise Team for a large multinational consumer products/excise business.
Since joining Deloitte in April 2012 Caroline has worked on a number of Global projects in all sectors including developing a global compliance programme for a global business and working with a multi-national organisation to review and optimise the supply chain from a customs and excise perspective. Since 2016, Caroline has been working closely with organisations to analyse supply chains and customs landscape to determine the potential impact of Brexit and to design and implement mitigation and planning strategies.
Sam Kiely
Associate Director, Tax, Deloitte
Sam is an Associate Director in the UK Global Trade Advisory team with 6 years experience in government and practice.
Prior to joining Deloitte in 2017 Sam worked as a Policy Officer within the Customs Policy Directorate at HM Revenue and Customs.
Unsurprisingly, since joining Deloitte his focus has been on supporting organisations across all sectors assess and adapt their supply chains as a result of the landscape changes brought about by Brexit. This has naturally led to partnering clients implementing new processes and designing controls that will mitigate those impacts, both operational and financial.