The Young Seafood Leaders’ Network, a Seafish initiative, has reached an important milestone with the sign-up of its 100th member.
Teresa Fernandez, aquaculture specialist at Seachill, was the recipient of a £50 voucher for Alfred Enderby Traditional Smokehouse, Grimsby for being the landmark member. She was presented with her voucher by Gavin Hatton, regional manager for the Humber and North East England.
Teresa said, “I joined the Young Seafood Leaders Network because it is a very dynamic group, with members coming from different backgrounds in the seafood sector – from fish to bivalves, farmed and wild caught seafood.
“I feel this network is full of interesting people with a common denominator, we love what we do and we believe in seafood.”
Teresa is one of eight members of the network who have been selected to attend two international networking events later this spring. In March, Teresa Fernandez, George Hooper, Cameron Moffat and Jordan Muldoon will attend The North Atlantic Seafood Forum in Bergen and during April, Tom Crookall, Alex Caveen, Nadia Laabs and Ashley Phillips will join Seafish’s Hannah Thompson to explore the Seafood Global Expo in Brussels.
The Young Seafood Leaders Network is open to those aged between 25 and 40 who work in the UK seafood industry. It is a platform for knowledge sharing and appreciation of best practice and it aims to provide opportunities for networking and exploring business ideas, facilities mentoring between young professionals and experienced industry practitioners, develop leadership skills and identify professional development opportunities.
