Heather Hancock

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Heather Hancock
Master of St John's College, Cambridge
Assumed office
October 2020
Preceded byChris Dobson
Personal details
Born (1965-08-27) 27 August 1965 (age 55)
EducationNelson and Colne College
St John's College, Cambridge

Heather Jane Hancock[1] LVO DL (born 27 August 1965) is the Master of St John's College, Cambridge, and assumed the position on 1 October 2020.[2]

Early life and education[]

Hancock was born on 27 August 1965 in Colne, Lancashire, England. She was educated at Park High School, Colne and Nelson and Colne College. She studied land economy at St John's College, Cambridge, graduating with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[3][4] She was made an honorary fellow of the College in February 2019.[5] In 2021, she was made an honorary fellow of Trinity College Dublin.[6]

Career[]

Since 2020, Hancock has been a non-executive director of Urban Logistics REIT plc, and in August 2017, Hancock joined Rural Solutions Limited as a non-executive director.[7] From January 2019 to September 2020, she chaired the Group Board and Trustees of Holker Hall. Hancock is a Trustee of the Chatsworth Settlement Trust, and of the Prince's Countryside Foundation.[8] In 2014, Hancock was commissioned by the BBC Trust to report on bias and impartiality in the Corporation's rural affairs output.[9][10]

She was a Managing Partner of Deloitte in the United Kingdom and Switzerland between 2008 and 2014, with executive responsibility for Innovation, Brand, Communications and Talent, and a Partner in the firm's Strategy Consulting business from 2003-2014. She led the firm’s global services to the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the global Olympic movement.[11] Hancock was a member of Deloitte's global leadership team from 2011 to 2013 as Global MD for Brand and Communications.[12]

Before joining Deloitte, Hancock was Executive Director of Yorkshire Forward and Chief Executive of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.[13] Hancock established the Millennium Commission in 1994, serving as its Acting Chief Executive and Deputy Chief Executive. She was part of the team creating the new Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (as currently named) established after the 1992 General Election, where she was Private Secretary to the Permanent Secretary, Hayden Phillips. She joined the Government Economic Service in 1988, and served as Private Secretary to three Home Secretaries: David Waddington (Baron Waddington), Kenneth Baker MP, and Kenneth Clarke MP.

In 1997, Hancock spent two years chairing the Football League's working party on the structure of football. From 2003 to 2010, Hancock chaired the BBC's independent Rural Affairs Committee. From 2000 to 2012, she was a trustee of the Prince's Trust, and deputy chair of the World Athletics Championships and World Para Athletics Championships from 2013 to 2016.[14] She chaired the Governors of Giggleswick School from 2013 to 2019, having been appointed in 2007. Hancock was a Trustee of the International Business Leaders Forum from 2011 to 2014 and a founder of the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust.[15][16] She was appointed a member of North Yorkshire County Council's Commission to inquire into the sustainability of remote rural communities in 2019.[17]

Food Standards Agency[]

In April 2016, Hancock was appointed Chair of the Food Standards Agency (FSA), having been appointed Deputy Chair in September 2015 whilst awaiting a Parliamentary Select Committee pre-appointment hearing before appointment as Chair was confirmed.[18] In February 2019, she was reappointed for an additional three-year term.[19][2] In May 2019, Hancock testified before the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee about the FSA's preparations for Brexit.[20] She gave evidence on food safety after Brexit to the House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee in March 2019 and in July 2018.[21][22] Hancock's term at the FSA ended on 31 January 2021.[23]

Master of St John's College, Cambridge[]

In November 2019, it was announced that Hancock had been elected the 45th Master of St John's College, Cambridge, the first woman to be elected to the role.[24][25] It was announced that Hancock would leave her post at the Food Standards Agency after taking office as Master.[26] She took up her appointment as Master of St John's College on 1 October 2020.[24]

Personal life[]

Hancock lives in North Yorkshire, where she serves as a county Deputy Lieutenant.[27] In 2013, Hancock was appointed a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order in recognition of her work with the Prince's Trust.

References[]

  1. ^ "Appointment of the Chair of the Food Standards Agency:Appendix 2: Curriculum vitae—Heather Jane Hancock". Parliament. House of commons. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Our Board". Food Standards Agency. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  3. ^ "HANCOCK, Heather Jane". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2020 (online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (subscription or UK public library membership required) (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Heather Hancock appointed as Master of St John's College, Cambridge".
  5. ^ "Olympic athlete, leading biochemist and The Duke of Cambridge elected as Honorary Fellows | StJohns". www.joh.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  6. ^ "TRINITY MONDAY 2021 - FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS". www.tcd.ie. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Rural Solutions Meet the team".
  8. ^ "FSA Board Chair Heather Hancock".
  9. ^ "Holker Group announces new chairman".
  10. ^ "BBC coverage of rural areas of the UK" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Heather Hancock appointed as Master of St John's College". College website. St John's College. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Food Standards Agency About our Board".
  13. ^ "Meet the NYCC Commissioners, Heather Hancock".
  14. ^ "Appointment of the Chair of the Food Standards Agency".
  15. ^ "Working Together for the Dales".
  16. ^ "International Business Leaders Forum".
  17. ^ "Panel of experts to fight decline of rural communities".
  18. ^ "Appointment of the Chair of the Food Standards Agency".
  19. ^ White, Kevin (7 February 2019). "FSA chair Heather Hancock reappointed for another three years". The Grocer. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  20. ^ Whitworth, Joe (9 May 2019). "FSA gives update on Brexit planning, food crime and allergen labeling". Food Safety News. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  21. ^ "House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Subcommittee Food safety risk management post-Brexit publications".
  22. ^ "Oral evidence food safety risk management post-EU Exit".
  23. ^ "Appointment of FSA interim chair".
  24. ^ Jump up to: a b "Heather Hancock appointed as Master of St John's College".
  25. ^ "Heather Hancock elected as first female Master of St John's College". Varsity Online. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  26. ^ White, Kevin (4 December 2019). "FSA chair Heather Hancock to step down next year". The Grocer. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  27. ^ "Heather Hancock - Chair of our Board". Food Standards Agency. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

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Preceded by
Chris Dobson 		Master of St John's College, Cambridge
2020 - 		Succeeded by
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