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Former Intellectual Property Office deputy, David Holdsworth, appointed as chief executive of agency
The UK’s Animal and Plant Health Agency, which is receiving a major funding boost from the government over the next few years, has a new chief executive, David Holdsworth.
Holdsworth was previously deputy CEO of the UK Intellectual Property Office and has had senior roles at the Charity Commission and Home Office.