Speaker Details

Helen Sisson

Group Technical Director, 2 Sisters Food Group, UK

Helen has been in the food industry for over 27 years previously working for companies such as Greencore, Sutherland, Hazelwood Foods and prior to this within the dairy sector.

Helen recently joined 2 Sisters Food Group as Group Compliance, Quality & Safety Director looking after the areas of Technical, Health & Safety, Environment and Sustainability.

2 Sisters began as a frozen retail poultry cutting operation, and the company has grown rapidly since the early 1990s through acquisition and expanded to cover 25 manufacturing sites in the UK, six in the Netherlands, two in Ireland and one in Poland.  The group currently employs over 20,000 people, and annual sales now exceed £3 billion. Over the past 20 years, the business has evolved from a small scale operation to a world class diversified food manufacturer with strong market positions in Poultry, Chilled and Branded categories.

Helen currently sits on a number of external body panels, including membership of the BRC International Advisory Board and IGD Technical Leadership Forum.  Helen has been directly involved in the establishment of the Food Industry Intelligence Network (FIIN), of which she is Co-Chair.

Helen is also a Non-Executive Director of Campden BRI and a Trustee of the charity FareShare.