Global Director, Commodities, . B.Sc. Joint Honours in Botany and Microbiology (University of Wales); PhD Physiological Plant Pathology ( University of Wales). Areas of expertise: Diseases of perennial crops particularly vascular wilt diseases Ganoderma and Phytophthora. ?Focus commodity crops- cocoa, oil palm, coffee, coconut and cassava. Host- pathogen interactions, Integrated management of crop diseases. Institutional development and capacity building, particularly in SE Asia, the Pacific and Africa. Project development , implementation and management of ?multinational, multi stakeholder projects mainly in the tropics. 15 years lecturing /teaching experience in UK universities.