| 2011- |
Appointed a member of the Government Review Group to examine licensing arrangements for controlling fish-eating birds |
| 2010- |
Elected as Chairman of the Otters & Fisheries Steering Group |
| 2010- |
Elected as Chairman of the PCFA |
| 2010- |
Elected as (sole) Chairman of the PAA |
| 2010- |
Appointed as 'angling tourism expert' to the Turkish government (subject to funding) |
| 2009-2010 |
Elected as Vice-Chairman of the PCFA |
| 2009- |
Appointed as consultant to Marukyu UK Ltd. |
| 2008- |
Accepted invitation to become a Patron of the 'Get Hooked on Fishing' angling charity |
| 2008- |
Elected as Chairman to the FSPA |
| 2008- |
Promoted to Chief Executive (part-time)
to the Angling Trades Association |
| 2007- |
Appointed as a Director of the Federation of Sports
and Play Associations (FSPA) |
| 2007- |
Co-opted as member of the Institute of Fisheries Management
training committee |
| 2006- |
Elected as Joint Chairman of the Professional Anglers'
Association (PAA) |
| 2006- |
Elected as Chairman of The Angling Foundation (TAF) |
| 2005- |
Awarded status of 'Chartered Environmentalist' (C.Env.)
by the Society of the Environment |
| 2005- |
Co-founder and Director of Fishery Manager (UK)
Ltd |
| 2005- |
Invested as Director of the Fisheries & Angling
Conservation Trust Ltd (FACT) |
| 2004- |
Honoured with Dreamstore Active 'Individual Award 2004'
for services to angling |
| 2004- |
Appointed an Honorary President of Wildmoor Waters
Angling Syndicate (South Cerney) |
| 2003- |
Formed Broughton Fishery Technologies Ltd |
| 2003-06 |
Appointed as sole UK distributor of fish microchips
by Bayer UK Ltd |
| 2003- |
Elected as a Director of the PAA |
| 2003-04 |
Member of the EAA ‘Rivers Working Group’ |
| 2002- |
Official EFTTA Observer at Board meetings of the European
Anglers’ Alliance (EAA) |
| 2002-06 |
Appointed as Technical Advisor to The Angling Foundation
Ltd. |
| 2001-02 |
Member of the REDCAFE Group (pan-European cormorant
conflict resolution) |
| 2000-2004 |
Inaugural member of the National Angling Alliance (representing
ATA) |
| 2000- |
Engaged as Administrator to the Professional
Anglers' Association (PAA) |
| 2000- |
Appointed as Tutor for HND Aquatic & Fisheries
Management courses at Wolverhampton
University. |
| 2000- |
Elected as Honorary Fishery Scientist to Stoke-on-Trent
Angling Society. |
| 1999- |
Engaged as a Qualifications Development Associate
by the Edexcel Foundation. |
| 1999- |
Elected as 'Fellow' of the Institute of Fisheries
Management. |
| 1998- |
Retained as expert advisor to the European Fishing
Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA) |
| 1998- |
Member of the Joint Fisheries Policy & Legislation
Working Group ('Moran Committee') |
| 1997- |
Elected as Honorary President of the lzaak Walton (Stafford)
Anglers' Association. |
| 1997- |
Honoured with 'Senior Fellow' status by the Pike Anglers'
Club of Great Britain & Ireland |
| 1996. |
Accepted into membership of the Sports Industries
Federation. |
| 1994. |
Member of the European Inland Fisheries Advisory Committee
(EIFAC) working group on recreational fisheries |
| 1992. |
Promoted to Executive Director of TAF |
| 1991. |
Granted scholarship by The Sports Council for study
of USA aquatic habitat improvement techniques |
| 1990- |
Awarded ‘Honorary Life Member' status by the
National Association of Specialist Anglers (NASA) |
| 1989. |
Appointed by The Sports Council as a member of its
‘Panel of Review into the Sport of Angling’ |
| 1989- |
Registered by the British Agrochemical Standards Inspection
Scheme as qualified to supply aquatic herbicides and to provide advice
on their use (B.A.S.I.S. Identity No. 0/647/A/A) |
| 1988. |
Appointed as Organiser of The Angling Foundation (TAF) |
| 1986. |
Honoured with 'Full Member' status by the IFM |
| 1981. |
By examination, passed the 'certificate' examination
of the Institute of
Fisheries Management (IFM) |
| 1979- |
Awarded the Trent River Trust travelling scholarship
to assess and evaluate USA fisheries management and improvement work. |
