Bryan Walton

Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors
Telephone: 613-226-6690
Email: bwalton@ccgd.ca Website: www.ccgd.ca

Background/Area of Expertise: General agriculture and food retailing

Bio: Born in Westlock, Alberta, raised in Edmonton and attended University of Alberta - Bachelor of Science ('75) and Master of Science ('79) in Zoology. Cornell University Food Executive Program ('85). After leaving graduate school, served as Executive Assistant to Alberta Minister of Agriculture ('79-82). Joined Alberta Department of Agriculture as Associate Trade Director (International Marketing) and later as Trade Director (Alberta). ('82-87).

Opened the first Western Office of the CCGD in 1987 and served as Vice President responsible for all operations of the Council in Western Canada and in 1997 became the lead on CCGD's Food Safety file. March 2005 he became the Vice President for National Public Policy and opened CCGD's first office in Ottawa in June that year.

• Former Board Member of Encorp Pacific
  
• Advisor to the Canadian Food Safety and Quality Program
  
• Former member and Vice Chair of the Agriculture and Food Council in Alberta
  
• Past Chair of the Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition
  
• Former member of Calgary Crime Stoppers and a past volunteer at the Mustard Seed Street Ministry in Calgary.

Resides in Ottawa and is married to Joan and proud father of daughter Heather and son Scott both of whom reside in Calgary

Presentation Specific to Which Livestock Industry: Any and all

Presentation Title: Will vary depending on the audience

Presentation Summary: Key points will be to ensure that Codes of Practice are contemporary and accompanied by a verification process.

Speaker Cost: Travel and accommodation

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