Loughborough-based specialist land development and property consultancy Mather Jamie has announced the appointment of Ken Grimsdell as a farming consultant.
Ken has enjoyed an impressive 45-year career working in Farm management for both corporate and private landowners, across East Anglia and the East Midlands.
He has previously worked for Bidwells land agents in Cambridge managing clients farming interests throughout Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire, before joining a large farming business in Norfolk as a director where he was responsible for an arable and vegetable growing business in excess of 24,000 acres.
Ken has held several directorships for marketing crop and fresh produce, and was involved in setting up supply contracts for milk and producer organisations. He has a particular interest in designing and building irrigation systems for fresh produce and root crops, and also crop storage complexes.
More recently Ken has been running a local family farming business in Leicestershire and has grown a consultancy business working with other farmers in the County.
In his new role, Ken will provide consultancy advice related to productivity, resource management and change strategies to Mather Jamie’s existing and new farming clients.
Commenting on joining Mather Jamie, Ken said: “I have always admired Mather Jamie and knew that it is an excellent company to work for. I really enjoy helping farmers and I am looking forward to sharing my wealth of knowledge to help ensure they get a return on their investment.”
Mather Jamie Managing Director Robert Cole said: “With a career spanning over 45 years Ken’s experience will undoubtedly strengthen our farm advisory team and help us deliver much needed advice to the farmer sector on how to maximise their assets to build wealth and profitability.”
