Frontier Agriculture
Gordon Thompson has over 30 years of work experience in IT and quality management roles. Gordon is currently the Head of IT Operations and Cybersecurity at Frontier Agriculture since 2023. Prior to that, they held various positions at Dyson Technologies, including Global IT Operations Director, Head of Dev & QA, Head of QA, QA Manager, and Global IT Director. Gordon also worked as the Head of Test Strategy, Change, and Release at Wincanton GmbH and as the IT Quality Assurance Manager at ING Direct UK. Before transitioning to the private sector, Gordon served in the British Army as a Junior NCO in the Royal Signals, where they were responsible for network support services and conducted field trials.
Gordon Thompson's education history begins with their secondary education at Enniskillen High School, although the specific years are not provided. Following this, they attended Fermanagh College of Further Education from 1989 to 1990, where they pursued a degree in Mechanical Engineering and received a City & Guilds certification.
From 1998 to 2000, Gordon attended Swindon College of Higher Education, where they pursued a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and obtained a BTech ONC qualification.
Later on, they enrolled in The Open University and completed their BSc Hons degree in IT & Management from 2001 to 2003. At an unspecified time, they also obtained a Masters Diploma in Business Performance & Change Management from The Open University. The specific years of completion for this diploma are unmentioned.
Frontier Agriculture
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Frontier Agriculture is the UK's leading crop production and grain marketing business, recognised for its close customer relationships with farmers and grain consumers and its successful management of the arable supply chain. Frontier was formed in 2005 as a joint venture between Associated British Foods and Cargill plc and now turns over around £1.5 billion per annum. Frontier has 46 sites across the UK and employs more than 1,000 colleagues. Frontier’s main offices are in Perth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Cranswick, Witham St Hughs, Diss, Sandy, Andover and Ross-on-Wye. Operating across all aspects of arable crop production and grain marketing, Frontier supplies seed, crop protection products and fertiliser to farmers, as well as providing specialist agronomy advice through our team of 140 agronomists. Frontier's grain marketing business has well-established contracts with the UK's key grain consumers, giving our farmer customers unrivalled access to end markets. Frontier has a number of divisions providing additional specialist advice to growers. These include SOYL precision crop production and Kings who are experts on game cover, conservation crops, green cover and forage crops. Frontier's mission is to be the first choice partner for crop production and crop marketing for UK farmers, and the first choice employer in UK agriculture. Frontier is also a Certified™ great place to work.