Ms Hill takes up the post as the organisation prepares for a reshaping of activities. WRAP is making progress towards becoming a charity next year and is also developing its international activities which include recent success in supporting food waste campaigning in Canada.
Ms Hill, who is now an associate of the Green Alliance, chaired its Circular Economy Task Force, and has advised governments and businesses on a broad range of environmental policy issues. A strong advocate of consumer engagement, she serves on the board of the Consumer Council for Water, and is a former board member of the Environment Agency and the Eden Project.
David Palmer-Jones, executive director of WRAP’s appointment panel and chief executive of SITA UK, said: “Julie Hill is internationally respected for her expertise in waste and resources issues, and is at the forefront of thinking about the circular economy. Julie is a passionate supporter of WRAP and the agenda we are working on.”
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Mr Palmer-Jones added: “The Board is delighted to have secured her deep expertise, and she has a strong commercial background which will be helpful to WRAP.”
Ms Hill said: “WRAP’s staff have a track record of great authority, insight and the ability to turn ideas into action. This, combined with their powerful recycling and food waste consumer campaigns have helped to transform the way we think about waste and resources in the UK, and I am delighted to be joining an organisation that’s making such a difference. WRAP is at the forefront as these debates move forward and I am very much looking forward to working with Liz Goodwin and her executive team on that journey.”
Her experience includes a total of 15 years on government regulatory and advisory committees governing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), and four years as deputy chair of the Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission where she was responsible for the implementation of innovative approaches to public and stakeholder engagement.
Environment Agency
She has also served terms as non-executive director of the Environment Agency for England and Wales, and of the Eden Project in Cornwall, and is presently an independent board member of the Consumer Council for Water. She is also a Senior Fellow at the University of Surrey.
Ms Hill read English and Philosophy at Leeds University, and holds a Master’s degree in Politics and Government of Western Europe from the London School of Economics. Her publications include ‘The Secret Life of Stuff’ (Vintage, 2011) and the influential reports ‘Reinventing the Wheel’ (Green Alliance 2011) and ‘A Zero Waste UK’ (IPPR/Green Alliance 2006).
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