Christine Mary Tacon
CBE
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(born 29 October 1959) is a British government administrator. Tacon was the United Kingdom's first
Groceries Code Adjudicator
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.
Early life
Tacon was born in the
Hartismere Rural District in
Suffolk
Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement and the county ...
, England. Tacon attended the all-female independent
Wycombe Abbey
Wycombe Abbey is a Private schools in the United Kingdom, private girls' boarding and day school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.
The school was founded in 1896 by Dame Frances Dove (1847–1942), who was previously headmistress of ...
in
High Wycombe
High Wycombe, often referred to as Wycombe ( ), is a market town in Buckinghamshire, England. Lying in the valley of the River Wye, Buckinghamshire, River Wye surrounded by the Chiltern Hills, it is west-northwest of Charing Cross in London, ...
. Tacon grew up in Norfolk.
She read Production Engineering at
Girton College, Cambridge
Girton College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was established in 1869 by Emily Davies and Barbara Bodichon as the first women's college at Cambridge. In 1948, it was granted full college status by the un ...
.
Career
In 1982, Tacon started at Coats
Viyella
Viyella is a blend of wool and cotton first woven in 1893 in England, and the "first branded fabric in the world".''Times'', 8 Sep 1987 It was made of 55% merino wool and 45% cotton in a twill weave, developed by James and Robert Sissons of Wi ...
, working at Dynacast in France and Germany. From 2000 to 2012, Tacon was
managing director
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CEOs find roles in variou ...
of
Co-operative Farms.
In 2010, the position of Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) was created in U.K. and she was appointed to this position. She oversees the
Groceries Supply Code of Practice
The Groceries (Supply Chain Practices) Market Investigation Order 2009 is a statutory instrument of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Code of practice
The order sets out a Groceries Supply Code of Practice, known informally as the Groceri ...
.
In 2017, Christine was reappointed as U.K.'s GCA.
She is one of several Ambassador for the March 2019 International Food and Drink event in London, England.
Personal life
Tacon speaks German and French. She is a
Chartered Engineer
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.
She lives in
Sutton Lane Ends
Sutton Lane Ends or Sutton is a semi-rural village and civil parishes in England, civil parish, approximately one mile south of Macclesfield. In 2020 it had an estimated population of 936. The parish includes the villages of Langley, Cheshire, La ...
, Macclesfield. She married in October 1992 in Norwich. She now has two children, a daughter born in November 1995 and a son born in July 1998.
In the
2004 Birthday Honours
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The recipients of honours are displayed here as ...
, Tacon was appointed a
CBE
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...
.
References
External links
Government informationChristineTacon.comChristine Tacon on carmichaelfisher.com
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1959 births
Alumni of Cranfield University
Alumni of Girton College, Cambridge
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
English businesspeople in retailing
English women in business
Fellows of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Ombudsmen in the United Kingdom
People educated at Wycombe Abbey
People from Eye, Suffolk
Living people