Kite consultant Sam Evans wins national award
Kite Associate Partner, Sam Evans, has won the Lloyds TSB / BIAC Young Consultant of the Year Award 2008.
This new competition was designed to find the best young consultants working in agriculture and was very successful in finding a truly worthy winner of the first award. Sam was presented with his award at the South of England Agricultural Society Conference on 13th November.
Sam’s case study for the competition was a dairy farm experiencing significant health problems, especially milk fever.
Whilst his project made interesting reading, what really impressed the judging panel at the interview stage, was his breadth of knowledge and his empathy for the client. What also impressed the judges, was his understanding approach to dealing with the people issues within the business partnership. It was this thirst for knowledge, and his high motivation to put these skills into practice, that won the judges over, and makes him the well deserved winner of this year’s award.
Jon Rose, Senior Agricultural Manager for Lloyds TSB Agriculture commented that the Bank has been very pleased to support the competition for several reasons. “The changes facing the farming industry requires the highest quality advice and support. Sam’s work really showed that his thirst for knowledge has been applied with excellent results for his clients.” “Sam exudes infectious enthusiasm and harnesses his interpersonal skills with dedicated learning and knowledge,” says BIAC Chief Executive Anthony Hyde. “He is not afraid to investigate and use science and novel ideas in his quest to make that difference for his clients.” “Sam got into the finals because he impressed the judges that he was a young man in a “controlled hurry” who is not afraid to think outside the box and is prepared to back his judgement”, says Brian Gilbert, Lloyds TSB Agriculture.
Anthony Hyde, Chief Executive of the British Institute of Agricultural Consultants (BIAC) said “We knew that some of the young consultants in our sector were providing first class advice to their clients and this competition has confirmed this to be the case. With continuing challenges ahead for the agricultural industry it is clear to me that the competition has confirmed that young consultants have much to offer their clients in terms of energy, original thinking and application.”