Allan Stevenson: biography
Allan Stevenson is the owner and director of Luffness Mains, a leading arable farming business in East Lothian that specialises in high quality pre-pack potatoes for the supermarket, Tesco. He was born and brought up at Luffness, leaving to earn a business degree from the University of Edinburgh and pursue a successful career in commerce before returning to his roots. Luffness Mains is now a LEAF Marque accredited farm and in 2007 was named the Tesco/Greenvale Scottish Potato Grower of the year.
A qualified chartered accountant, Allan runs his own business consultancy and has held various directorships with engineering, manufacturing and food service companies. He was Group Finance Director at EC Harris, a global consultancy in real estate capital projects, and remains Chairman of the EC Harris Group Pension Scheme. Until recently, he was a Non-Executive Director at Cobra UK (Holdings), a satellite and home automation technologies company, and at DEGW plc, a global workspace design consultancy.
Allan is currently Chair of the Potato Council, which works to make the British potato industry more competitive in home and global markets. He’s also a board member of the Potato Council’s overseeing body, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). He recently became chairman of Borderfields, a unique company making top-quality Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil from crops grown in Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. If you care about your edible oils, this natural and healthy option is definitely one to try.
Additionally, Allan chairs the Audit Committee at the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) where he’s also a member of the Governing Board. He’s a Non-Executive Director at RSABI (formerly the Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution).
Allan’s current positions
- Owner and director, John M Stevenson Ltd (trading as Luffness Mains)
- Board member of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)
- Chair of the Potato Council
- Chairman, Borderfields Ltd
- Member of Governing Body and Chair of Audit Committee, Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI)
- Non-Executive Director/Trustee, RSABI
- Chairman of Group Pension Scheme, EC Harris LLP
- Committee member, SAC Council (formerly Scottish Agricultural College), Rural Business Committee
- Committee member, National Farmers Union, East Lothian branch committee
