Bryan has been involved in the agricultural industry and membership associations all of his working life. He was appointed as Secretary General to the Animal Health Distributors Association AHDA in May 2016. AHDA members employ specially trained and qualified staff (SQPs) known as Registered Animal Medicines Advisors (RAMAs) to prescribe animal medicines classified as available without a diagnosis requirement. As such we offer unrivalled availability, access, and free advice of an essential range of licensed animal medicines essential for the everyday health and welfare of animals. AHDA actively supports the UK multi-channel distribution system to prescribe and sell licensed animal medicines via our members who AHDA works on behalf of to help ensure that they are informed and heard. The current focus of AHDA is to support AHDA RAMAs, help to promote responsible use, raise the profile of AHDA RAMAs and support professional prescribing.