NEW junior vice-president of the Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society is Paul Jeenes, a current director of Pedigree Cattle Services, Perth.
Mr Jeenes has a long history in both agribusiness and farming, and has been a pedigree Angus breeder for 17 years, with his 1000th pedigree calf born from the Grandon herd, based in Somerset, this week. 
He has worked closely with the society for more than 10 years, representing the South-west of England on the Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society council for three years, followed by being appointed president of the society in 2010-2011. 
Mr Jeenes farms around 100 pedigree Angus cows and finishes up to 200 A-A-sired cattle a year. He is also co-owner of Farm Mark, with two lifetime farming friends, which has specialised in the structured production of Angus-sired cattle from a dairy and suckler calf base for the past 20 years. 
“This is an extremely poignant year in the society’s history with the World Angus Forum coming home to the UK for the first time in 40 years and I’m looking forward to becoming a bigger part of it over the coming months. I am committed to the continuing success of our great breed and will do all I can to help the society staff, council and the presidential team.”
Breed president, Alex Sanger, said: “We are delighted to fill this position with someone who has the necessary drive and passion for our great breed. This appointment puts us in a great position ahead of the World Angus Forum 2017.”