Arbitrator
Gafta (The Grain and Feed Trade Association)

"A spice trader by profession, Milan has over two decades of experience at the nexus of food security, sustainability and international trade.

With a keen awareness of the challenges facing global food and farming supply chains, Milan has been a director of the EU lobby for agri-produce traders, CELCAA, President of a global commodity trade association, the IGPA, and a Council member of GAFTA, on whose contracts the majority of the grain crops that feed the world are traded. The trade in herbs and spices globally often still occurs on IGPA or GAFTA contracts, supported by dispute resolution under arbitration. He has participated in the herbs and spices trade association umbrella body, IOSTA, for many years and is adept at working with multilateral institutions, such as the FAO and the WTO; he was a member of the UN International Year of Pulses 2016 steering committee.

Milan has also chaired the Council of Trustees at the Vegetarian Society and is a long-standing apologist for the shift to more plant-based diets.

Milan has held a range of local civic position including President of a Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of a University, where he is now an Honorary Fellow.

Milan is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors and a Chartered Director with a focus on corporate governance. He is also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, specialising in international commodity trading disputes. Milan is a Member of the Order of the British Empire and read Philosophy, Politics and Economics before entering the spice trade."