Background
Girdler, Derek John Son of Mabel Elsie and Kenneth Arthur Girdler.
Girdler, Derek John Son of Mabel Elsie and Kenneth Arthur Girdler.
Bachelor of Science in Soil Science with honors, University Reading, 1971. Master of Philosophy in Farm Management, University Nottingham, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy in Farm Management, University Nottingham, 1992.
Dairy herdsman C.Thomas, Coventry, England, 1973—1975. Farm manager J. Ewart, Banbury, England, 1975—1977. Lecturer farm management Hartpury College, Gloucester, 1977—1978, Writtle College Agriculture, Chelmsford, England, 1978—1988, senior lecturer, reader business management, 1988—2000, research reader audit commission, 1997—2000, head business management, 2000—2007, senior lecturer/reader in rural management, since 2007.
Fellow Higher Education Academy, 2000. Researcher horticultural management Land Settlement Association, Ledbury, 1993—1997. Research manager, reader ader East England Development Agency, Newmarket, 2003—2007.
Progression magnet coordinator MOVE - Lifelong Learning Network, Cambridge, since 2006.
Diocesan synod member Church of England, United Kingdom, 2003—2009. Member of IAgrM, Chartered Management Institute.
Married Hilary Margaret Salter. Children: Gemma Clare, Joanne Rachel, Christopher James.