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    Meet the team

    Who we are

    At ODA UK, we’re a small team with a big reach. Blending deep market expertise with a personal, farmer-focused approach. Our size keeps us agile, while our experience ensures every client receives clear, independent guidance on grain marketing decisions.

    More than advisors, we’re partners. Always available, always informed, and always focused on helping you make confident, well-timed marketing decisions.

    Behind ODA UK is a team of market specialists passionate about agriculture and committed to your success. Meet the people working alongside your business to turn complex market signals into practical, actionable advice.

    Meet our team

    Sebastien Mallet

    Analyst / Consultant and CEO

    Founder and driving force behind ODA UK, bringing deep international expertise in agricultural markets. Early roles included commodity trading with global firms Cargill and Louis Dreyfus across Europe and Argentina, followed by senior positions overseeing logistics, sales, and risk management for large-scale agroholdings in Ukraine and Argentina. For the past eight years, Sebastien has worked directly with farmers and agri businesses to strengthen market knowledge, refine sales strategies, reduce risk, and improve revenues.

    • sebastien.mallet@oda-agri.com
    • +33 68283 7187

    Gary Phillips

    Country Manager / Consultant

    Serving as Country Manager, offering decades of broad-based agricultural expertise. With experience that spans the arable division of RHM Agriculture and senior technical, commercial, and managerial roles at Bayer. Over the past ten years, work with ODA has focused on supporting farmers, sharpening market understanding, guiding risk management, and strengthening sales strategies.  

    • gary.phillips@oda-agri.com
    • 07807 831179

    Jeremy Higgs

    Consultant

    Bringing extensive experience in farm management and agricultural consultancy across the UK and overseas. Leadership roles have spanned a wide range of operational and strategic functions, with a strong focus on team management and business development. Since joining ODA in 2015, work has centred on supporting farm businesses with price risk management and grain marketing. Responsibilities also include onboarding new members and working closely with farmers and advisory groups across England, Scotland, and Wales.

    • jeremy.higgs@oda-agri.com
    • 07772 367786

    Victoria Godsall

    Senior Consultant

    Grounded by a strong farming background, based in Herefordshire, and a career supporting both farmers and buyers across the grain industry. Previous roles at Frontier Agriculture and Hectare Trading have shaped a well-rounded understanding of market dynamics and commercial decision-making. At ODA, the focus is on helping farmers navigate a fast-changing market environment with clarity, confidence, and practical, profit-focused advice – alongside contributing to the strategic development and growth of the business.

    • victoria.godsall@oda-agri.com
    • 07399 398914

    David Neale

    Consultant

    A lifetime of experience in the UK grain industry, with particular depth in the seed and end-market sectors. Based on-farm in the Cotswolds, David offers independent, informed advice rooted in real-world understanding. With markets increasingly volatile, the focus is on helping growers build robust marketing strategies that minimise price risk and support confident decision-making.

    • david.neale@oda-agri.com
    • 07799 695549

    Rebecca Mc Kenzie

    Accounting / Administration

    Supporting ODA’s administration and finance operations since 2011, with a focus on precision and client service. Responsibilities include managing all aspects of client invoicing and payment processes. A Fellow of the Association of Accounting Technicians and currently studying to qualify as a Chartered Global Management Accountant, Rebecca brings a strong professional foundation to the financial operations of the business.

    • rebecca.mckenzie@oda-agri.com
    • 07494 265622

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    “Being a member of ODA has increased my understanding of how world markets affect my small corner of the Fens, and shown me how to use this information to my advantage in both marketing strategy and business planning.”

    Mark Riddington Cambridgeshire

    "With global grain markets fluctuating on a weekly and even daily basis, employing the services of ODA means that we don’t miss an opportunity to sell grain when time is right for our business, no matter how busy we are."

    Rob Fox Hertfordshire

    “I joined ODA to better understand how markets work, and the training was perfect. Their advice means my grain marketing decisions are informed by global stocks, weather risks, and crop progress, giving me one less thing to worry about.”

    Tamara Hall East Riding of Yorkshire

    "We value the independent advice and detailed regular market appraisals, plus the support of an individual advisor when required, that ODA provides. This helps us make informed sales decisions in increasingly complex and unpredictable commodity markets."

    Duncan Andrews Gloucestershire