Philip Lymbery is chief executive of the international farm-animal-welfare organisation Compassion in World Farming. In a position he has held since 25, he has played a leading role in many major animal welfare reforms, including Europe-wide bans on veal crates for calves and barren battery cages for laying hens. He was appointed an ambassadorialChampion' for the UN Food Systems Summit in 221. He has also spearheaded Compassion in World Farming's engagement with more than 1, food companies worldwide, leading to genuine improvements in the lives of more than two billion farm animals every year. A columnist for the Scotsman, his first book, Farmageddon, was listed as a Book of the Year by The Times. A visiting professor at the University of Winchester, he is also a keen ornithologist.