MSIN Enters Transformative Phase in Modern Slavery Disruption with Two New Board Appointments

Sarah Hill and Jo Speed take up their positions immediately and bring expertise across ethical supply chains that will support MSIN as it continues its mission to disrupt labour exploitation and strengthen protections for vulnerable workers.

Sarah Hill, Chief People & Corporate Affairs Officer, Oscar Mayer groupbrings a rare combination of frontline law‑enforcement experience and senior corporate leadership. With expertise in intelligence‑led investigations and ethical business practice, her career has focused on protecting the vulnerable and embedding human rights in organisations.

Jo Speed, People and Culture Manager at PDM Produce brings over a decade of frontline experience in the food production sector, combining operational insight, with legal, HR, and governance expertise to address exploitation risks and strengthen ethical practice. Her practical understanding of worker vulnerability in the fresh produce industry, alongside her commitment to human rights, will enable her to offer strategic perspective as a board member.

Together, they will help guide MSIN’s strategic direction and reinforce its role as a trusted, values‑driven convener across industry, government, and civil society.

Paul Willgoss, independent chair of MSIN, said: “We are genuinely delighted to welcome these two exceptional leaders to the MSIN board.  Their expertise and values align perfectly with our direction of travel.

“MSIN is entering an exciting phase. We’re focused on deeper collaboration, stronger membership and a renewed focus on disrupting modern slavery through shared intelligence and collective action.

“MSIN is the only place in our sector where sensitive data on labour exploitation can be shared safely while protecting the most vulnerable in our supply chains.  These appointments reflect our ambition and our confidence in the future.”

MSIN’s members play a critical role in exposing and disrupting modern slavery risks by sharing real‑time insights into labour rights abuses, recruitment practices, and emerging patterns of worker exploitation.  This collective intelligence enables better risk assessment, earlier detection, stronger interventions and more transparent accountability across supply chains.

MSIN is unique within the food and agriculture sector as the only environment where highly sensitive data on labour exploitation can be shared safely.  Members collaborate in a protected space that balances transparency with the need to safeguard vulnerable workers in complex, seasonal, and often high‑risk supply chains.

The MSIN model, supported by Stop the Traffik, allows organisations to share intelligence that would otherwise remain hidden, to compare patterns across regions and labour providers, and to coordinate responses. As the network grows it is able to identify risks earlier, intervene more effectively and drive systemic change across the sector.