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Rosemary Nash and NatWest head of agricultural policy Ian Kenny (right) with five of the photographers who contributed images to the RABIcalendar, at the Royal Show.Chairman’s reportAs with any good organisation, RABI has evolved to meet changing requirementsand I am pleased to say has become the efficient and effective business you seetoday. This is all very necessary to make the most of our resources and to ensurethat we deliver the best possible service to those in need. To ensure that wecontinue to do so, our deputy chairman, Andrew Densham, has agreed toundertake a strategic review of the whole organisation and will announce his initialfindings at the annual general meeting in May.Fortune has certainly smiled on us in providing a group of trustees, many of whomare acknowledged experts in their own field, who are prepared to give of theirtime and expertise to guide us forward. But most importantly we have a chiefexecutive keen to harness those skills and, together with excellent, well motivatedstaff departments, to manage them together for the benefit of all.Clearly that is not the whole of the RABI team. Consultants form a necessaryresource and RABI is again fortunate to retain professional advisers who regularlyconduct affairs on our behalf, with investments, land agency and human resourceshigh on the agenda during 2006. We are both satisfied and delighted with theservices received. It is a requirement that charities regularly update on theprofessional bodies consulted and you will notice that for 2006 we have appointedMartin and Company as auditors for the charity.2 RABI Annual Review 2006