Brian Robinson has been elected chairman of the Federation of Bakers, 18 months after becoming chief executive of the Allied Milling and Baking Group.

He takes over from Miles Warnick, Premier Foods' chief operating officer, bread and bakeries, who has been in the role since 2004.

Robinson has held

senior positions in the baking industry for more than 30 years. These roles

included an eight-year stint as chief executive of George Weston Foods' baking division in Australia and New Zealand.

He became chief executive of the Allied Milling and Baking Group in January 2006.