Moseley, who has spent nearly nine years in the role, is staying on until the end of the financial year in order to allow for the recruitment of his replacement to tale place.
Red Tractor has said that it will provide an update on this process in due course.
Starting out working in agriculture, Moseley has worked in a variety of roles across the food and drink sector including as president of the Food and Drink Federation and chair of the Provision Trade Federation.
He became chief executive of Red Tractor in 2017, having previously served as its chair for two years.
“After 50 years in the food and drink industry, and nine years as chief executive of Red Tractor, now is the right time for me to take a step-back to enable more personal time,” Moseley said.
“I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the team at Red Tractor for their immense contribution and hard work. Assurance is not an easy occupation, but the team at Red Tractor deliver their roles with huge professionalism and extraordinary resilience. This team is one of the strongest I have had the pleasure of working with. Red Tractor’s recognition by the World Health Organisation as a ‘global exemplar of a voluntary assurance programme’ is testament to their abilities and the quality of the scheme.”
Alistair Mackintosh, chair of Red Tractor, added: “On behalf of Red Tractor’s board of directors, I’d like to thank Jim for his unrelenting support for British food production. I’m very grateful for Jim’s support as we continue to deliver real, tangible change for farmers, while recruiting a new chief executive.”
Red Tractor has faced criticism from organisations such as Animal Justice Project, which has exposed animal cruelty taking place on a series of Red Tractor assured farms.
In response, the body said that it was "conducting a thorough review of both current and historical footage, compliance and staffing" on farms where animal cruelty has been reported.
