Agriterra Ltd Board Appointment (5186R)
March 01 2019 - 2:01AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 5186R
Agriterra Ltd
01 March 2019
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1 March 2019
Agriterra Ltd ('Agriterra' or the 'Company')
Agriterra Ltd / Ticker: AGTA / Index: AIM / Sector:
Agriculture
Board Appointment
Agriterra Limited, the AIM-quoted African agricultural company,
is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Amanda Thorburn as an
additional independent non-executive director of the Company with
immediate effect.
Ms Thorburn, an associate chartered management accountant, has
nearly 25 years' experience of working in Southern Africa across a
variety of financial and advisory roles focussed on the telecoms
and agribusiness sectors. Having begun her career as a management
consultant with Coopers & Lybrand in Zimbabwe, Ms Thorburn has
also worked for multinationals including MTN, Virgin Mobile and
Econet, where she held the position of Head of Group Finance. In
the mid-2000s, Ms Thorburn established her own baby linen
manufacturing company, accessing fabric supply chain in Zimbabwe
and an NGO production line in South Africa, creating a strong
"proudly African" brand. From June 2011, Ms Thorburn has focused
her attention on the agricultural sector, initially through Global
Mobility Consulting where amongst other matters she has advised on
a strategic business review of the Surrey Group including Sabie
Meats in Zimbabwe, developed performance management systems and
identified and implemented projects to improve operational and
financial efficiencies. As founder and managing director of
Agrisat, Ms Thorburn has consulted and advised on various aspects
of numerous other agriculture projects in the region with a strong
focus on value chain development in the livestock sector. She
continues to lobby for fundraising to link smallholder producers to
local, regional and international export markets and was pivotal in
the launch of the Southern African Region Roundtable for
Sustainable Beef (SARRSB) in 2018. Her passion is designing,
implementing and managing commercial beef agri-hubs in Southern
Africa as producer, private, public, community partnerships -
"PPPCP's" - with the flagship Agrisat Beef Hub in Kwazulu Natal,
South Africa.
The Board welcomes the appointment of Ms Thorburn and believes
that the Company will benefit from her significant industry
focussed expertise and broader regional operating experience. In
particular, the Board hope to take advantage of her insight into
commercially, environmentally and socially sustainable beef value
chains with market linkages, animal health support and capacity
building, in the context of its Mozambique operations.
As required by Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules, the Company
confirms that Amanda Thorburn, aged 47, is currently a
director/partner, or has been a director/partner in the past five
years, of the companies listed below:
Current Directorships Past Directorships (last five
years)
-------------------------------- ------------------------------------
Agrisat (Private) Limited Monkey Orange (Proprietary)
Agrisat (Proprietary) Limited Limited
Emerald Sky Cannabis (Private) Southern African Region Roundtable
Limited for Sustainable Beef
Zimbeef (Private) Limited*
* In process of resigning
from this position
Ms Thorburn has no direct or indirect interest in the Company's
issued share capital.
Other than the information contained within this announcement,
there is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant
to Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.
** ENDS **
For further information please visit www.agriterra-ltd.com or
contact:
Agriterra Ltd Strand Hanson Limited
(Nominated & Financial Adviser and
Broker)
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Caroline Havers James Spinney / Ritchie Balmer/ Eric
Allan
caroline@agriterra-ltd.com +44 (0) 207 409 3494
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