– GUERNSEY, St Peter Port – Agriterra Limited (LON: AGTA), the AIM-listed African agricultural company, today announced the appointment of Rui Sant’ana Afonso to its Board of Directors as CEO with immediate effect. Concurrently, Caroline Havers, the current Executive Chair, will move to the role of Non-Executive Chair.
Mr. Sant’ana Afonso brings to the role significant experience in the management and development of companies in the agricultural sector in Mozambique and, having worked with the Company for the last year, it expects to continue to benefit from his strong management skills.
Caroline Havers commented: “I, and the whole Board, are delighted to formally welcome Mr. Sant’ana Afonso to the position of Chief Executive Officer and also as a member of the Board. We have worked well together over the last year and I know that living in Mozambique, with his strong skill set, he will bring much to the Company.”
About Rui Sant’ana Afonso
Mr. Sant’ana Afonso is a Mozambican citizen, who resides in Mozambique, and has been working with the Company since March 2020 as CEO designate. Previously he was Executive Director for Mozambique of AgDevCo for 6 years and, before that, worked as Director of Operations for G4S in Mozambique. In addition, he gained significant supply chain and logistics experience through his role as Bulk Cargo Manager at the Port of Maputo, where he worked for 6 years.
Mr. Sant’ana Afonso has a BSc in Agriculture and an MSC in Agricultural Economics and has held non-executive directorships in various companies in the food commodity sector in Mozambique.
Mr. Sant’ana Afonso was previously a Non-Executive Director of Associa‹o Comercio, Industria e Servios between 2017 and 2019, before being re-appointed as a Non-Executive Director in January 2021.
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