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RURAL FUNDS GROUP — Board/Management Information 2017
Feb 14, 2017
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Board/Management Information
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Rural Funds Group (RFF)
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ASX Release
15 February 2017
Subject: Director Appointment
Rural Funds Management Ltd (RFM), the manager and responsible entity of the Rural Funds Group (RFF), announces the appointment of Mr Julian Widdup as an independent, nonexecutive director, effective today.
Julian Widdup is a former executive of infrastructure investment management companies, Palisade Investment Partners and Access Capital Advisers (now Whitehelm Capital) where he was responsible for the acquisition and asset management of major infrastructure assets, risk management, portfolio construction, institutional client management and overseeing all aspects of investment operations.
Previously Julian had worked with Towers Perrin (now Willis Towers Watson) as an asset consultant, the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Insurance and Superannuation Commission (now APRA).
Julian brings extensive experience to the RFM board having previously served as a director of Palisade Investment Partners, Darwin International Airport, Alice Springs Airport, NZ timberland company Taumata Plantations Limited, Regional Livestock Exchange Investment Company, Merredin Energy power generation company, Victorian AgriBioscience Research Facility, Casey Hospital in Melbourne and Mater Hospital in Newcastle.
Julian holds a Bachelor of Economics from the Australian National University, is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
About Rural Funds Group (RFF)
RFF owns a diversified portfolio of high quality Australian agricultural assets. RFF’s investment objective is to generate a stable income stream derived from leasing its assets to suitable counterparts and capital growth through any appreciation in the value of those assets. RFF is a stapled security, incorporating Rural Funds Trust (ARSN 112 951 578) and RF Active (ARSN 168 740 805), trading under the ASX code ‘RFF’. Rural Funds Management Ltd (RFM) is the responsible entity of RFF.
For further information: For media enquiries: For investor relations enquiries: David Bryant Stuart Waight James Powell Managing Director Chief Operating Officer Investor Relations & Distribution Rural Funds Management Rural Funds Management Manager T 02 6203 9703 T 0419 126 689 Rural Funds Management E [email protected] E [email protected] T 0420 279 374 E [email protected]