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SELECT HARVESTS LIMITED — Board/Management Information 2011
Jun 26, 2011
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Board/Management Information
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APPOINTME NT OF NON E XE CUTIVE DIR E CTOR
SELECT HARVESTS LIMITED
27 June 2011
Select Harvests Limited (ASX: SHV) today announced the appointment of Mr Michael Iwaniw to the position of Non Executive Director.
Mr Iwaniw has a career spanning 40 years in the Australian grain industry, beginning his career as a chemist with the Australian Barley Board (ABB), and becoming the Managing Director in 1989, retiring from this role some 20 years later. During these years he accumulated extensive experience in all facets of the company’s operations, including leading the transition from a statutory authority and growing the business from a small base to an ASX 100 listed company. He played a significant role in orchestrating the merger of ABB Grain, Ausbulk Ltd and United Grower Holdings Ltd to form one of Australia’s largest agribusinesses. His contribution to the Australian Grain industry was acknowledged in 2008 when he was awarded the NAB/Monash Agribusiness Awards for Excellence “Agribusiness Leader of the Year”. He has a Bachelor of Science, a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
He has acted as a Non Executive Director of a number of Company’s including Toepfer International, New World Grain (Ukraine), Australian Bulk Alliance and Five Star Flour Mill (Egypt). He is currently a Non Executive Director of Australian Grain Growers Cooperative.
Commenting on the announcement Select Harvests Chairman Curt Leonard said:
“I am pleased to welcome Mr Iwaniw to the board. His depth of experience in agribusiness, combining domestic and international operations, complex business transformation, and developed relationships across markets and investor groups, complements well the backgrounds of our existing Board. He is well credentialed to support Select Harvests through its next stage of development.”
For further information please contact:
Investors and analysts
| For further information please contact:Investors and analysts | |
|---|---|
| John Bird, Managing Director | 03 9474 3544 |
| Paul Chambers, Chief Financial Officer | 03 9474 3544 |
| Media | |
| nightingale communications | 03 9614 6930 |
| Kate Inverarity | 0413 163 020 |
| Tim Williamson | 0458 680 130 |
Select Harvests
Select Harvests is the second largest almond manager in the world. The Company owns and leases 10,800 acres of almond orchards in Northern Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia.The Company manages 34,000 acres of almond orchards on a fee for service basis. Select Harvests provides services including orchard establishment, tree supply, farm management, harvesting, processing, and marketing. Select Harvests is also Australia’s leading manufacturer, processor and marketer of a range of nuts and fruit based products to the Australian retail and industrial markets, and exports almonds to countries in Asia, Sub-Continent, Europe and the Middle East.