LONDON: Agriterra Limited, an African agricultural company, announced the appointment of Rui Sant’ana Afonso to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and a member of the Board of the Company, with immediate effect.
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, prior to 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.
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.
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, the current Executive Chair, will move to the role of Non-Executive Chair as a result of the appointment of Sant’ana Afonso.
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.”
Agriterra Limited is an agricultural investment company based in Guernsey with operations in Mozambique. The company is split into two divisions; beef, which sources and processes cattle from local farms and Grain, which purchases and processes maize.