WINNIPEG, MB, Dec. 2, 2020 /CNW/ - Ag Growth International Inc.
("AGI" or the "Company") (TSX: AFN) announced today the retirement
of Gary Anderson from its Board of
Directors.
Mr. Anderson is a co-founder of AGI and was its Chief Operating
Officer from inception in 1996 to December
2010 at which time he became Chief Executive Officer until
he retired at the end of 2015. Mr. Anderson has been a Director
since 2006 and served as a member of the Environment, Health,
Safety and Sustainability Committee.
Tim Close, President and CEO of
AGI, recognized Gary's significant contribution and the impact of
his legacy at AGI. "As one of the founders of AGI, Gary has
been instrumental in forming the vision for the Company. We
continue to build on that original vision throughout our business
today. Everyone in AGI has benefitted from Gary's advice and
passion for the business and that passion continues to thrive
across the Company. I join all of AGI in thanking Gary for his
immense contributions over the past 24 years and wishing him all
the best in his retirement."
Mr. Anderson entered the agricultural equipment manufacturing
sector in 1978 in Moose Jaw,
Saskatchewan. He served eight years on the executive of
Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada ("AMC"), including Board Chair, and
recently served as the inaugural Chair of AMC's Manitoba Provincial
Advisory Committee. He also served as a Director on the inaugural
Board of the Grain Elevator and Processing Society Foundation,
based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In August 2017, Gary was appointed to
the Board of Directors of Clean Seed Capital Group Ltd., a TSX
Venture Exchange listed ag tech company, and in 2018 was appointed
President. In March 2019, Gary was
inducted into the Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Manufacturers
& Exporters Hall of Fame.
Bill Lambert, AGI's Board Chair,
addressed the scope of Gary's career to date. "Over the past
24 years, Gary has adapted quickly to his changing
roles. Starting as a co-founder of a $2
million revenue entrepreneurial start-up, through his role
as COO of a successful income trust, then as CEO through a period
of transformational growth for the Company, and latterly as a
valued Board member of a $1 billion
revenue international business. His temperament and talents, as
well as his devotion to AGI, have been instrumental in building
this significant Canadian success story. I join the rest of
the AGI board in gratitude for the opportunity to be Gary's
colleague during this adventure."
AGI Company Profile
AGI is a leading provider of solutions for the global food
infrastructure, including seed, fertilizer, grain, feed, and food
processing systems. AGI has manufacturing facilities in
Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Brazil, India, France
and Italy and distributes its
product globally.
SOURCE Ag Growth International Inc. (AGI)