Select Harvests Limited : CEO Retirement
02/28/2012| 05:48pm US/Eastern
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Leading Australian almond producer Select Harvests Limited
(ASX: SHV) today announced that Chief Executive Officer, John
Bird, will retire on March 31st 2012 after 14
years in the role, in order to to pursue other interests.
The Board has appointed executive search consultancy Amrop
Cordiner King to run a recruitment process to identify the
best available candidate for the role, and a successor will
be announced in due course.
Mr Iwaniw said, "On behalf of the Company, I would like to
thank John for his commitment and hard work and the
significant contribution he has made to Select Harvests. John
has overseen the successful transition of Select Harvests
from a manager of orchards to a leading Australian owner of
almond orchards with a strong portfolio of Company Orchards
and a strong footprint in the global almond market. He has
put in place a team of executives well equipped to drive
ongoing initiatives and ensure a smooth transition to new
leadership. The Board will now focus its efforts on
identifying the right successor to drive the next phase of
the Company's growth."
John Bird, Chief Executive Officer said, "After 14 years as
Chief Executive I have made the decision to step down. I am
confident that I leave Select Harvests well placed to benefit
from the strong fundamentals in the global almond market and
wish the Company every success in the future."
ENDS For further information please contact:
Investors and analysts
Michael Iwaniw, Chairman 03 9474 3544
Media
nightingale communications 03 9614 6930
Tim Williamson 0458 680 130
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