AGI Provides Governance Update
WINNIPEG, Manitoba--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ag Growth International Inc. (TSX: AFN) ('AGI', the 'Company', 'we' or 'our') announced today that Janet Giesselman, the Chair of AGI's Board of Directors and a director since March 2013, and Anne De Greef-Safft, the Chair of AGI's Human Resources and Compensation Committee and a director since December 2018, have advised AGI that they will not be standing for re-election at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders (the "AGM") that will take place on May 21, 2025.
There are now seven candidates standing for election at the AGM: Rohit Bhardwaj; Jean-Philippe Choquette; Mike Frank; Daniel Halyk; Paul Householder; Corrine Ricard; and Mary Shafer-Malicki. The Board of Directors will select a new Chair in due course.
AGI's Board of Directors thanks Ms. Giesselman and Ms. De Greef-Safft for their significant contributions and service to AGI and its shareholders during their tenure.
AGI Company Profile
AGI is a provider of the equipment and solutions required to support the efficient storage, transport, and processing of food globally. AGI has manufacturing facilities in Canada, the United States, Brazil, India, France, and Italy and distributes its product worldwide.
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