20th Aug 2008 08:42
PureCircle Limited
("PureCircle" or "the Company")
Board Appointment
Further to the Company's announcement on the appointment of Mr Kuok Khoon Hong, Chairman and CEO of Wilmar as a non-executive director of PureCircle, the Board of PureCircle is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Sunny George Verghese, Group Managing Director and CEO of Olam, as his alternate effective from 19 August 2008.
(Please refer to announcement dated 1 July 2008 for Mr Kuok Khoon Hong's profile)
20 August 2008
Enquiries
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PureCircle |
+60 3 2093 9333 |
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Magomet Malsagov, Managing Director |
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William Mitchell, Group Finance Director |
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College Hill |
+44 20 7457 2020 |
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Mark Garraway |
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Robert Pugsley |
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RFC Corporate Finance (Nomad) |
+61 8 9480 2500 |
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Stephen Allen |
Attachment
Mr Sunny George Verghese
Mr Sunny George Verghese, 49, is the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Olam International Limited ("Olam"). Sunny holds a post graduate management degree from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad and has also completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP) from the Harvard Business School. Sunny worked for the Unilever Group in India before he joined the Kewalram Chanrai (KC) Group in 1986. In 1989, the KC Group mandated Sunny to start a greenfield agricultural products export business for the Group, Olam.
Sunny is responsible for setting the direction and providing the leadership to steer the Company through its expansion and growth plans. He is responsible for the strategic planning, business development and overall management for the Olam group of companies worldwide. He is also a member of the Olam Board's Finance & Investment and Risk Committees. Olam is listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX) and ranks amongst the top 40 companies in Singapore in terms of market capitalization (as of February 2008) and is a component stock in the 30 stock benchmark STI Index)
In the short span of 18 years, Sunny and his team have built this business to S$5.46 billion in Sales Revenues for the year ended June FY 2007. Today, the Company has operations in 56 countries, delivering 17 products to more than 4,000 customers in 60 destination markets. Olam employs over 8,500 people worldwide.
Olam is today a leading global supply chain manager of agricultural products and food ingredients. The Company offers an end-to-end supply chain solution for various agricultural raw materials to its customers, which includes many of the world's internationally recognized packaged food brands, offering them reliability, consistency, trust, traceability and other value added services. This unique brand of supply chain management has earned Olam a global reputation as the Brand behind the Brands". Olam enjoys a leadership position in many of its businesses, including cocoa, coffee, cashews, cotton, rice, sesame and teakwood.
No additional disclosures are relevant to the appointment of Mr Sunny George Verghese under Schedule Two of the AIM Rules.
List of Current Directorships
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S/N |
Nature of Appointment |
Name of Company |
Country of Incorporation |
Nature of Business |
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S/N |
Nature of Appointment |
Name of Company |
Country of Incorporation |
Nature of Business |
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1. |
Chairman |
CitySpring Infrastructure Management Pte Ltd |
Singapore |
Trustee Manager of CitySpring Infrastructure Trust listed on the Main Board of the SGX-ST and sponsored by Temasek Holdings |
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2. |
Director |
Far East Agri Pte. Ltd. |
Singapore |
Sourcing, processing and supply chain management of agricultural products and food ingredients |
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3. |
Chairman |
International Enterprise Singapore |
Singapore |
Statutory Board under the MTI, promoting a) the internationalization of Singapore based companies, & b) International Trade |
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4. |
Director |
Nauvu Investments Pte. Ltd. |
Singapore |
Investment holding company |
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5. |
Group Managing Director & CEO |
Olam International Limited* |
Singapore |
Supply Chain Manager of agricultural raw material & food ingredients |
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6. |
Director |
Olam Online Ltd |
Singapore |
e-Commerce & CRM for Olam Group of Companies |
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7. |
Director |
Olam Wilmar Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd. |
Singapore |
Investment Holding |
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8. |
Director |
Acco Finance Co |
USA |
Financing services |
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9. |
Director |
Anderson Clayton Corp |
USA |
Procurement, processing, warehousing, sale and distribution of cotton |
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10. |
Director |
Australian Cotton Corporation Pty Ltd |
Australia |
Procurement, processing, warehousing, sale and distribution of cotton |
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11. |
Director |
Café Outspan Vietnam Limited |
Vietnam |
Sourcing, processing and supply chain management of agricultural products and food ingredients |
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12. |
Director |
Lamco Spa |
Italy |
Supply Chain Manager of agricultural raw material & food ingredients |
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13. |
Director |
Olam Americas Inc. |
USA |
Supply Chain Manager of agricultural raw material & food ingredients |
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14. |
Director |
Olam Australia Pty Ltd |
Australia |
Sourcing, processing and supply chain management of agricultural products and food ingredients |
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15. |
Director |
Olam Europe BV |
Netherlands |
Supply Chain Manager of agricultural raw material & food ingredients |
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16. |
Director |
Olam Europe Ltd |
UK |
Supply Chain Manager of agricultural raw material & food ingredients |
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17. |
Director |
Olam Exports (India) Ltd |
India |
Supply Chain Manager of agricultural raw material & food ingredients |
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18. |
Director |
Olam Investment Australia Pty Ltd |
Australia |
Investment holding |
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19. |
Director |
Olam Insurance Limited |
Isle of Man |
Provide insurance related services |
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20. |
Director |
Olam Ivoire Sarl |
Cote d'Ivoire |
Supply Chain Manager of agricultural raw material & food ingredients |
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21. |
Director |
Olam Nigeria Ltd |
Nigeria |
Supply Chain Manager of agricultural raw material & food ingredients |
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22. |
Director |
Olam South Africa (Pty) Ltd |
South Africa |
Supply Chain Manager of agricultural raw material & food ingredients |
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23. |
Director |
Olam Vietnam Ltd |
Vietnam |
Supply Chain Manager of agricultural raw material & food ingredients |
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25. |
Director |
Queensland Cotton Corporation Pty Ltd |
Australia |
Procurement, processing, warehousing, sale and distribution of cotton |
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26. |
Director |
Queensland Cotton Holdings Pty Ltd |
Australia |
Procurement, processing, warehousing, sale and distribution of cotton |
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27. |
Director |
QC Brazil Pty Ltd |
Australia |
Procurement, processing, warehousing, sale and distribution of cotton |
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28. |
Director |
QC Management Pty Ltd |
Australia |
Leasing Service |
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29. |
Director |
QC International Pty Ltd |
Australia |
Procurement, processing, warehousing, sale and distribution of cotton |
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30. |
Director |
QC (US) Inc |
USA |
Investment holding |
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31. |
Director |
QC (US) International Inc |
USA |
Investment holding |
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32. |
Director |
QC (US) Marketing Inc |
USA |
Procurement, processing, warehousing, sale and distribution of cotton |
* Listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited
List of Previous Directorships (Past 5 Years)
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S/N |
Nature of Appointment |
Name of Company |
Country of Incorporation |
Nature of Business |
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1. |
Director |
Olam (Mocambique) Limitada |
Mozambique |
Supply Chain Manager of agricultural raw material & food ingredient |
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S/N |
Nature of Appointment |
Name of Company |
Country of Incorporation |
Nature of Business |
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1. |
Director |
Olam (Mocambique) Limitada |
Mozambique |
Supply Chain Manager of agricultural raw material & food ingredient |
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