Anglo African Ag PLC Directorate Change

 
TIDMAAAP 
 
2 May 2017                                              For Immediate Release 
 
                         Anglo African Agriculture plc 
 
                           ("AAA" or the "Company") 
 
                              Directorate Change 
 
The Board of Anglo African Agriculture plc (LSE: AAAP), the London Main board 
listed food manufacturing and trading company, is pleased to announce the 
appointment of Mr Matthew Bonner to the role of Non-Executive Director, with 
immediate effect. 
 
Mr Bonner, aged 37, has significant financial leadership experience within the 
mining, energy and agriculture sectors. 
 
He is currently the Chief Operating Officer at EAS Advisors LLC, a New York 
based corporate advisory firm focused on supporting public and private 
companies operating in natural resource and commodity sectors in emerging 
markets. Prior to joining EAS, Mr Bonner was the General Counsel at BalanTrove 
Partners, a New York based hedge fund focused on energy, mining and 
infrastructure. 
 
Mr Bonner has also worked for nine years as a lawyer at Baker & McKenzie and 
Bowman Gilfillan in London and Johannesburg. In this capacity he advised on 
domestic and cross border public and private M&A, joint ventures, capital 
market transactions and project development, spanning five continents focused 
on emerging markets and the energy, mining, agriculture and infrastructure 
sectors. 
 
Mr Bonner is a graduate of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, 
South Africa with a B.A. (English and History) and L.L.B. Mr Bonner is admitted 
as a member of the New York Bar, a solicitor in England and Wales 
(non-practising) and an attorney and notary in South Africa (non-practising). 
 
David Lenigas, Chairman of AAA, commented: 
 
"Matthew is a strong addition to the AAA senior leadership team. He knows the 
Company and the jurisdiction we operate in well and his commitment, experience 
and expertise will be of great benefit to the Company as it continues to 
develop and grow." 
 
Additional Information: 
 
Mr Matthew Bonner is, or has been, a director or partner of the following 
companies or partnerships during the previous five years: 
 
Current                               Previous 
 
Onga Wari CRS (Pty) Ltd               Overmane Investments (Pty) Ltd 
 
Third World Holdings LLC 
 
Mr Matthew Bonner currently holds 746,269 shares in the Company. 
 
For further information please contact: 
 
Anglo African Agriculture plc                       [phone] 
David Lenigas, Non-Executive Chairman 
Rob Scott, Non-Executive Director 
 
VSA Capital Limited (Financial Adviser and          [phone] 
Corporate Broker) 
Andrew Raca 
 
 
 
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