A vertically integrated agribusiness of this scale depends on the team that executes it and the governance that oversees it. The plan assumes an experienced agribusiness executive team, spanning orchard management, packhouse and cold-chain operations, food processing, export marketing, finance and ESG, supported by reputable contractors for the build-out.
Executive team composition
|
Role |
Mandate |
|---|---|
|
Chief Executive Officer |
Strategy, funding, stakeholder and board leadership |
|
Chief Operating Officer |
Orchards, packhouses, ripening and cold-chain delivery |
|
Head of Agronomy / Technical |
Orchard establishment, yield, disease and water |
|
Chief Financial Officer |
Treasury, project finance, reporting and controls |
|
Head of Processing |
Guacamole, puree and avocado-oil operations |
|
Head of Sales & Export |
Offtake, retail relationships, market diversification |
|
Head of ESG & Sustainability |
Water, certification, community and environment |
Governance framework
- Independent-majority board with audit-and-risk, technical/agronomic, and social-and-ethics committees.
- King IV governance with transparent reporting appropriate to a JSE-listing candidate.
- DFI oversight through lender board observers, independent agronomists and milestone-linked drawdowns.