A LEADING AGRIBUSINESS AND FOOD COMPANY IN AFRICA

We combine international expertise with local African know-how, and a long-term vision with a sustainable approach.

Amatheon Agri is a European agribusiness and food company, headquartered in Berlin and operating in Sub-Saharan Africa. Focusing on farming, trading and food processing, Amatheon integrates its activities along the agricultural value chain. As a triple-bottom-line company, Amatheon acts as an anchor investor in rural areas to uplift neighboring communities economically, socially and environmentally. Its combination of international expertise with local Africa know-how, and a long-term vision with a sustainable approach, makes it set to become a leading player in the African agri sector.

Founded in 2011, Amatheon established its subsidiaries in Zambia in 2012, Uganda in 2013, and Zimbabwe in 2014. During this relatively short timeframe, Amatheon has proven its business model and demonstrated its ability to build large, replicable, scalable platforms – in both farming and food processing. With over USD 100 million invested in its operations so far, Amatheon believes that the key to unlocking Sub-Saharan Africa’s vast agricultural potential is combining world-class farming techniques, partnerships with smallholder farmers, and vertical value chain integration.

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Senior Executives

Max Sturm

Chief Executive
Officer

Max Sturm

As Chief Executive Officer at Amatheon Agri Holding N.V., Max Sturm brings a wealth of experience across senior operational and financial positions to the company. An Austrian national, Max studied Law and also holds a B.Com in Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management. He most recently sat on the Management Board of a media company and prior to this held numerous senior positions including Chief Financial Officer at Senator Entertainment AG and Managing Director at Constantin Medien AG.

Carl Heinrich Bruhn

Founder &
Member of the Board

Carl Heinrich Bruhn

Carl Heinrich Bruhn is the founder of Amatheon Agri Holding NV. A trained agronomist and an experienced entrepreneur, Carl has been in the agribusiness sector for more than 30 years. Previously, he was the Head of Mergers & Acquisitions at Nordmilch, and the Executive Director of Sachsenmilch Group – one of the leading German dairy companies. In 2004, Carl started his own farm management, agri consulting and bioenergy company before focusing entirely on Amatheon since 2011.

Herwig Tilly

Director of
Operations

Herwig Tilly

Herwig Tilly is the Director of the Farming Division at Amatheon Agri Holding NV. After working in the agribusiness sector for more than 15 years and heading several large-scale farms in Germany, Herwig brings extensive knowledge on agricultural processes and international farm management. Before joining Amatheon Agri in 2012, he directed Farming Operations in Chile and led a large-scale operation growing both traditional and specialised crops.

Victoria Cavanagh

Director of International
Sales & Marketing

Victoria Cavanagh

Victoria Cavanagh is responsible for planning and implementing Amatheon Agri’s sales, marketing and product development activities, and positioning the company as a leading food supplier for clients worldwide. She brings nine years of experience in international development and communications across public and private organisations in both Africa and Europe. Prior to joining Amatheon, Victoria worked for the United Nations (UN) in Rome and was responsible for marketing UN logistics and supply-chain services to international organisations and governments.

Carsten Nicolaisen

Head of Sales
DACH Region

Carsten Nicolaisen

Carsten is an experienced Sales Manager, who started his career at Köln Flocken and Schwartauer Werke and held management positions at Ostfriesische Teegesellschaft, Schneekoppe, Block House, all well-known companies in the European food markets.

As Head of Sales for the DACH Region Carsten is responsible for the ZUVA sales rollout to German, Austrian and Swiss retailers and also supports and establishes Amatheon’s herbs and spices plans towards wholesalers and spice industry offtakers in the same region.

Supervisory Board

Tarek Malak

Supervisory Board Chairman

Tarek Malak

Tarek Malak studied economics at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and started his career at N.M. Rothschild & Sons where he worked in the bank’s Financial Advisory Group, specializing in M&A and debt restructuring transactions for large and mid-cap clients. Since 2011, Tarek Malak has been employed by the Tennor Group. Mr. Malak is a member of the Supervisory Board of Wild Bunch AG (Chairman) and Hertha BSC GmbH & Co. KGaA.

Markus Meister

Supervisory Board Member

Markus Meister

Markus Meister is an entrepreneur and investor with over 30 years of stock market experience. He has built-up one of the biggest financial news websites in Germany, FinanzNachrichten.de, and sold this profitable online business in 2019.

He still serves the company, ABC New Media AG (Zurich), as a director. He served on the Supervisory Board of Ichor Coal N.V., a Dutch holding company with coal mines in South Africa, for a period of nearly two years. From December 2017 until his resignation in September 2019 he was the Independent Vice-Chairman of this company with a listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Since December 2022 he serves again in the Supervisory Board of Ichor Coal N.V., this time as Chairman.

Stefan Kindler

Supervisory Board Member

Stefan Kindler

Stefan Kindler is a qualified lawyer, certified accountant and tax consultant. For over 18 years he held many senior positions at HLB Stueckmann & Partner, Bielefeld, Germany working with clients in agriculture, the food industry, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Mr. Kindler was a member of the Supervisory Board of the Company in 2019/2020. He has served on the Supervisory Board of Hertha BSC GmbH & Co. KGaA since July 2019 and since August 2020 as the Vice-Chairman. At present, Mr. Kindler is a Director at Tennor Holding B.V.

Management

Carlos Eduardo Kich

General Manager
Zambia

Carlos Eduardo Kich

Carlos Eduardo Kich, the General Manager at Amatheon Agri Zambia, brings over fifteen years of experience in tropical agriculture across Brazil and Africa. A graduate in Agronomy from Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil, his expertise encompasses crop production, process management, and quality assurance. Carlos’s career trajectory is marked by significant contributions to agricultural operations, including precision agriculture and effective team leadership. His accomplishments in advancing agricultural practices and optimizing team dynamics have earned him multiple industry awards. At Amatheon, Carlos continues to drive innovation and sustainable growth in the agricultural sector.

Prosper Maposa

General Manager Uganda

Prosper Maposa

Prosper Maposa is the General Manager of Amatheon Agri Uganda with over 15 years of experience in large-scale agriculture, poultry and beef operations in Southern and Eastern Africa. He has strong experience in special food production, agricultural development as well as rural development activities. Before joining Amatheon Agri Zimbabwe in 2014 and transferred to Amatheon Agri Uganda in 2015, Prosper was working in one of the leading agricultural sector companies in Zimbabwe as Operations Manager.

Michael Ledwith

CEO of the
Real Meat Africa Group

Michael Ledwith

Michael brings forty years of experience and knowledge of the food industry, specializing in red meat. He has worked with some of the largest processing plants in Europe and Africa, and has operated at all levels from factory floor to boardroom. Michael has more than fifteen years of experience in the Zambia meat industry, previously having worked as Chief Operating Officer at one of Zambia’s largest FMCG companies, and a further ten years’ experience in the South African meat sector, supplying the continent’s largest retail chains. Most recently, Michael was the Managing Director of the Falkland Islands Meat Company.

Laura Schenck

Sustainability and Quality Controls Manager

Laura Schenck

Laura Schenck is responsible for implementing Amatheon’s sustainability strategy and quality control procedures, including the company’s environmental and social compliance with international frameworks, the inclusion of smallholder farmers into its business models, as well as the maintenance of food safety standards in HQ and on the farms. She brings agricultural and rural development expertise from working for the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in Rome as well as from her experience as a technical advisor for the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) in Ethiopia and Namibia.

Marguerite Barron

Group Legal
Counsel

Marguerite Barron

Marguerite Barron is Head of Legal for the Group, overseeing and advising on a wide range of corporate, commercial and operational matters locally and in country. She brings 13 years of international experience in legal and human resource roles in Ireland, The Netherlands and Australia. Marguerite is a admitted to the roll of lawyers in Australia having been admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales, following her Australian and Irish law training and education. She is a certified privacy practitioner having complete her CIPP/E with the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

A LEADING AGRIBUSINESS AND FOOD COMPANY IN AFRICA

Senior Executives

Max Sturm

Carl Heinrich Bruhn

Herwig Tilly

Victoria Cavanagh

Carsten Nicolaisen

Supervisory Board

Tarek Malak

Markus Meister

Stefan Kindler

Management

Carlos Eduardo Kich

Prosper Maposa

Michael Ledwith

Laura Schenck

Marguerite Barron

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A LEADING AGRIBUSINESS AND FOOD COMPANY IN AFRICA

Senior Executives

Max Sturm

Carl Heinrich Bruhn

Herwig Tilly

Victoria Cavanagh

Carsten Nicolaisen

Supervisory Board

Tarek Malak

Markus Meister

Stefan Kindler

Management

Carlos Eduardo Kich

Prosper Maposa

Michael Ledwith

Laura Schenck

Marguerite Barron

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Contact

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