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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Founder &
Chief Executive Officer
Carl Heinrich Bruhn is the founder and CEO of Amatheon Agri Holding NV. A trained agronomist and an experienced entrepreneur, Carl has been in the agribusiness sector for more than 20 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.
Director of
Farming Division
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.
Director of International
Sales & Marketing
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.
Chief Financial
Officer
As Chief Financial 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.
Supervisory Board Chairman
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.
Supervisory Board Member
Markus Mair has been Managing Director of Aktieninvestor GmbH for 18 years, a private equity company. He holds a law degree from the University of Innsbruck and a degree in Business Administration from the Vienna University of Economics and Business.
Supervisory Board Member
Hans-Jörg Gatt has been an active investor for more than 25 years and holds shares in various companies. He studied economics with specialization in finance at the University of Innsbruck and wrote his thesis in Spain at the University of Barcelona. After longer stays abroad, among others in London, Mr. Gatt took over various management tasks at the largest bank in Liechtenstein, LGT Bank Ltd. Since 2008, Mr. Gatt is a Partner at an international family office where he manages various international investments.
Managing Director
Zambia
Troy Minne is an accomplished Managing Director with over 20 years’ experience running large-scale agriculture and beef operations in Africa. He has vast experience in green-field developments, irrigation planning and design, as well as training and community development. Before joining Amatheon Agri Zambia in 2015, Troy was leading a large agricultural operation in Swaziland.
Sustainability and Quality Controls Manager
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.
Group Legal
Counsel
Suzanne Fleury is Amatheon’s group legal counsel, overseeing and advising on a range of corporate and operational matters in Europe and Africa. Suzanne is an Irish qualified Barrister-at-Law who practised as Junior Counsel at the Irish bar for over 7 years before moving to Berlin in 2014. Since moving to Germany and prior to starting at Amatheon Agri, she gained business experience in the food industry working with the Irish Food Board on a government-sponsored business development programme promoting Irish food and drink companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
CEO of the
Real Meat Africa Group
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.
General Manager
Zimbabwe
Simangaliso Mangena brings more than 20 years of agricultural expertise to Amatheon Agri Zimbabwe. He was an operational manager for a large horticultural company in Zimbabwe, before joining Amatheon Agri Zambia in 2014 as Outgrower and Operational Manager. His experience also entails working with large and smallcale farmers while holding an MBA from Zimbabwe University.
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