Agro Tech Foods Limited announced that at its board meeting held on 24 April 2024, approved the appointment of Mr. Alexander Byron Jacobs as an additional director (non-executive non-independent) on the board of the company, with effect from the close of business hours of April 24, 2024. Alexander Byron Jacobs is Vice President, Corporate Treasury with Conagra Brands. In this capacity, he is the Treasurer and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, advising the Board of Directors and management on mergers & acquisitions and capital raising.

Prior to joining Conagra Brands, Mr. Jacobs was Vice President, Corporate Development for Dean Foods. Mr. Jacobs was an investment banker in the United States, largely with Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Bank of Montreal. With both firms, he focused on the Food & Beverage industry and advised publicly listed and private companies in mergers & acquisitions, debt capital market, equity capital markets, and the private placement of securities.

Mr. Jacobs graduated from Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts with honors and Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut with a Masters of Business Administration. Mr. Jacobs brings considerable experience in the Food & Beverage industry, corporate finance, and mergers & acquisitions from the perspective of publicly listed companies and as an investment banker.