Rural Funds Group Appoints Julian Widdup as an Independent Non- Executive Director, Effective February 15, 2017
February 15, 2017 at 12:56 am EST
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Rural Funds Management Ltd. announced that the appointment of Mr. Julian Widdup as an independent, non- executive director, effective February 15, 2017. Previously Julian had worked with Towers Perrin as an asset consultant, the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Insurance and Superannuation Commission. Julian brings extensive experience to the RFM board having previously served as a director of Palisade Investment Partners, Darwin International Airport, Alice Springs Airport, NZ timberland company Taumata Plantations Limited, Regional Livestock Exchange Investment company, Merredin Energy power generation company, Victorian AgriBioscience Research Facility, Casey Hospital in Melbourne and Mater Hospital in Newcastle.
Rural Funds Group is an Australia-based real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company owns a diversified portfolio of agricultural assets that are leased predominantly to corporate agricultural operators. It is primarily engaged in the development and leasing of agricultural properties and equipment. The Company leases almond orchards, macadamia orchards, vineyards, cattle properties, cropping properties, agricultural plants and equipment, cattle, and water rights. The Company holds three almond orchards approximately 4,068 planted hectares; six vineyards approximately 636 planted hectares; 13 macadamia orchards approximately 1,906 planted hectares; seven properties with areas to be developed into macadamia orchards with 2,520 hectares; 23 cattle properties made up of 18 breeding, backgrounding, and finishing properties and five cattle feedlots with a combined capacity of 150,000 head, and 15 cropping properties approximately 14,573 hectares.
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