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AGI Continues Board Refreshment with Nomination of Three New Independent Directors
New Board Chair to be Appointed Following the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholder...
About this update from Ag Growth International Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"AGI Continues Board Refreshment with Nomination of Three New Independent Directors\n\n\n .bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n.bwlistdisc { list-style-type: disc }\n.bwuline { text-decoration: underline }\n \n\n\n\n\n New Board Chair to be Appointed Following the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders\n \n\n\n\n\n Ag Growth International Inc. (\"\n \n AG\n \n I\" or the \"\n \n Company\n \n \") announces that three highly qualified and independent nominees\n \n\n – Jean-Philippe Choquette, Daniel Halyk,\n \n\n and\n \n\n Corrine Ricard\n \n\n – have agreed to stand for election as new director nominees of AGI at the Company's 2025 annual meeting of shareholders (the “\n \n Meeting\n \n ”).\n \n\n The Board selected Mr. Choquette, Mr. Halyk,\n \n\n and\n \n\n Ms. Ricard\n \n\n following a comprehensive search process that considered numerous\n \n\n potential candidates and included extensive engagement with AGI shareholders. A committee of independent directors led the process with support from a leading independent, internationally recognized search firm. Based on discussions with and support from\n \n\n significant, long-term shareholders, the board of directors (the \"\n \n Board\n \n \") will nominate Mr. Choquette, who is one of the Company's largest shareholders, Mr. Halyk, Chief Executive Officer and founder of Total Energy Services Inc., and Ms. Ricard, former President, Mosaic Fertilizantes and an experienced corporate director.\n \n\n “We are pleased to have secured new director nominees of the calibre and expertise of Jean-Philippe, Daniel, and Corrine,” said Janet Giesselman, Board Chair. “They will bring a combination of direct, significant shareholder representation, complementary skills and deep experience – including decades of agricultural, investment, and public company operating experience – that will be invaluable as we continue to advance our strategy to unlock the full potential of AGI.”\n \n\n The Company also announced that directors Bill Maslechko and David White plan to retire from the Board and will not stand for election at the Meeting, and that Janet Giesselman has advised the Board of her plans to retire as Board Chair and not stand for election as a director at the 2026 annual meeting of sha...