Through its contractual arrangements with Agrifirma Services Limited and its Advisory Board, Agrifirma Brazil Limited also has access to a wide range of specialist expertise and advice. Agrifirma Services Ltd is based in London and provides advice on corporate finance, treasury management, investor relations, investment appraisal and certain other legal and administrative matters.
Agrifirma Brazil Limited: Advisory Board Members
| Donald Coxe |
With 35 years of institutional investing and money management experience in the United States and Canada, Donald Coxe has a unique background in North American and global capital markets. He is Chairman of Coxe Advisors LLC, an investment advisory firm in Chicago which manages the Coxe Commodity Strategy fund. Former Global Portfolio Strategist for BMO Capital Markets and author of its widely followed monthly strategy report Basic Points. Author of The New Reality of Wall Street (2003).
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| Jim Rogers |
Co-founded the Quantum Fund with former partner George Soros and retired at age 37. Since then Jim Rogers has served as a professor of finance at Columbia University’s business school and written four books on investment, including Hot Commodities, Adventure Capitalist and Investment Biker. Designed the widely followed Rogers Commodity IndicesTM and travels the world highlighting the case for investment in commodities as an asset class.
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| Linneu Carlos da Costa Lima |
Secretary of Production and Agro-Energy at the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture 2003-2007. A professional farmer in coffee, sugar cane and cattle ranching. President of the Cooperativa of Coffee Producers of Mocca for eight years and an adviser to, and former Vice President of, the Brazilian Rural Society.
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| Charles Brown |
Third generation of a Hong Kong family, owns a number of rail and infrastructure companies in Asia. Also manages family property and other interests. Has degrees from Cambridge University, where he studied architecture and law. Chairman of the UN Peace & Development Foundation in China. |
Agrifirma Services Limited: Directors
| Ian Watson |
Chairman |
Member of the Executive Committee and responsible for European business of Burns Fry (now BMO Nesbitt), an investment banking and brokerage firm in Canada 1974-1980. Chairman of Galahad Gold 2003-2008.
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| Jim Slater FCA |
Deputy Chairman |
Chartered Accountant. A professional investor in both equity markets and property for over 30 years. Chairman of investment banking group Slater Walker 1964-1975. In 1982, co-founder of Centennial Minerals Ltd. Author of several best-selling investment books, including The Zulu Principle, and deviser with publisher Hemmington Scott of the monthly investment statistical guide REFS. Deputy Chairman of Galahad Gold 2003-2008.
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| Anna Rebollini ACMA |
Finance Director |
Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Anna worked for Coca-Cola and Conde Nast Publications before joining Galahad Gold plc and International Molybdenum plc as financial controller in July 2005, becoming Finance Director in 2006.
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| Jonathan Davis |
Investment Director |
A former senior business journalist on UK national newspapers, including The Times, The Economist and The Independent. Author and/or publisher of six books on investment. Columnist in The Independent 1995-2007; Financial Times 2006-present. Master’s Degrees from MIT (Management) and Cambridge University (History). Chairman of Savile Club Ltd. Founder of Independent Investor LLP. Appointed Head of Business Development, Galahad Gold July 2007. A Non-Executive Director of Hargreaves Lansdown plc.
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| Anthony Gordon |
Legal Director |
Started his career as a trainee solicitor at Hobson Audley (now Faegre & Benson LLP); qualified as a solicitor in 1991 and became a partner at the multinational Faegre & Benson in 1998. Joined Agrifirma Services Limited in September 2008.
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Agrifirma Services Limited, based in London, is responsible for providing advice to Agrifirma Brazil on corporate finance, treasury management, investor relations, investment appraisal and certain administrative functions. |
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