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Agronomics Limited
26 February 2021
26 February 2021
Agronomics Limited
("Agronomics" or the "Company")
Portfolio Company, the LIVEKINDLY Collective, Appoints Six New
Members to Board of Directors
Agronomics, a leading listed investor in alternative proteins
with a focus on cellular agriculture and cultivated meat, is
pleased to announce that portfolio company LIVEKINDLY Collective
has appointed 6 new members to its board of directors. LIVEKINDLY
collective is building its portfolio of brands that offer
plant-based chicken alternatives, including The Fry Family Food Co,
Oumph! and LikeMeat. The Company's equity interest in LIVEKINDLY is
currently 1.5%.
The full announcement is set out below with no material changes
or adjustments:
LIVEKINDLY Collective Appoints Six New Members to Board of
Directors
Slate of legendary leaders will accelerate LIVEKINDLY
Collective's mission to make plant-based living the new norm.
NEW YORK - LIVEKINDLY Collective , a collection of heritage and
start-up brands on track to become one of the world's largest
plant-based food companies, today announced the appointments of the
following members to its Board of Directors, effective January 15,
2021:
-- Suzy Amis Cameron, an environmental leader, business pioneer and author
-- Barbara Kux, a longstanding director with international and executive experience
-- Shujun Li, a veteran investor focused on growth in China
-- Paul Polman, an advocate for businesses to tackle climate change and former CEO of Unilever
-- Walter Robb, a longtime entrepreneur and former co-CEO of Whole Foods
-- Gaby Sulzberger, an investor, longstanding director and philanthropist
"Our new directors have built extraordinary careers leading and
transforming businesses, pioneering disruption in plant-based food,
and moving the world forward on climate policy," said Roger
Lienhard, Founder and Executive Chairman of Blue Horizon Group and
LIVEKINDLY Collective's founder. "Their passion, expertise and
wisdom will help us realize the enormous opportunity we have to
revolutionize the global production of proteins and lead the
movement to embrace a plant-based life."
LIVEKINDLY Collective was founded to accelerate the
transformation of the global food industry into a healthier,
sustainable, kinder food system, accessible to all. Through its
purpose-driven business model that brings together global business
leaders and entrepreneurs, it is the only plant-based company to
own and operate across the entire value chain, from seed to fork.
In 2020, LIVEKINDLY Collective raised $335 million, becoming one of
the highest funded and fastest growing plant-based food companies
globally.
"By adding Suzy, Barbara, Shujun, Paul, Walter and Gaby to our
Board of Directors, we are ensuring that our mission is supported
through best practices in governance and corporate stewardship,"
said Kees Kruythoff, CEO and Chairman of LIVEKINDLY Collective.
"Our unique model puts us in partnership with the most visionary
and innovative companies in the world, and the depth of their
experience in sustainability, plant-protein and long-term
disruptive growth will accelerate the impact of our collective
work."
Continuing members of LIVEKINDLY Collective's Board of Directors
include Roger Lienhard, Kees Kruythoff, Björn Witte, Chris Kerr and
Marcus Keitzer.
Suzy Amis Cameron
A noted environmental leader, business pioneer and author, Suzy
Amis Cameron is the author of The OMD Plan: Swap One Meal a Day to
Save your Health and Save the Planet and Founder of the OMD
Movement, an advocacy group dedicated to transforming eating habits
and expanding access to climate-friendly food for all. In 2005, she
co-founded MUSE School CA, the first school in the country to be
100% solar powered, zero waste, and with a 100% organic,
plant-based lunch program. Amis Cameron currently serves on the
Mission Board for IMAGINE and co-founded the plant-based ventures,
Verdient Foods, Cameron Family Farms, Food Forest Organics and
Plant Power Task Force, with her husband, James Cameron. In 2009,
she launched Red Carpet Green Dress, a global sustainable fashion
campaign, and she executive produced The Game Changers, a
documentary on world-class plant-based athletes.
Barbara Kux
Barbara Kux currently sits on the boards of Henkel, Firmenich
and Grosvenor Group in London. In 2016, the EU Commission nominated
her to the High-Level Panel for Decarbonisation, and at INSEAD she
is a member of the Advisory Council and acted as Director in
Residence for Corporate Governance. From 2008 until 2013, Kux was a
member of the Managing Board of Siemens, the first woman in the
160-year history of the company. In her respective tenures at
Siemens and Royal Philips, she significantly grew their global
green businesses and supply chain management, oversaw digital
transformation, and helped both companies reach top positions in
the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. As a member of the SDSN
Leadership Council for the United Nations, she contributed to the
definition of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In the 1990s,
Kux led Nestlé in the emerging markets of Central and Eastern
Europe.
Shujun Li
Shujun Li is Founder and Managing Partner of Trustbridge
Partners, a private equity fund focused on making growth capital
investments in China-based companies. Before founding Trustbridge
Partners in 2006, he was CFO and held other senior management
positions at Shanda Online Games, a leading online game distributor
and developer in China, between 2002-2006. Before joining Shanda in
2002, he also worked for China Southern Securities Company. Shujun
Li holds a Master of Economics degree from Nan Kai University,
Tianjin, China.
Paul Polman
Paul Polman is Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the social enterprise,
IMAGINE, which mobilizes courageous business leaders to tackle
climate change and global inequality. He is also Chair of The B
Team, Saïd Business School and The Valuable 500, as well as
Honorary Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce and
Vice-Chair of the UN Global Compact. As CEO of Unilever for ten
years, he demonstrated that a long-term, multi-stakeholder model
goes hand-in-hand with excellent financial performance. He was a
member of the UN Secretary General's High-Level Panel that
developed the Sustainable Development Goals, and he continues to be
an SDG Advocate who works across industries to deliver the 2030
development agenda.
Walter Robb
Walter Robb is a longtime entrepreneur, former Co-CEO of Whole
Foods Market and currently sits on the company's board. He is a
passionate advocate for greater food access in underserved
communities and founded the Whole Kids Foundation during his
tenure. In 2017, Robb transitioned his leadership focus to
mentoring and supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs
through the creation of Stonewall Robb Advisors. Robb is an
Executive in Residence at S2G Ventures and serves on the boards for
Union Square Hospitality Group, Aphria, Apeel Sciences and
Hungry.
Gabrielle Sulzberger
Gaby Sulzberger is a strategic advisor to Two Sigma Impact, a
private equity firm that combines active, principled ownership and
data science, with the goal of achieving superior returns and
positive social outcomes. Prior to joining Two Sigma Impact,
Sulzberger was a General Partner of private equity fund Rustic
Canyon/Fontis Partners L.P. for 13 years. She previously served as
Principal of several private equity funds over her 30-year career
in financial services, as well as CFO of several public and private
companies. Currently, she sits on the boards of MasterCard
Incorporated, Brixmor Property Group Inc., Cerevel Therapeutics
Holdings, Inc. and several other private companies and
philanthropic organizations. Sulzberger also served as Chairman of
the Board and Audit Committee Chair of Whole Foods.
About LIVEKINDLY Collective
LIVEKINDLY Collective was founded by Blue Horizon Group on the
belief that plant-based alternatives have the power to make the
global food system sustainable. As a collective of entrepreneurs
and business leaders from across the globe, LIVEKINDLY Collective
is uniquely positioned to create impact with speed, at scale -
because of its unique capabilities and purpose-driven mission to
effect change through sustainable, cruelty-free, plant-based
alternatives. Through its portfolio of brands, Oumph!, The Fry
Family Food Co., LikeMeat and No Meat, LIVEKINDLY Collective is
making plant-based living the new norm and providing consumers
around the world with healthy, sustainable, delicious food options.
Furthermore, LIVEKINDLY Collective is the voice of the plant-based
movement, communicating informative, entertaining and inspiring
content through its media and lifestyle platform, LIVEKINDLY.
About Agronomics
Agronomics is a leading listed investor in alternative proteins
with a focus on cellular agriculture and cultivated meat. The
Company has established a portfolio of 15 companies at the Seed to
Series B stage in this rapidly advancing sector. It seeks to secure
a 5-10% initial ownership in technologies with defensible
intellectual property that offer new ways of producing food and
materials with a focus on products historically derived from
animals. These technologies are driving a major disruption in
agriculture, offering solutions to improve sustainability, as well
as addressing human health, animal welfare and environmental
damage. This disruption will decouple supply chains from the
environment and animals, as well as being fundamental to feeding
the world's expanding population. A full list of Agronomics'
portfolio companies is available at https://agronomics.im/ .
For further information please contact:
Agronomics Beaumont Cenkos Peterhouse Capital TB Cardew
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