PGG Wrightson appoints Ian Glasson as CEO

25 October 2017
PGG Wrightson appoints Ian Glasson as CEO

PGG Wrightson Limited (“PGW”) a leading provider of agricultural products, services and solutions to growers,
farmers and processors in New Zealand, Australia and South America, today announced that Ian Glasson has
been appointed Chief Executive Officer. Mr Glasson’s appointment takes effect from 1 November 2017 and
completes the leadership succession plan following the resignation of current CEO, Mark Dewdney.
Mr Glasson is an experienced executive with significant career experience in the agribusiness and branded
food sectors across several international markets. He joins PGW from his previous position as CEO of Gold
Coin Group/Zuellig Agriculture where he was responsible for running a portfolio of agricultural businesses with
sales in excess of a billion dollars that included animal feed operations and farming ventures throughout South-
East Asia (including in China) and CB Norwood, a farm equipment business in New Zealand and Australia.
PGW Chairman, Alan Lai stated: “Ian brings impressive qualifications for leading an agricultural business such
as PGW and we are pleased to have him join the Company.” In addition to his record of success at Gold Coin,
Ian was CEO of Sucrogen (formerly CSR Sugar) for seven years and has held Managing Director roles with
Goodman Fielder and Gresham Rabo. He spent the first 16 years of his career in the oil and gas sector with
Esso and Exxon Mobile in Australia and the US.
“Ian will remain an external Director of SunRice one of the largest branded rice food companies in the world,
and is looking forward to relocating to Christchurch with his family for his role at PGW.”
For further information contact:

Trevor Burt
Deputy Chairman
Mobile: +64 27 502 0050