Adrie Vermeulen appointed as new Chairman of Agrico Potato Cooperative

Last week (June 17), Board of Members of the Agrico potato cooperative appointed Mr Adrie Vermeulen as chairman of the board commencing on December 20, 12016.

Mr Vermeulen will take over the chairman’s gavel from Mr Jan Wolthuis on December 20. Mr Wolthuis has been chairman of the cooperative since 2011. In accordance with the statutes he is scheduled to resign in December and cannot be reappointed.

Adrie Vermeulen became a member of the former Board of Governors of Agrico in 2011, and has been vice-chairman of the board of the cooperative since 2014.

Adrie Vermeulen lives in Swifterbant where he has an arable farm.

About Agrico

Agrico is a potato collective that breeds, grows, purchases, processes and markets about 500 000 tons of potatoes every year.

Agrico’s mission is a quality product that matches the specific requirements and circumstances of every client, worldwide.

The company owns a packaging company for table potatoes in Purmerend, Leo de Kock & Zonen B.V., its own breeding and research company, Agrico Research B.V., in Bant and many test plots in the Netherlands and abroad.

Commercial and administrative operations are run from the main office in Emmeloord. Agrico also works, through its subsidiaries and holdings, in countries such as France, the United Kingdom, Poland, Sweden, Finland, Canada, Romania, Turkey, Kenia and Slovenia, with representatives in almost all seed potato-importing countries