Paulo Gaspar has been nominated to become a member of the Scandi Standard Board of Directors.
Following a proposal from the nominating committee, the board is planning to hold an extraordinary general meeting in August for the purpose of electing Gaspar as Scandi Standard’s newest board member. Gaspar represents Lusiaves Group, which recently became the second largest shareholder of Scandi Standard, following its acquisition of more than 10% of the shares in the company.
The notice of the extraordinary general meeting will be published by Scandi Standard through a separate press release and on Scandi Standard’s website, together with the nomination committee’s complete proposals.
Gaspar is the chief of innovation and marketing at Lusiaves Group. He has several years’ experience working in marketing and advertising with leading fast-moving consumer goods brands in Portugal as well as leading IT and technology initiatives in Lusiaves Group. Lusiaves Group is owned by the Gaspar family and operate, among other things, a fully integrated poultry business with a leading market position in Portugal.
“Paulo Gaspar has a very thorough knowledge of our industry, combined with insights in relevant digitization trends. He is a welcome addition to the Scandi Standard board”, said Johan Bygge, chairman of Scandi Standard.
Scandi Standard is Sweden’s largest poultry producer, but also has operations in Norway, Finland, Denmark and Ireland. It operates in both the broiler and egg sectors. Scandi Standard’s brands include Danpo, Den Stolte Hane, Kronfågel, Manor Farm and Naapurin Maalaiskana.
Lusiaves Group, according to the WATTPoultry.com Top Companies Database, operates in both the broiler and turkey industries. Its brands include Lusiaves, Campogrill, Margrill and Campoaves.
