ABN Newswire http://www.abnnewswire.net Thu, 20 June 2013 11:47:07 newsroom@abnnewswire.net newsroom@abnnewswire.net 60 <![CDATA[ Treasury Wine Estates Limited (ASX:TWE) Announces Senior Leadership Appointments ]]> en71261 Y http://www.abnnewswire.net/press/en/71261/ Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:25:59 GMT Further to the announcement of a new global organisational structure, Treasury Wine Estates Limited (ASX:TWE) is pleased to announce two key appointments to the Executive Leadership Team. These roles will report directly to Treasury Wine Estates CEO, David Dearie.

Effective immediately, Chris Flaherty has been promoted to Managing Director of the Australia / New Zealand (ANZ) Regional Business Unit (RBU).

Chris has more than 20 years experience in the liquor industry, working in sales, strategy and business development roles across Australia and internationally. Chris built much of his career at Diageo (LON:DGE) (NYSE:DEO) undertaking a range of leadership positions across the globe. Chris joined Treasury Wine Estates in November 2010.

In his most recent role as Sales Director Australia & New Zealand for Treasury Wine Estates, Chris has focused on accelerating strategic account management principles and driving strong partnerships via longer term solutions for Treasury Wine Estates and its customers.

Sandra LeDrew has been appointed to the role of Managing Director of the Americas RBU. Sandra brings more than 20 years of experience in senior leadership and sales roles in the wine and spirits industry. Her most recent position was President of Diageo's Catalyst Business Unit and immediately prior served as Diageo Chateau & Estates' President of Wine Sales for the United States market.

Sandra will commence in her new role in March 2012.

Treasury Wine Estates CEO, David Dearie said:

"In these critical roles leading our two largest regions, Chris and Sandra will ultimately be responsible for delivering profitable growth in these markets and leading their teams to deliver flawless execution of our plans. Their appointments further round out our executive team and bring a terrific combination of leadership, experience, and commitment to driving results. I look forward to working with them in our pursuit to be recognised as the world's most successful and celebrated wine company."

"Our new global structure places equal emphasis on our brands, supply and the regions in which we operate and it will allow us to pursue growth opportunities that optimise the returns for our business as a whole."

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]]> newsroom@abnnewswire.net <![CDATA[ Asian Activities Report for January 10, 2012: Xinjiang Guanghui (SHA:600256) to Acquire Oil and Gas Assets in Kazakhstan ]]> en71242 Y http://www.abnnewswire.net/press/en/71242/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:11 GMT Xinjiang Guanghui Industry (SHA:600256) has agreed to acquire 51% interest in an oil and gas block in Kazakhstan for US$200 million, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals. The acquisition will further increase the Company's upstream assets in the international oil and gas industry, as it works towards its goal of becoming a Fortune 500 company. The target block, located in the Caspian Basin in the westernmost region of Kazakhstan, is currently in the exploration stage, and research has shown significant potential of large scale oil and gas resources.

Asian Citrus Holdings Limited (LON:ACHL) (HKG:0073), the largest orange plantation owner and the single largest orange producer in China, announces that the total winter orange crop yield of the Company's two operational plantations was approximately 171,607 tonnes, a 19.4% increase from the total winter orange crop yield in 2010. In the year ended 30 June 2011, sales of winter oranges generated 54.6% of the overall revenue from oranges sales, with summer oranges sales generated the rest 45.4%.

Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) (TYO:6758) has unveiled its new XQD(TM) memory cards with up to 1 Gbps write and read speed, giving photo enthusiasts and professional photographers a new level of speed and performance. Using the XQD memory cards, XQD compatible digital single lens reflex camera users can capture up to approximately 100 frames in RAW format in continuous shooting mode. In addition to outstanding high-speed data transfer capability, the new cards are highly reliable to protect users' data and images.

Suzuki Motor Corporation (TYO:7269) has showcased Ertiga, a three-row, seven-seater multi-purpose vehicle at the 11th Auto Expo 2012 in New Delhi. Ertiga has a lightweight and compact body, but still spacious and comfortable enough to have up to 7 passengers on board. The model is specially designed for the Indian market as an Indian family usually have more than 5 family members. Sales is expected to commence in the spring of 2012.

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]]> newsroom@abnnewswire.net <![CDATA[ The 4th China International Agribusiness Summit 2011 To Be Held In June In Beijing ]]> en66789 Y http://www.abnnewswire.net/press/en/66789/ Mon, 4 Apr 2011 17:00:00 GMT Organized by Duxes Business Consulting Inc. and endorsed by powerful organizations around the world, 4th China International Agribusiness Summit 2011 will take place on 15-17 June, 2011 in Beijing, China.

The fact that lots of problems of agriculture remain unresolved drives demand and limits supply, thus leading to skyrocketing prices of major agricultural products. No.1 central document released by China government is consecutively focusing on rural problems and drafting committee of Grain Law is making further changes and specific arrangements, which attracts more attention to agribusiness.

With the successes of previous three summits, the 4th China International Agribusiness Summit 2011 will be held on 15-17 June, 2011 in Beijing, China with the recommendation of previous speakers and delegates.

The pre-event of this summit will focus on the Cold Chain Logistics Planning for Agricultural Products. The summit will provide an effective platform for the participants to learn latest industrial policies and regulations, to explore Chinese agriculture market, and to analyze prices and demand and supply of agricultural products. The summit will help to optimize grain logistics system and recognize the importance of agri-chemical for minimizing business risk and realize health, safety and environment. Speakers from Chinese central government like NDRC, AQSIQ, SAG, MOA, National Technical Committee on Logistics of Standardization Administration of China as well as world-leading companies including COFCO, CP Group, New Hope Group, CNCRC, ADM (NYSE:ADM), Bunge (NYSE:BG) and Cargill etc. will share with the attendees their precious experience and opinions on China agriculture industry.

For registration or enquiries, please send email to events@duxes.cn.

For more information, please visit the official event website http://www.duxes-events.com/agri_4

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]]> newsroom@abnnewswire.net <![CDATA[ China Bio-Agriculture Industry Summit 2011 ]]> en64857 Y http://www.abnnewswire.net/press/en/64857/ Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:34:53 GMT China Bio-Agriculture Industry Summit 2011 will be convened in Shanghai China on February 24-25, 2011. It is committed to providing a comprehensive picture of policy support, market trends, multi-national cooperation in R&D and technical innovations and investment climate of the industry.

The premier event will be gathering 200+ top professionals across bio-agriculture community including policy makers from regulators, leading practitioners from research institutions and associations as well as decision makers from agricultural seed providers, crop protection product producers, fertilizer suppliers, technical solution providers, equipment manufacturers, service providers, investors, consultants, distributors, food and healthcare product processors, etc. It is China's premier meet-and-greet occasion for bio-agriculture industry.

This time, the conference will highlight the status quo, market outlook and policy guidance of China's bio-agriculture industry, prospects for international cooperation in research & development, production and commercialization, agricultural bio-tech innovations, a new agri-economic future with untapped market potential in bio-agriculture development and China's bio-agriculture investment market outlook.

Why you can't miss out?

- Keeping abreast of the policy updates and business intelligence

- Gaining in-depth insights into the business model of cooperation with Chinese counterparts

- Tapping the commercial potential of GM crops and bio-based crop protection chemicals

- Learning the latest innovations to grow agricultural bio-technology

- Looking for new investment in your company and projects

- Forging new relationships with industry majors through this premier

- meet-and-greet occasion for global bio-agricultural fraternities

China Bio-Agriculture Industry Summit 2011 is a leading industry gathering for decision makers to acquire exclusive information, business intelligence and contacts from China's Bio-Agriculture market.

Event Time: February 24 - 25, 2011
Venue: Shanghai, China
Organizers: Shanghai Technology Transfer & Exchange (STTE)
World China Network Association
IGVision International Corporation Shanghai
Website: http://www.bio-agriculture.net

Some of the attending companies include:
- Shandong Denghai Seeds Co., Ltd (SHE:002041)
- Monsanton Company (NYSE:MON)
- Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co., Ltd (SHE:000998)
- Syngenta Bio-Technology (China) Co., Ltd
- KWS SAAT AG (ETR:KWS)

To view The China Bio-Agriculture Industry Summit 2011 brochure, please refer to the following link:
http://www.abnnewswire.net/media/en/docs/64857-China-Bio-Agriculture-Industry-Summit-2011-Brochure.pdf

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