Robert Anderson of Strathroy has been chosen by Ontario Agriculture Minister Trevor Jones to be chairman of Agricorp.
He takes over from John Verkaik.
Anderson has spent more than 30 years in the Ontario food processing sector, including vice-president of operations for Quebec’s Nortera Foods. He also spent 10 years as a member of the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission.
Anderson holds a bachelor’s degree in science in agriculture from the University of Guelph and is still involved in his family’s vegetable and grain farming operation.
