LONDON, ENGLAND, March 14, 2012 (Press-News.org) Private investment and financing firm Sapinda has appointed an advisory board of German and international personalities to provide the company with consulting assistance in strategic questions and with all of its business activities. Sapinda Holding B.V. - established by German businessman Lars Windhorst and Robert Hersov of South Africa - is the parent company of the Sapinda Group, with locations in Amsterdam, London, Berlin, Johannesburg, Hong Kong, Seoul and Moscow.
The advisory board is chaired by Dr. Hubertus von Grunberg (Chairman ABB Ltd., Zurich, and member of supervisory boards at Allianz Versicherungs AG, Deutsche Telekom AG and Schindler Holding AG). "The advisory board's mission is to advise the management at Sapinda in all of its major business investments and strategic decisions," explains Dr. von Grunberg. "In our view, Sapinda's strong international business presence in the markets of Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe is particularly forward-looking."
The membership of the advisory board also includes Prof. Dr. Roland Berger (founder and honorary chairman of the supervisory board of Berger Strategy Consultants, Munich), Martin Richenhagen (president and CEO at AGCO Corporation in Georgia (US), the world's third-largest manufacturer of agricultural machinery), Georg Thoma (Partner Shearman & Sterling LLP), Kamal Bahamdan (CEO Bahamdan Group, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and CEO of Safanad S.A., Geneva), Joachim Hunold (founder and supervisory board member of Air Berlin PLC).
Lars Windhorst: "We are proud to have gained the participation of such experienced and well-known personalities for our advisory board. This is an important step towards the professional and successful growth of the Sapinda Group. We view the ongoing assistance and advice provided by the advisory board as a commitment to the sustainability of our company."
The Sapinda Group, backed by Lars Windhorst, Robert Hersov, Dr. Seok Ki Kim and other private shareholders, works in German and international financial markets. It invests globally in the capital market and in corporate holdings. Sapinda manages a global investment portfolio with financial and strategic investments; a major focus for the Group is upon international markets for raw materials and agricultural production. Among other investments, Sapinda holds a majority share in Ichor Coal N.V., a company operating primarily in South Africa and Asia; and in Amatheon Agri Holding N.V., a firm with an investment focus in agricultural operations and farmland in Africa.
For further information regarding Lars Windhorst and Sapinda, please visit Lars Windhorst's CrunchBase Profile.
New Advisory Board to Advise Management at Sapinda Holding B.V.
Private investment and financing firm Sapinda, co-founded by German businessman Lars Windhorst, has appointed an advisory board to provide the company with consulting assistance in strategic questions and with all of its business activities.
2012-03-14
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[Press-News.org] New Advisory Board to Advise Management at Sapinda Holding B.V.Private investment and financing firm Sapinda, co-founded by German businessman Lars Windhorst, has appointed an advisory board to provide the company with consulting assistance in strategic questions and with all of its business activities.