Accountable leadership.
Complementary expertise.

The Company is led by individuals with experience across international agriculture, financial governance, operational delivery, corporate law and complex transformation.

Leadership for an investment-led operating platform.

The following biographies are drawn from professional profiles supplied for PAA's leadership team. They focus on experience relevant to strategy, execution and capital stewardship.

Chairman

Dr Sample Aleruchi Ibemerum

Agricultural development & international partnerships

Dr Ibemerum brings more than three decades of international experience in rural development, agricultural programmes, public administration and cross-border project management. He led the T4M Agritech Group from 2008 to 2025, guiding its rice-production and rural-development activities across several jurisdictions. His professional work has included government engagement, public-private partnership structures and sustainable-development programmes. At PAA he chairs the Board and brings sector knowledge, institutional relationships and agricultural development context to strategic decisions.

His published profile records MPA, M.Phil. and Ph.D. qualifications.

Chief Executive Officer

Steven M. Windmill TD MBA FRSA

Corporate strategy, capital stewardship & transformation

Steven Windmill leads PAA's corporate strategy, capital formation and governance architecture. His executive record spans publicly quoted-company leadership, corporate turnarounds, financial and commercial restructuring and large-scale programme integration. He conceived and directed the £18.6bn Defence Training Rationalisation programme, reducing committed government cash expenditure by £4.33bn while maintaining operational continuity. His previous leadership includes a US-quoted mining business, regulated commercial turnarounds and Board/Audit & Risk appointments. At PAA he has directed the corporate and contractual development programme, including the strengthening of long-term sales agreements and development of investor reporting and financial-control arrangements.

MBA · former President of Courts Martial (13 years) · quoted-company CEO experience.

Chief Operating Officer

Bolade Femi Aiyepeku

Programme management, operating systems & delivery assurance

Bolade Aiyepeku leads PAA's operational design, delivery coordination and programme readiness. He reports more than ten years' experience in process design, regulated utilities, service operations and project-delivery environments, including work associated with E.ON and cross-sector projects. His specialisms include operational risk management, systems testing, data reporting and continuous improvement. At PAA he chairs the Technical & Operations Committee and coordinates feasibility, procurement integrity, operational risk oversight and the partnerships required to translate agricultural capability into deliverable production. His focus is on measurable controls and readiness for phased operational scaling.

MSc Project Management, Anglia Ruskin University · BSc Banking & Finance (profile reported).

Group Chief Financial Officer

David Munson ACA

Financial governance, accounting & commercial control

David Munson is a chartered accountant with a career spanning financial leadership, commercial restructuring, programme finance and operational improvement. His experience includes finance-director roles in private and PLC subsidiary businesses, group accounting and management information systems. Within the UK Ministry of Defence he worked on a £12bn private-finance programme, financial modelling and major cost-reduction initiatives. Earlier roles included Peat Marwick and financial leadership in private, public and charitable organisations. His PAA responsibilities cover finance, reporting discipline, financial oversight and support for institutional capital readiness.

ACA, ICAEW · BSc (Econ) Law & Accountancy · postgraduate finance qualification.

General Counsel & Director

Samuel Oseih Owusu-Afriyie

Corporate law, cross-border transactions & governance

Samuel Oseih Owusu-Afriyie provides PAA's senior legal, transaction and governance oversight. His professional profile describes cross-border commercial law, acquisitions, public-sector contracts, asset-control structures and enforceability analysis. He has worked with the Chief Executive on PAA's IP and agricultural-rights transaction framework and has overseen documentation relating to ownership, control, governance and investor diligence. As General Counsel he issued the Company's Initial Operating Capability certificate following its internal Capability Maturity Matrix assessment. He advises the Board on legal risk and helps distinguish contractual rights, control and beneficial ownership within a complex cross-border structure.

Practises commercial law and provides board-level transactional advice.

Accountability

Governance is a collective responsibility.

The Board and executive team operate within PAA's documented governance and committee framework. Formal roles, delegated authority and reserved decisions remain subject to the Company's constitutional documents and current Board approvals.

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Accountable leadership.Complementary expertise.