Wednesday

January 14, 2026

Board Of Directors

The Agri Eastern Cape Board of Directors is made of individuals that represent all aspects of the organisation.

The Agri Eastern Cape Board of Directors consists of the President and Deputy President of Agri Eastern Cape, as well as Elected members from all three chambers within the Organisation. These Board Members are appointed during the annual Agri Eastern Cape Congress.

The Agri Eastern Cape CEO also forms part of the Agri Eastern Cape Board of Directors as part of the duties of that role. A final Independent Director is nominated and appointed by the Board.

Four Directors are appointed by their peers from the Agri Eastern Cape General Affairs Chamber. These are farmers who represent the members of Agri Eastern Cape at a Council level. Four Directors are appointed from this chamber to ensure that the organisation remains focused on the needs of the Farmers and that the narrative is written for farmers by farmers.

One Director is appointed from the Commodity Chamber of Agri Eastern Cape by the members of that chamber. This is to ensure that commodity interests are represented on the Agri Eastern Cape Board.

One Director is appointed from the Corporate Chamber of Agri Eastern Cape by the members of that chamber. This is again done to ensure that a corporate perspective is considered by the BOD.

Finally, one Independent Director is appointed to the Agri Eastern Cape Board of Directors. This Director has no formal ties to the Organisation and provides a completely independent and unbiased view point on serious matters that affect Agri Eastern Cape and its members.

Agri Eastern Cape Board of Directors

Peter Cloete

President

Peter is a Merino farmer from Dordrecht with a family heritage of over 120 years of managing the Pine Grove Merino Stud. Peter was elected as the President of Agri Eastern Cape in 2021 and also serves in the Agri SA Provincial Chamber at a national level.

Eben Du Plessis

Deputy President

Eben is a Merino sheep and Angus cattle farmer in the Middelburg District. Eben was elected as Deputy President of Agri Eastern Cape in 2021 and is also the Chairman of the Marketing & Communications Portfolio.

Brent McNamara

Chief Executive Officer

As the CEO of Agri Eastern Cape, Brent also forms part of the Board of Directors. In this role Brent will advise the Directors on the day to day operations of the organisation to ensure the BOD is well equipped to make decisions that will positively impact Agri Eastern Cape as an organisation.

Christo Venter

Director - General Affairs Chamber

Christo is a farmer from Jamestown. He was elected to the Management Committee in 2008, which became the BOD in 2023. He also chairs the Natural Resources Portfolio.

Duncan Currie

Director - General Affairs Chamber

Duncan is a fifth generation farmer from Cathcart. Duncan is a sheep and cattle farmer that specialises in Merino Sheep and Dormer Sheep Stud. He also farms Angus X Hereford commercial cattle. Duncan is also the Chairman of the Trade and Economics Portfolio and the Vice chairman of the Rural Safety Portfolio.

Peter Neave

Director - General Affairs Chamber

Peter is from Cedarville and is largely involved in his community. He has sat on the Board of Directors since 2023.

Johan Wege

Director - General Affairs Chamber

Johan is the Chairperson of the Labour Portfolio and has sat on the Management Committee since 2015, which became the Board of Directors in 2023.

Coert Jordaan

Director - Co-Opted

Coert is a retired Colonel in the SAPS. He is the Chairperson of the Rural Safety Portfolio and is greatly involved in the provincial Rural Safety matters.

Frik van Rooyen

Director - Commodity Chamber

Frik farms in the Kleinemonde area with stud Simbra cattle. He represents the Board as chairman of the commodity chamber and chairman of the RPO Eastern Cape.

Tink Strydom

Director - Corporate Chamber

Tink sits on the Board as the Chairperson of the Corporate Chamber. Tink is the Fibre, Operations and Procurement Manager (East) at OVK.

James Powell

Director - Independent Member

James sits on the board as an independent member and has no relation to the organisation which allows for input into the organisation from a completely independent view. James is the Group CFO of Intenda.