Agricultural Appointments Turns 40!
This year Agricultural Appointments marks 40 years since inception. Initially the company recruited farm managers for rural Australia and over the years expanded their coverage to recruit right along the food and fibre supply chain. Today the business is one of the most recognised names in the Australian agrifood recruitment sector. This week a celebratory…
This year Agricultural Appointments marks 40 years since inception. Initially the company recruited farm managers for rural Australia and over the years expanded their coverage to recruit right along the food and fibre supply chain. Today the business is one of the most recognised names in the Australian agrifood recruitment sector. This week a celebratory lunch was held in Sydney with former Directors, Tim Vidler and Andrew Preston as well as their partners Antoinette Vidler and Kim Zegenhagen. Also present were current Directors, Dr Ray Johnson and Brett Price with the Sydney team, comprising of Richard Broughton (14 years service) Belinda Chung (12 years) and David Compton who recently joined the business.
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