CBH - Country Bird Holdings Limited - Country Bird Holdings appoints new group

CBH - Country Bird Holdings Limited - Country Bird Holdings appoints new group  
financial director                                                              
Country Bird Holdings Limited                                                   
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 2005/008505/06)                                            
JSE share code: CBH ISIN: ZAE000094835                                          
("the Company")                                                                 
COUNTRY BIRD HOLDINGS APPOINTS NEW GROUP FINANCIAL DIRECTOR                     
Agricultural group Country Bird Holdings Ltd (CBH) has announced the appointment
of Mario le Roux as group financial director effective from 15 May 2012.        
Mario replaces Robbie Taylor (refer SENS announcement dated 30 March 2012).     
Mario is a CA (SA) and was previously managing director of CBH subsidiary Nutri 
Feeds, a position he has held since April 2009.                                 
Before joining CBH, Mario held various senior positions in the Afgri Ltd group  
of companies. His responsibilities included overseeing the Group`s interest in  
Clark Cotton, one of the largest cotton growing and ginning operations in Sub   
Saharan Africa.                                                                 
Prior to that he was employed by Tiger Brands in their Agri Business.           
Mario has a wealth of experience managing businesses in Sub Saharan Africa and  
joins the board of CBH at a time when the group is embarking on an aggressive   
African roll out program.                                                       
ABOUT COUNTRY BIRD HOLDINGS LIMITED                                             
Country Bird Holdings Limited (CBH) is an agricultural group comprising         
integrated poultry and stock feed business operations in South Africa trading as
Supreme Poultry and Nutri Feeds; poultry breeding, broiler and stock feed       
operations in the southern African region trading as Ross Africa and Master     
Farmer; and a South African red meat trading operation trading as Long Iron     
Meats.  CBH currently operates in Botswana, the DRC, Malawi, Mozambique,        
Namibia, South Africa and Zambia.                                               
Issued for:    Country Bird Holdings Limited (CBH)                              
Contact:       Jeff Wright, CEO: 011 268 5891                                   
Fax No:        011 268 5894                                                     
Email:         jeff@countrybird.co.za                                           
Website:       www.cbh.co.za                                                    
Issue by:      CBH Corporate and Investor Communications                        
Contact:       Tish Stewart: 082 4436399 / 011 442 5536                         
Fax No:        011 447 9317                                                     
Email:         tishstewart@mweb.co.za                                           
Date:          18 May 2012                                                      
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