Position
Chief Financial Officer
Company
Astral Foods
LanseriaManufacturingFood and BeverageAgriculture and FarmingFarmingFood ProcessingDescription
Johan Geel has been selected to fill the role of Chief Financial Officer at Astral Foods, effective March 1. He will succeed Dries Ferreira, who resigned earlier this year.
Quick answer
Astral Foods Appoints Johan Geel as Chief Financial Officer (December 17, 2025). Astral Foods is based in Lanseria, Gauteng, South Africa.
- Who is the new Chief Financial Officer at Astral Foods?
- Astral Foods named Johan Geel Chief Financial Officer, announced December 17, 2025.
- What did Astral Foods announce on December 17, 2025?
- Johan Geel has been selected to fill the role of Chief Financial Officer at Astral Foods, effective March 1. He will succeed Dries Ferreira, who resigned earlier this year.
- What does Astral Foods do?
- Astral Foods is the largest integrated poultry producer in Southern Africa, established and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in April 2001.
- Where is Astral Foods based?
- Astral Foods is based in Lanseria, Gauteng, South Africa.
- Which similar companies made leadership changes around the same time?
- A2 Milk Company (January 22, 2026), Afresh (January 6, 2026), Hormel Foods (December 18, 2025) and LT Foods Limited (December 16, 2025) also announced leadership changes within 45 days of Astral Foods.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Other recent leadership changes in Food and Beverage and Agriculture and Farming
Executive moves at companies in the same sectors within 45 days, from Fundz verified event records.
- a2 Milk Company Appoints Helena He as Chief Marketing Officer (January 22, 2026)
- Afresh Names Adam Litle as Chief Revenue Officer (January 6, 2026)
- Hormel Foods Appoints Jason Levine as Chief Marketing Officer (December 18, 2025)
- LT Foods Ltd Appoints Rohit Jaiswal as Chief Operating Officer (December 16, 2025)
- Hain Celestial Group Appoints Alison E. Lewis as President and CEO (December 15, 2025)
- San Diego Farms Appoints Greg Cyr as Chief Executive Officer (December 12, 2025)
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