The Board of Freedom Foods Group Limited has unanimously appointed respected agribusiness executive Michael Perich as Interim Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. As previously announced, the Company has been undertaking a detailed review of its operations as part of the ongoing investigations and business planning process. Michael Perich, in his capacity as an Alternate Director of the Company, has been taking a lead role in the review of the operations. The intent of the Board remains to conduct an external process for the appointment of a permanent CEO at the appropriate time once the operational turnaround is sufficiently progressed. Brendan Radford, who stepped into the role of Acting CEO, will be returning to his previous role in Freedom Foods. Michael Perich has enjoyed a 25-year career in the agribusiness sector, most recently as director of dairy farm operations at the diversified farming business Leppington Pastoral Company and joint managing director of Australian Fresh Milk Holdings, a significant dairy joint venture in NSW and Victoria. Michael Perich will stand down from each of these executive roles. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Sciences, majoring in Agriculture from the University of Western Sydney.