Frontier appoints Diana Overton as new managing director

Diana Overton has been confirmed as the new managing director of the UK’s largest crop production and grain marketing business, Frontier Agriculture.

Ms Overton first joined Frontier in 2012 and has been a joint executive director for the past eight years.

The firm has about 1,100 employees and had a turnover of £2.36bn and pre-tax profit of £40.3m in the financial year ending 26 June 2023.

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Ms Overton will take over the position from Mark Aitchison, who has headed the organisation for the past 20 years since its inception as a joint venture between Associated British Foods and Cargill.

Mr Aitchison will remain within the business as group senior executive director, chairing a number of subsidiaries.

He also chairs Navara Oat Milling and is an investor director of Oxbury Bank.

Jose Nobre, non-executive chairman of Frontier said: “During the last 20 years Frontier has become an outstanding industry leading business and both of Frontier’s parent companies, ABF and Cargill, are immensely grateful for the contribution Mark has made to the growth and development of our company.

“We are pleased to announce that Diana Overton will succeed Mark and will become the new managing director of Frontier with immediate effect.”