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Meet our Leadership Team

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Ian White

Post-Harvest and Agribusiness Expert | International Project Leader

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Ian White brings over 40 years of UK-trained, international experience in the design, construction, and operational implementation of projects for supermarkets and integrated food businesses worldwide. His expertise spans more than 80 countries, including extensive work across 20 African nations.

• Former Director of Horticold (UK, South Africa, Spain)

• Led the design and execution of over 2,000 projects in the fresh produce industry worldwide

• Key advisor to the UK Department of Trade and Industry’s Tropical Africa Advisory Group for more than a decade

• Elected Member of the Institute of Directors (UK) since 1995

• Former Director of Fisher Foods and Operations Director of Cape Concentrate, Africa’s largest tomato processor

 

Ian specialises in post-harvest technology, cold chain consulting, and the design and construction of advanced fresh produce packing, pre-cooling, ripening, and high-care food processing facilities compliant with international standards (HACCP, ISO, BRC). His technical leadership has been instrumental in developing world-scale agriprocessing operations, bringing projects from concept and funding through to construction and full production.

Career Highlights:

• Pioneered cold chain preservation systems adopted across the UK, USA, Europe, and globally

• Founded and expanded Horticold with satellite operations in Spain, Kenya, India, and South Africa

• Successfully raised equity and debt financing and launched a fresh fruit salad operation supplying UK supermarkets from Johannesburg

• Technical lead for the multimillion-dollar Dube Tradeport fresh produce complex in Durban, South Africa

• Designed and operationalised Cape Concentrate, a tomato farming and processing giant with a capacity of 1,000 tonnes per day, creating hundreds of sustainable jobs in underutilised agricultural regions

 

Summary:
Ian’s extensive, hands-on knowledge of fresh food value chains and agriprocessing spans the full cycle—from farm to retail shelf. His practical understanding and leadership continue to drive innovations in food preservation, processing, and agribusiness development.

Contact Ian: Ian@wellingtonandwhite.com

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Steven Charles Wellington

Agribusiness Executive and Global Food Industry Strategist

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Steven Wellington has over 40 years of global experience in food and agribusiness, with a distinguished career managing complex operations across South America, North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Southern Africa. For 33 years, Steven was a senior executive at Cargill Inc.™, one of the world’s largest agribusiness and commodity trading companies.

• Led multi-million dollar agribusiness units in maize processing, soybean processing, beef abattoirs, frozen concentrated orange juice, flour, malt, potato processing, cocoa, health and nutrition ingredients, and international sugar trading

• Early career experience managing the Metals Division in Brazil, trading steel, copper, iron ore, and pig iron

• Extensive expertise in hedging and handling futures markets including CBOT, NYSE, LME, and JBX

• Board member and Vice President of various respected food sector organisations, including the Brazilian Food Industry Association (ABIA) and Brazilian Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice Association

• Former Director and General Manager of GBT/Cargill joint venture in China, managing corn wet milling and high-fructose corn syrup operations

In recent years, Steven has focused on agribusiness development opportunities across Sub-Saharan Africa, driving new ventures and multi-business unit strategies. He launched and managed Cargill FIS for Sub-Saharan Africa, now partnered with a major South African firm.

Summary:
Steven’s strategic leadership and international experience facilitate the development and management of complex agribusiness enterprises worldwide. His broad expertise from operational management to financial structuring enables him to navigate industry challenges and deliver sustainable growth.

Contact: steve@wellingtonandwhite.com